[2026 广东深圳期末]Personally, I am not much of a collector. I collect photos of special times in my life, and I have a big collection of soft toys. I love them!
Most people collect things at some time in their life. Who hasn't got a collection of photos, or books? Many people collect the letters or emails from friends. And most children have a good toy collection. Most people don't think of themselves as “collectors” because they think that having a lot of photos or toys is part of life. However, some people love collecting things as a hobby, and you can collect anything, from stamps to toys. In fact, some people have unusual collections.
For example, Robert Opie collects things we
usually throw away, things like old newspapers and boxes. He has more than a quarter of a million things in his collection.
When a man from Sydney, Australia died aged 87, he left behind some unusual collections. His son Andy only discovered the man was a keen collector when he found a collection of over 5,000 old bus tickets, 3,000 old matchboxes and 1,000 toy soldiers. Andy did not want to keep these collections and decided to look to the internet to see if anyone else would like the collections. He was surprised to find out that his father's collections were very valuable. After he sold them, he bought a new car with the money.
Collectors collect things in different ways. You can go to specialist shops or markets to buy things for your collection, or you can buy collectors' magazines. You can even look on the internet. Or you can trade things you have for something else that you would like. For example, if you have two stamps that are exactly the same, you might be able to trade one of them for a different one that you prefer.
()14. 新考法 句意理解 What does the writer mean by saying “Who hasn't got a collection of photos, or books?”
A. Nobody collects photos or books.
B. Most people collect things at some time.
C. Most people don't think they are collectors.
D. People can collect everything.
()15. According to the writer, the following collections are unusual EXCEPT .
A. old newspapers
B. matchboxes
C. bus tickets
D. photos
()16. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Collectors and Their Collections
B. Two Extraordinary Collectors
C. Good Ways to Collect Things
D. Mad Collections

14—16 B D D
14 B 推理判断题。根据"Most people... hasn't got a collection of photos, or books?"可知,作者是在说明大多数人都在某个时间收集东西,故选B项。
15 D 细节理解题。根据"Robert Opie collects things we usually throw away, things like old newspapers and boxes."和"His son Andy ... 1,000 toy soldiers."可知,旧报纸、公交车票、火柴盒是不寻常的收藏品,故选D项。
16 D 主旨大意题。这篇短文主要介绍了人们喜欢收藏各种各样的东西以及两位与众不同的收藏家和他们的藏品,同时也向读者简单介绍如何收集物品,全篇围绕关键词"收藏"展开,D项最适合作为本文标题,故选D项。

【分析】
14题是句意理解题，需结合前文语境分析句子含义：前文提到“Most people collect things at some time in their life”，作者用反问句举例说明大多数人都有收藏行为，以此支撑观点。15题是细节理解题，需定位文中“不寻常收藏品”的相关描述，通过排除法确定答案。16题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文核心内容，排除片面选项。
【解析】
14. 句意理解题：根据第一段“Most people collect things at some time in their life”，作者用“Who hasn't got a collection of photos, or books?”举例说明大多数人都有收藏行为。A选项“没人收集照片或书”与文意相悖；C选项“大多数人不认为自己是收藏家”是后文内容，与该句无关；D选项“人们能收藏一切”未体现，故选B。
15. 细节理解题：文中提到Robert收集旧报纸，悉尼的人收集公交票、火柴盒，这些均为不寻常收藏品，而照片是常见收藏，因此选D。
16. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“收藏”展开，介绍了人们的收藏行为、特别的收藏家和藏品、收藏方式等。A选项仅涉及收藏家和藏品，B选项仅涉及两位收藏家，C选项仅涉及收藏方式，均片面；D选项“Mad Collections”最贴合主旨，故选D。
【答案】14.B 15.D 16.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解（句意理解）、英语阅读理解（细节理解）、英语阅读理解（主旨大意）
【点评】本题为英语阅读理解常规题型，涵盖三类核心考点，需学生结合上下文分析，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6