Question

Matt’s hobby was collecting stamps(邮票). He had stamps from many     , like America, India and China.

Matt’s favorite stamps     from France. He had almost every stamp for 1954 to 2007. He only needed     . That was a 1974 special edition (版本). It was very   to find. He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But     could find the stamp. It made Matt very sad.

“Have patience(耐心), my boy!” his father said to him, “Don’t     , you’ll find it one day.”

Besides collecting stamps, Matt likes writing. He has a pen friend in France. They      to each other every month. Last month when Matt got the letter, he was very     . On the envelope(信封), he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Matt was so happy! He told his sister, his mother and his father.

“You see,” his father said, “you have found your      .It’s good to have two things in life. ”

“     are they?” Matt asked.

“Friends and patience” he answered.

1. A. cities     B. villages      C. countries    D. provinces

2.A. come      B. came       C. comes D. coming

3. A. one            B. two         C. three      D. nothing

4.A. easy      B. important    C. dangerous  D. difficult

5.A. somebody B. nobody       C. anybody       D. everybody

6. A. give up        B. give out          C. go off            D. put off

7.A. talk          B. listen           C. write            D. reply

8.A. nervous       B. serious          C. worried    D. surprised

9.A. envelope B. letter       C. stamp   D. bag

10. A. What         B. How            C. Who    D. When

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了一个叫Matt的小男孩喜欢收集邮票，但是他还少一张1974年的邮票但是这一张邮票很难找到，后来他从他笔友那儿找到了一张，所以只要有耐心和朋友什么事都很做到。

1.A. cities城市； B. villages乡村； C. countries国家； D. provinces省；

根据like America, India and China.可知有来自许多国家的邮票。故选C

2.Came from表示来自哪；根据句意Matt最喜欢的邮票来自法国。根据题意故选B

3.A. one 一个； B. two 两个； C. three 三个； D. nothing没有什么。句意：他仅仅需要一个。结合题意故选A

4.A. easy 容易的；B. Important重要的； C. dangerous 危险的； D. Difficult困难的；根据意义故选D

5.A. somebody 某人； B. nobody 没有人； C. anybody任何人；D. everybody每个人；句意；但是没有人能找到那张邮票，是他很悲伤。应选B

6.A. give up放弃； B. give out 分发； C. go off发出响声；D. put off推迟；此处：他的父亲对她说：“不要放弃，有一天你会找到的”，根据题意故选A

7.A. talk 交谈； B. listen听； C. write 写； D. reply回复；根据句意他有一个法国的笔友，他们彼此每个月写信，故应选C

8.A. nervous 紧张的；B. serious 严肃的； C. worried 担心的D. surprised吃惊的；句意：上个月当他收到来信的时候他非常的吃惊，故选D

9.A. envelope 信封； B. Letter信； C. stamp 邮票； DBag包；句意：他的父亲说：“你应经找到了你的邮票，所以说一生中有两个东西是好的”。根据句意故选C

10.A. What 什么； B. How 怎样； C. Who 谁； D. When何时；

根据句意：他问这两种东西是什么呀？他的父亲说是朋友和耐心，可知选A.

考点：教育类短文。