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【题目】 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】

这篇短文主要讲述了史蒂文·康图西是美国人。他有收集硬币的嗜好。他因为拥有一种非常特别的硬币而出名。它被认为是美国最古老的银质硬币。最后他以无法拒绝的价格卖了它。

【1】数字计算。根据文中“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，史蒂文把硬币卖给了一家收集稀有硬币并向公众宣传的教育机构。及“Steven bought the coin in 2003”史蒂文在2003年买了这枚硬币。2010-2003=7。可知Steven收藏这枚硬币7年。故选B。

【2】细节理解。President Washington华盛顿总统； Lady Liberty自由女神；American eagle美国鹰； Steven Contursi史蒂文·康图西。根据文中“On the front of the coin was a drawing of Lady Liberty with long, straight hair” 硬币的正面是一幅自由女神的画，笔直的头发。可知，正面是自由女神像。故选B。

【3】细节理解。根据文中“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.” 这个组织有一个展示硬币的计划，借助这枚小硬币，公众将更多地了解美国的早期历史。故选A。

【4】推理判断。根据文中“Even 216 years later, it still looks very fine. So many coin collectors have great interest in it.” 即使是216年后，它看起来仍然很好。所以许多钱币收藏家对它很感兴趣。可以推断出“这枚硬币将来会保存得很好。”故选D。

【5】标题归纳题。A Rare Coin一枚罕见的硬币； Steven Contursi's Hobby史蒂文·康图西的爱好；A History Show for the Coin 硬币的历史展览；A Public Education for the Coin为硬币而进行的公共教育。通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了一枚罕见的硬币，它被认为是美国最古老的银质硬币。选项A“A Rare Coin”符合题意。故选A