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(版本). 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.Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Victor’s father didn’t support his hobby.

B. Victor both liked collecting stamps and writing.

C. Phillip’s mother wanted his son to write letters to Victor.

D. Phillip was from France.

5.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

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章强调了朋友和耐心的重要性。Victor爱好集邮，但是，1974年的法国特别版邮票很难找到。父亲告诉Victor做事情要有耐心，后来，Victor从笔友那里意外得到了特别版邮票。

1. only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition(版本). It was very hard to find.”可知，1974年的法国特别版邮票很难找到，故选B。

2.“Don’t worry. Never give up,””可知，父亲在安慰Victor，父亲让他不要着急，要有足够的耐心，并相信他总有一天会找到，故选C。

3.ce Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. ...On the envelope,...It was the 1974 special edition stamp.”可知，那张1974年的邮票是Phillip的妈妈给Phillip的，说明最开始的拥有者是Phillip的妈妈，故选B。

4.“Don’t worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.””可知，找不到1974年的邮票时，Victor的父亲给了作者安慰和鼓励，说明他支持Victor集邮，A项错误，故选A。

5. it’s good to have two things in life. ...“ Friends and patience.””可知，文章强调了朋友和耐心的重要性。因为Victor是从笔友那里意外得到他一直在寻找的邮票的，而且，Victor的父亲告诉他要有耐心，这两个条件是找到邮票必不可少的条件，故选D。

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