Question

[1]Stamp collectors usually collect stamps only from certain countries or regions. The traditional method of stamp collecting is to organize stamp collection according to the issue dates.
[2]Of course, there are many ____________. You can collect stamps relating to a particular theme. For example, sport lovers may choose the Olympic theme. They try their best to find Olympic stamps issued by various parts of the world every four years. Some of them may want to concentrate on even more specific sport activities like ball games, gymnasium, swimming, etc.

[3]If you like astronomy, you may be keen on collecting stamps describing the stars, planets, spacecraft, spacemen, etc. once you have fixed the topic, you no longer need to bother about stamps other than the theme you selected. Then, you can put all your effort to collect the stamps around it.
[4]China issues zodiac animal stamps (十二生肖郵票) every year to celebrate the Lunar New Year. They are extremely popular and a lot of collectors wait patiently for 12 years to collect a full set of them. Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year special stamp series began in 2000 with the Year of Dragon and the twelfth and final set was issued in 2011, the Year of Rabbit. Recently some Western countries have issued zodiac animal stamps, which attract a lot of attention as well.
[5]You may choose any theme you like. However, you should bear in mind an essential point. The topic you choose should not be too narrow. Otherwise, it is very difficult to accumulate stamps around the topic. You will be depressed and even lose your interest in collecting stamps.
[6]Collecting stamps with themes is especially popular among teenagers because there is a wide range of choices for them. The main challenge is how you organize and expand your collection around your theme.

1. 1.
   What is the main idea of the passage? （no more than 5 words）
   ______________________________________
2. 2.
   Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 2 with proper words. （no more than 5 words）
   Of course, there are many ____________.
3. 3.
   What should you do if you want to collect a full set of zodiac animal stamps? （no more than 7 words）
   _____________________________
4. 4.
   List the three general themes in collecting stamps mentioned in the passage. （3 words）
   __________________________
5. 5.
   What does the word "them" （Line2, Paragraph6） probably refer to? （1 word）
   _________________________

Answer 1

1. Collecting stamps with themes
2. other methods of collecting stamps
3. We should wait for 12 years
4. sport(s)； astronomy；animal(s)
5. Teenages
集郵主題各不相同。除了地點，時間以外，還有運動，天文和十二生肖等。主題集郵尤受青少年喜愛。
1.文章前4段介紹集郵的不同主題；第5段講主題集郵注意事項；最后一段交代主題集郵的最大困難。因此，根據(jù)結(jié)構(gòu)可以得知整篇文章大意是和主題集郵（Collecting stamps with themes）相關(guān)。
考點定位：考查整篇文章理解能力和把握全文結(jié)構(gòu)的能力。
2.文章第一段介紹有按地點，時間為主題的集郵。第二段第二句以后是講按運動為主題的集郵。第3,4段講按天文和十二生肖為主題的集郵。因此該句可以看成第一段與2,3,4,段的段間過渡，也可以看成2.3.4段的中心句。因此，相對于第一段，這里當然是介紹other methods of collecting stamps。
考點定位：考查識別文章結(jié)構(gòu)和段間邏輯關(guān)系的能力。
3.該題是問為了收集全十二生肖的郵票我們該怎么辦。首先可以把信息定位在第5段; 然后找到該段的第二句（…and a lot of collectors wait patiently for 12 years to collect a full set of them.）; 最后以答者的身份改變?nèi)朔Q（they變?yōu)閣e ）.即We should wait for 12 years.
考點定位：考查文章細節(jié)理解和原文轉(zhuǎn)述能力。
4.該題要考生列出文章提到的三個一般性集郵主題。全文講到集郵主題有地點，時間，運動，天文和十二生肖等。但在2,3,4段中濃彩筆墨介紹了人們喜愛的運動，天文和十二生肖三個主題。所以答案為sport(s)； astronomy；animal(s)。
考點定位：考查文章結(jié)構(gòu)把握和信息取舍的能力。
5.根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句“主題集郵尤其受青少年的歡迎。因為對于他們來說，有著廣泛的可選擇范圍�！彼�以them是指人（Teenages）。
考查指代詞在文章中的理解能力。