Question

At an auction (拍卖会) last Thursday, Kevin Lipton paid $2,585,000 for the Birch Cent, a        made in 1792 that is            its engraver (刻版师), Robert Birch. It’s the most money        paid for a one-cent piece. And yes, he said, the purchase made        . “It’s like our very first penny,” Lipton, 55, told the Los Angeles Times on Sunday. “It’s such a(n)          coin. It’s so important, so rare.”

The coin is          10 similar coins known to exist that were          produced after the founding of the U.S. Mint (美国造币厂), said Jim Halperin, co-chairman of Heritage Auctions. It features a profile face            Miss Liberty, framed by a motto that was later abandoned, “Liberty Parent of Science & Industry.”

Lipton, who owns a coin wholesaling business (批发业务) in Beverly Hills, had been eyeing the Birch Cent        he saw it in 1981 at a New York auction house. That year, Johns Hopkins University consigned (拍卖、寄售) the penny for auction, and it was          by New York City developer Donald G. Patrick        $200,000. Patrick consigned the coin to Texas-based Heritage Auctions. At the Orlando auction where Lipton        the Birch Cent, he        bought a quarter dollar from 1792 for $2,232,500.        , he paid about $4.8 million for 26 cents.

Lipton has          coins since he was 12 years old, and his full-time coin business          _ when he was just 17. He          that he was nervous about spending so much money, but now he’s            his million-dollar coins will mature. “They are a great store value, and will only be worth more          ,” Lipton said. ‘‘They are          Mona Lisas of our coinage.’’

1.A. dollar   B. note       C. coin       D. quarter

2.A. designed for B. sold by   C. based on   D. named after

3.A. ever   B. even       C. still       D. yet

4.A. money   B. sense    C. changes   D. adjustments

5.A. special   B. magical   C. artificial   D. beneficial

6.A. between  B. within    C. among    D. of

7.A. experimentally B. definitely   C. finally    D. perfectly

8.A. predicting  B. indicating   C. representing  D. suggesting

9.A. until   B. when    C. after    D. since

10.A. sold   B. purchased   C. borrowed   D. lent

11.A. by   B. on    C. for    D. in

12.A. set up  B. picked up      C. made up      D. put up

13.A. also   B. thus    C. already   D. just

14.A. Altogether  B. Anyway   C. However   D. Besides

15.A. made   B. issued    C. displayed   D. collected

16.A. started  B. decreased   C. failed    D. progressed

17.A. concluded  B. declared   C. admitted   D. swore

18.A. cautious  B. confused   C. committed   D. confident

19.A. in the past  B. in the future  C. for the moment  D. at the time

20.A. merely  B. actually   C. temporarily   D. probably

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了Kevin Lipton的收集硬币的故事。在上周二他成功拍卖得到了一枚稀有的硬币，他在12岁就开始收集硬币，17岁创办了自己的生意，尽管投入了大量的资金去收集硬币，但是他坚持下来了，并且坚信他的梦想一定会实现。

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2.

3. paid for a one-cent piece.这永远是花最多钱买一美分硬币的行为，故选A。

4. ，make sense意为说得通，他觉得花大价钱买一美分的硬币是值得的，故选B。

5. coin. It’s so important, so rare从后半句知这是一枚珍贵稀有的硬币，因此该空与后面的形容词类似，故选A。

6. 10 similar coins这枚硬币在10类相似的硬币中，故选C。

7. 10 similar coins known to exist that were produced after the founding of the U.S. Mint (美国造币厂),这枚硬币是在美国造币厂刚刚建立之初设计制造的，因为刚刚建立，最有可能是实验性地，故选A。

8. Miss Liberty,这种特征代表着自由，故选C。

9. he saw it in 1981 at a New York auction house.本句可以浓缩为Lipton had been eyeing the Birch Cent he saw it in 1981，自从他在1981年见到这枚古币后，就一直关注着它，同时本句是完成时，since常与完成时连用，故选D。

10. by New York City developer Donald G. Patrick $200,000. Johns Hopkins大学拍卖便士，从情理知是被Patrick购买了，故选B。

11. by New York City developer Donald G. Patrick $200,000. Patrick购买花费了$200,000，故选C。

12. the Birch Cent,，这是一个状语从句，在Orlando拍卖会，Lipton搜集了这枚硬币，故选B。

13. bought a quarter dollar from 1792 for $2,232,500.他也买了一枚产自1792年的美分，花了2,232,500.美金，故选A。

14. , he paid about $4.8 million for 26 cents.前面讲的是他买了很多古代硬币，这一句是总述：这些硬币总共花了他$4.8 million，故选A。

15. coins since he was 12 years old,他从12岁就开始收集硬币，故选D。

16. _ when he was just 17.在他17岁那年，他开始了他的全职硬币生意，故选A。

17. that he was nervous about spending so much money,他承认他感到很不安当花如此多的钱在硬币上，故选C。

18. his million-dollar coins will mature.虽然之前感到过不安，但是现在他感到很自信他的硬币古董的梦想就要实现，此空应该与前面的nervous形成反差，故选D。

19. ,” Lipton said.他认为这些硬币很有价值，在未来只会更珍贵，故选B。

20. Mona Lisas of our coinage.在这里他把这些古币比作蒙娜丽莎，凸显其珍贵，要用肯定的语气，故选B。