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【題目】 Steven Contursi is an American. He has a hobby of collecting coins. He became well known because he owned a very special coin. It is thought as the nation's oldest silver dollar. In 1794, America began producing silver dollars. On the front of the coin was a drawing of Lady Liberty with long, straight hair; on the back was a drawing of the famous American eagle. About 1,750 such silver dollars were produced that year. But now, only about 150 are known to exist in the world. Luckily, Steven collected one. Even 216 years later, it still looks very fine. So many coin collectors have great interest in it.

In May, 2010, Steven sold the coin to an educational organization that collects rare coins and educates the public about them. Can you imagine how much he sold the onedollar coin for? $7.85 million! The organization has a plan to put the coin on show. With the help of the little coin, the public will understand more about the early history of America.

Steven bought the coin in 2003 and wasn't planning on selling it until the organization gave him an offer he couldn't refuse.

【1】How many years had Steven kept the coin?

A.6.B.7.C.8.D.9.

【2】On the front of the coin is a picture of ________.

A.President WashingtonB.Lady Liberty

C.American eagleD.Steven Contursi

【3】The organization plans to put the coin on show in order to ________.

A.let visitors know more about the early history of America

B.make lots of money by selling tickets to the visitors

C.show it off to the public

D.find another person or company to buy it

【4】What can we learn from this passage?

A.The coin can't help us understand the history of America.

B.The coin will be sold by the organization for more money.

C.The coin was sold by Steven Contursi in 2003.

D.The coin will be kept well in the future.

【5】What's the best title for this passage?

A.A Rare CoinB.Steven Contursi's Hobby

C.A History Show for the CoinD.A Public Education for the Coin

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了史蒂文·康圖西是美國人。他有收集硬幣的嗜好。他因為擁有一種非常特別的硬幣而出名。它被認為是美國最古老的銀質(zhì)硬幣。最后他以無法拒絕的價格賣了它。

【1】數(shù)字計算。根據(jù)文中“In May, 2010, Steven sold the coin to an educational organization that collects rare coins and educates the public about them”2010年5月，史蒂文把硬幣賣給了一家收集稀有硬幣并向公眾宣傳的教育機構(gòu)。及“Steven bought the coin in 2003”史蒂文在2003年買了這枚硬幣。2010-2003=7。可知Steven收藏這枚硬幣7年。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解。President Washington華盛頓總統(tǒng)； Lady Liberty自由女神；American eagle美國鷹； Steven Contursi史蒂文·康圖西。根據(jù)文中“On the front of the coin was a drawing of Lady Liberty with long, straight hair” 硬幣的正面是一幅自由女神的畫，筆直的頭發(fā)�？芍�，正面是自由女神像。故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“The organization has a plan to put the coin on show. With the help of the little coin, the public will understand more about the early history of America.” 這個組織有一個展示硬幣的計劃，借助這枚小硬幣，公眾將更多地了解美國的早期歷史。故選A。

【4】推理判斷。根據(jù)文中“Even 216 years later, it still looks very fine. So many coin collectors have great interest in it.” 即使是216年后，它看起來仍然很好。所以許多錢幣收藏家對它很感興趣。可以推斷出“這枚硬幣將來會保存得很好。”故選D。

【5】標題歸納題。A Rare Coin一枚罕見的硬幣； Steven Contursi's Hobby史蒂文·康圖西的愛好；A History Show for the Coin 硬幣的歷史展覽；A Public Education for the Coin為硬幣而進行的公共教育。通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文主要講述了一枚罕見的硬幣，它被認為是美國最古老的銀質(zhì)硬幣。選項A“A Rare Coin”符合題意。故選A