Collecting coins (or numismatics to the more seriously minded) is one of the wor

Collecting coins (or numismatics to the more seriously minded) is one ofthe world’s popular hobbies. Although you can begin collecting coins at anyage, most numismatists will recall their hobbies being stimulated in childhood．My interest waskindled as a ten - year- old child when I was presented with a small tin ofold coins by the boyfriend of an elder sister. I wasn’t rich all of a suddenbut I was certainly impressed by possessing objects that were so many timesolder than myself. Such is the fascination of coins for old and young alike.

    Manypeople are astonished to heat that coins issued before the birth of Christ-representing sixty generations of human life- can be bought for just a fewdollars. Owning something which has literally passed through the hands of somany of our ancestors (祖先) is instantly appealing. When such a coin is notonly rare but beautiful, it is not surprising that collectors will paythousands of dollars to own it. Australia’s own coins, although so much morerecent than, say, Roman coins, can still be very valuable. For example, inMarch1992 an Australian 1920 sovereign was sold for$287,000 at a Londonauction.

    Coinsspeak to us from the past. If we care to study them we can learn more about howour ancestors used to think. But perhaps most interestingly, we can discoverhow people dealt with one another. Basically, coins represent the value putobjects which we own and want to trade, now or at some future date. We can callthis complex system currency(货币). Australia, like few other countries in the world cantrace its history through its currency.

1. The word closest in meaning to “was kindled” as it is used in thepassage is ________.

A．began

B．dived

C．filled

D．went

2. After receiving the coins as a young child, the author felt________.

A．suddenly very rich

B．a desire to spend them all

C．moved by owning very old objects

D．an overwhelming sense of discovery

3. If something is “instantly appealing” it is ________.

A．wildly exciting

B．immediately pleasing

C．invariably interesting

D．strangely curious

4. Australia’s coins can be valuable even though ________.

A．they have been passed down through generations

B．they are not very old

C．the currency has changed

D．the currency system is complex

5. According to the passage, which of the following statements istrue?

A．Coin collecting has always been an expensive hobby.

B．Numismatics appeals to both children and adults

C．Coins were not issued before the birth of Christ.

D．Australia is unique in that it can trace its historythrough coins.

试题答案

答案：1A2C3B4B5B