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语法填空：(共10题，每小题1.5分，共15分） People can call 911 when they need help. The police will come quickly. This phone number should be used only 26 an emergency. But there have been some problems with people using the 911 phone number. 27 than half of the calls made to it are an accident. These accidental calls are not real emergencies. Calling 911 when you do not need 28 can be very bad. It wastes the time of the people answering the calls. It can even force someone 29 has a real emergency to wait before 30 (get) the help they need. Many accidental 911 calls come from cellphones. Sometimes keys on the phone 31 (push) and the call goes through without the owner of the phone knowing that he has called an emergency number. People are trying to find 32 way to solve this problem. They are testing a new program that might help solve the problem of accidental 911 calls. This program will make 33 (call) of 911 calls push another key on the phone 34 it is a real emergency. People hope that this change 35 (reduce) the number of accidental 911 calls going through.
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A long time ago, before there was any money (coins or paper money), people got the things that they needed by trading or exchanging. Salt was one of the first items used to exchange for other items. Later, some of the common things that were used for exchanging were tea leaves, shells, feathers, animal teeth, tobacco, and blankets. Around 3000 BC, barley, a type of grain, was used for exchanging. The world’s first metal money was developed by the Sumerians who melted silver into small bars all weighing the same. This was around 1000 BC. About three hundred years later, people started using coins as official money. Around 640 BC, people in the ancient kingdom of Lydia ( which was in Turkey) created special coins of exact with and purity (纯度). They were made of gold and silver and were stamped with a lion’s head. Later, other empires such as Greece, Persia, and Rome adopted the concept of coins and started developing their own in many different shapes and different metals. Around the year 1000, the Chinese started using paper money. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The Europeans discovered this thanks to Marco Polo who went to China in 1295. the Chinese had different values for the paper notes which were made by the Chinese government. Around 1661, Sweden became the first European country to make paper money. Until 1850, the Spanish dollar was the coin most widely used throughout the world. 1.What is the best title for this passage?
2.We learn that before coins and paper money were used, _____.
3.According to the passage, when did people start using coins as official money? A. Around 1300 BC. B. Around 1000 BC. C. Around 700 BC. D. Around 640 BC. 4.The underlined word “adopted” in Paragraph 4 probably means “____”.
5.Which of the following countries first started to use paper money?
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信息匹配：（共5题，每小题2分，共10分） 阅读下列短文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息：
E. Here are some tips on how to create a good study environment: Find a place to study and keep it for study only. Tool-up the environment with all study needs. Control the noise level at acceptable levels. Avoid relaxing while working. F. When I work on math problems, I write each step as I do it. This makes me think carefully about what I am doing. If the answer doesn’t seem right, I can go back through the steps I wrote to see where I went wrong. 阅读下列学习方面的问题，并与上面的经验相匹配。 51. I love learning new words, but I’m confused about how to remember them well. Whenever I meet a new word, I look it up in the dictionary for its meaning and write it down. However, a few days later, I’ll forget what the word means. It’s really a headache. 52. I can’t concentrate on what the teacher says in class. I sit at the back of the classroom. What the students in the front row do always attracts my attention. I’m wondering if anyone else has the same problem. 53. It’s impossible to write down everything the teacher says in my notebook. I have been told to take down the important points, but how can I tell which points are important? 54. I take good notes in class. I’m curious to know how to make good use of these notes to improve my understanding. I’m often confused about how to deal with the notes. 55. I enjoy studying at home at night or over the weekend. But sometimes I just can’t focus. I think it’s the study environment that makes me not feel like studying. Who can tell me how to improve the study environment?
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单词短语翻译：（共15题） 1.按所给中文意思或首字母，填进适当的单词，使句子完整。每空一词（共5题，每小题1分） (1) Muslim women are _________________(禁止) to go out without a veil.(面纱) (2) He was one of the 200 _________________(申请者) for the teaching post. (3) It is ______________(合情合理的) to suppose that house prices will come down soon. (4) Tracing by underground is fast, _____________________(方便的) and cheap. (5) He recognized Mr. Hunter as an old business ______________(熟人)from his years in banking. 2.翻译句子，每空一词。（共10个空格，每个空格1分） (6) 我们应该意识到学习外语的重要性。 We should ________ __________ of the importance of learning a foreign language. (7) 她要是早有预见、计划就好了！ If only she _________ ___________ and planned better. (8) 他没有能让老师相信他是诚实的。 He failed to _____ the teacher _______ his honesty. (9) 玛利上课记了很多笔记，以免会忘记。 Mary put down many notes in class _____ __________ she would forget them. (10)明天的天气肯定会更好。 The weather ______ ________ to get better tomorrow.
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