Question

   Do you want to collect stamps? Getting started on a new stamp collection can be fun. There are a number of ways to start getting stamps.

   First be sure to ask your family and friends to save the stamps they get. They can just save the whole envelope (信封) for you or they can cut out the stamp part for you. Be sure to have them cut all the way around the stamp so they don't bend or cut the stamp. Also,ask them if they have any old letters in the envelopes. These can be some of the most interesting stamps you’ll come across.

   You can also jump start your collection by buying stamps. You can also get a catalogue of stamps. By looking through the catalogue,you can start to see what kinds of stamps you like and would like to collect. Your tastes may change over time,but some people like to collect stamps from some countries or animal stamps,famous people stamps,etc. One of the cool things about stamps is that there are so many types and ways to collect them. You can find your own favorites and collect those.

   Next you will need a place to keep your stamps. Stock Books (郵票簿) hold stock sheets. Each stock sheet has a plastic cover. It holds the stamp in place. You can see the stamps,and move them around easily. Stamp Albums (集郵冊) are usually preprinted (預印) . So you put the stamp on its preprinted area. There is often information about the stamp on the page.

1. What does the writer think of starting to collect stamps?

   A. Difficult.

   B. Interesting.

   C. Boring.

   D. Expensive.

2. The first way of collecting stamps is .

   A. buying stamps

   B. cutting out the stamps from envelopes

   C. asking your family and friends for stamps

   D. making stamps by yourselves

3. The underlined word “catalogue” in the passage probably means“”.

   A. 系列

   B. 目錄

   C. 相冊

   D. 封面

4. According to the last paragraph,there are ways to keep stamps.

   A. two

   B. three

   C. four

   D. several

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A

 你喜歡集郵嗎？本文介紹了一些開始集郵的方法，比如 向親朋好友要郵票，自己買郵票等。

1. B細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段第二句“Getting started on a new stamp collection can be fun. ” 可知，作者認為開始 收集郵票會是有意思的事情，因此B項為正確答案。

2. C細節(jié)理解題。第二段第一句提到了“First be sure to ask your family and friends to save the stamps they get. ”，由 此可知第一種集郵的方法是向親朋好友要他們保留的 郵票。

3. B詞義猜測題。根據畫線詞后面的一句the catalogue,you can start to see what kinds of stamps you like.可知，通過它你可以看見不同種類的郵票，從 而選擇自己喜歡的郵票。由此可猜測，catalogue的意 思是“目錄”。

4. A推理判斷題。通讀最后一段可知，保存郵票的方法一共有兩種，一種是 Stock Books ,一種是 Stamp Albums。

 a number of大量的 come across偶然遇到 look through 瀏覽

障礙句分析

  By looking through the catalogue,you can start to see what kinds of stamps you like and would like to collect.通過瀏覽目錄，你就可以立馬發(fā)現你所喜歡的以及你想收集的 郵票。

  By looking through the catalogue 是介詞短語作方式狀 語，其中by doing意為“通過……”。