活页英语时文阅读理解

活页英语时文阅读理解(中考 ⑨)

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Coin collection probably is one of the world ’s top hobbies. It is the first hobby that comes to the mind of teachers who are giving ideas for students on writing an article on “Hobbies ”. Such a popular and easy hobby doesn ’t need any explanation (解释 ). But do you really know something more about it.

How to Start a Coin Collection

A beginner ’s guide to coin collection will help you find more interests. Before the collection, decide

which coins you want to collect. ★

You can start by deciding what type of coins you want to collect. Some people prefer to collect silver coins, while others prefer collecting gold coins. You need to do some research. You can get information on these coins by surfing the Internet, reading books and learn the prices. How to Exchange Foreign Coins

Have you ever collected lots of foreign coins and don ’t know what to do with them? Are you considering getting them exchanged? Here are a few ways.

There are many places where you can get your coins

exchanged. ★

The best place is the currency

exchange counter at any major international airports. You can also go to a local travel agency in your town. Another way to exchange your foreign coins is to sell them to collectors.

How to Judge Foreign Coin Values (价值 ) Collecting foreign coins has become a popular hobby for many people. It is important to know the values of the foreign coins. Foreign coin values depend on a lot of factors, so you need to go through all of them before you choose to collect.

1. What does the writer think of coin

collection?

A. Expensive and boring.

B. Cheap and easy.

C. Popular and easy.

D. Funny and useful.

2. The passage DOESN ’T tell us _______. A. how to start a coin collection B. how to clean old coins

C. how to exchange foreign coins

D. how to judge foreign coin values

3. What should you do before coin collection? A. You should decide what type of coins you want to collect.

B. You should decide how many kinds of coins you want to collect.

C. You should join a coin collection club.

D. You should find more coin collectors.

4. How many ways can you exchange foreign coins according to the passage?

A. One.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Four. 5. From the passage we know that_______. A. Teachers don ’t want their students to collect coins B. You can get some information about coins

on Internet

C. You don ’t need to know the values of foreign coins

D. Foreign coin values depend on the shape