Question

The Universal Autograph (名人簽名) Collectors Club(UACC) has been serving the collector for over 25 years. Founded in 1965, the UACC began as a small group of Long Island. New York autograph collectors and has grown to be the largest collector’s organization of its kind.

   The UACC by its purpose is primarily an educational fellowship(聯(lián)誼會) where knowledge and resources are shared with not only the membership, but also the public at large. By joining the UACC, you will be introduced to the fastest growing hobby in the world today.

   Autographs have been called “frozen moment in time” by some people. Probably the most personal thing that one person can give is his or her signature.

   In 1843, former President James Madison sent an autograph for a collection which the Princess Victoria was making. The future British Queen was only 15 years old at the time. Financier J.P. Morgan, Sr. began collecting when he was 16, and his son continued adding to the father’s collection. As the daughter of the Mayor of Boston, Rose Fitzgerald collected autographs, as did her son, John F. Kennedy. Franklin Roosevelt, Malcolm Forbes and Glenn Ford are a few more well-known autograph collectors. By collecting autographs, you become a curator(館長) of history.

   Here are some of the best reasons to join the UACC.

   The UACC publishes The Pen and Quill, the highly regarded 64-page bimonthly journal with articles and news in all fields of autograph collecting. UACC members may place free ads in The Pen and Quill to express their wants or just swap with other members.

Writing for autographs to famous living people can also be interesting. The more interesting the letter, the better chance for an interesting reply.

The UACC also offers its members the opportunity to buy uncommon autographic materials at low prices. Meanwhile, it publishes low-cost reference works for its members.

Once you join the UACC, you will be added to our mailing list and will receive catalogs(目錄) of autographs for sale by dealer members. The UACC has nearly 200 of the world’s most professional dealers as members. Each member provides contact information on our website, including mailing address, telephone numbers, e-mail-addresses, website address, etc. We always try to promote our dealer program and encourage collectors to always buy from these dealers.

1.Paragraph 4 is presented to inform you that __________.

A. autographs might be the most personal thing that one can give

B. the hobby started as early as the 19^th century

C. autographs have a long history and was popular even among great people

D. autographs reflect history and sometimes change history

2.What does the underlined word “ swap” probably mean?

A. write for autographs                                           B. exchange autographs

C. mail autographs                                                   D. sign autographs

3.Which of the following about the service offered by the UACC is NOT right?

A. It offers member a good way in which they can get what they need much easily.

B. A magazine is published every two months to help you know about the world’s hobby.

C. It offers collectors great deals on unusual autographs at reasonable prices.

D. It offers Internet service to make extra profits.

4.This passage is mainly__________

A. to encourage you to join the UACC

B. to tell you how interesting autograph collecting is

C. to tell you the fast development of the autograph collecting

D. to inform you where you can get an autograph

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了UACC俱樂部的一些情況。從俱樂部的最初創(chuàng)辦到收集名人簽名的歷史淵源，以及眾多名人的參與等等。此外還介紹了加入俱樂部所享受的的特權(quán)和優(yōu)惠活動，目的在于吸引更多的人加入俱樂部。

1.C推理判斷題。本段提到在1843年，僅15歲的 維多利亞女王所寫的簽名以及列舉了很多名人收集簽名的事情，旨在講述名人簽名歷史已久而且眾多名人也熱衷這項活動。所以C選項正確。

2.B詞義猜測題。從本句UACC members may place free ads in The Pen and Quill to express their wants推測可知會員可以免費發(fā)布供求廣告信息，目的是獲取自己所需要的，選項中只有交換是獲取的途徑，所以B選項正確。

3.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章最后Each member provides contact information on our website, including mailing address, telephone numbers, e-mail-addresses, website address, etc.可知D選項正確。

4.A推理判斷題。從文中對俱樂部的介紹以及Here are some of the best reasons to join the UACC.可以判斷文章是篇廣告，目的在于吸引讀者加入俱樂部，故A選項正確。

考點：考查廣告類短文閱讀。