Question

Victor’s hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That’s right---stamps.

Victor’s favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition*. It was very hard to find.

He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.

“Don’t worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.”

“I hope so,” Victor said.

Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor’s penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father.                                                   

“ You see,” his father said. “ You did find your stamp. So, it’s good to have two things in life.”

“What are they?” Victor asked.

“ Friends and patience.” He answered.

1.It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _________.

A．1954             B．1974             C．1994             D．2004

2.What does the underlined word “patience” mean?

A．勇气             B．知识             C．耐心             D．目标

3.Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?

A．Phillip.            B．Phillip’s mother.   C．Victor.            D．Victor’s father.

4.The passage mainly tells us that ________ is(are) important to people.

A．a happy family                          B．a good hobby

C．relatives and friendship                   D．friends and patience

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.B 细节题。根据第2段He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition*. It was very hard to find. 说明1974年的这张邮票很难找。故B正确。

2.C 推理题。根据本句“If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.”

说明只要坚持，总有一天能找到。故该词指耐心，C正确。

3.B 细节题。根据第6段Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old.说明这张邮票是Phillip的妈妈给他的，故B正确。

4.D 主旨大意题。本文通过Victor找到自己一直想找的邮票的故事告诉我们朋友和耐心的关系，尤其是文章的最后三段可知D正确。

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