In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, he can’t get everything.
If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.
Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not ________ (78). To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.
(79) Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
1.从文中找出与下句意思相近的句子。
It seems that a lot of people want money very much now.
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2.根据短文内容回答问题。
What are probably the most important things to everyone?
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3.根据上下文，将句子补充完整。
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4.将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
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5.给短文拟一个合适的标题。（within 10 words）
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根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。（每词限用一次）
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interest, as, of, change, meaning, student, cold, feeling, write, color |
“Cool” is a word with many _____1.. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit ____2. As the world has ___3., the word has had many different meanings.
“Cool” can be used to express ____4._ of interest in almost anything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite singer.
We all maximize the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead ___5._ many words such __6.__ “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an _7.story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students ___8. about the waterfall they had visited. On one ____9.paper was just one sentence, “It’s cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show he saw and felt.
Can you think of many other words that make your life as ______10. as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.
根据句意和首字母或汉语提示完成单词。
1.Don’t t_________ the rubbish here and there.
2.The hotel o_________ hot water 24 hours.
3.Thomas Edison was a great i_________.
4.The abacus was invented in the sixth _________ (世纪) by the Chinese.
5.We all respect Mr. Li because he is very _________(知识渊博的).
There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses, carriages and bicycles.
In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas(气体) made from petroleum (石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.
Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal(煤炭) and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines (涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.
We are also able to get power from the ocean tides(潮). We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again.
Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?
1.When might people have to go back to use horses and carriages?
A. When they are poor.
B. When they run out of oil.
C. When they need more exercise.
D. When there aren’t any big trees in the world.
2.What did some people use to make gas in the Second World War?
A. Water B. Coal C. Wood and plants D. Tides
3.How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?
A. 2 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is True?
A. There is more petroleum than we can use now.
B. Trees are needed for some other things besides making gas.
C. We got electricity from ocean tides in the old days.
D. Gas wasn’t used to run cars in the Second World War.
5.The passage is mainly about _________.
A. how to run our cars
B. what to do when oil runs out
C. different types of gas
D. the ways to make electricity
If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn (赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting (织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!
Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology (技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.
1.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of _________ in the USA.
A. 17 B. 14 C. 13 D. 10
2.If you are 15 years old, you can’t work _________.
A. after school B. on weekends C. during summer D. on weekdays
3.Reisa makes money by _________.
A. cleaning up other people’s yards
B. drawing pictures for others
C. writing articles for different magazines
D. knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors
4.According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?
A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.[
B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.
C. Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.
D. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.
5.From the passage we know that _________.
A. parents won’t let their children earn their own money
B. it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA
C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own
D. if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study
Some people say, “Extreme(极限的) sports are so dangerous. Why would anyone want to do them?” But the danger is what makes them so excited. Keep reading to find out the most popular ones.
Bungee jumping: People on some South Pacific islands have been bungee jumping for hundreds of years. In 1979, some people bungee jumped off a bridge in England and made the sport popular around the world. Bungee jumping came to China in 1996.
Skateboarding: At first, this sport was called “sidewalk surfing”. Skateboarders often jump high into the air, go down steps or slide(滑行) down rails on their boards. They wear baggy trousers(宽松裤) so they can move more freely.
Skydiving: This is probably the scariest(最惊险的) extreme sport. Skydivers jump out of airplanes about four kilometers up in the sky. They usually free-fall for a while and then open a parachute to slow down for a safe landing.
Snowboarding: This became a winter Olympic sport in 1998. People tie their feet to the board with special shoes. They don’t use any ski sticks. Then, they ride down hills, jump high and do tricks.
1.What made bungee jumping popular all over the world?
A. A history of hundreds of years.
B. Jumping over a river in England.
C. Coming to China in 1996.
D. Jumping off a bridge in Britain.
2.In which sport do people jump from a plane?
A. Bungee jumping. B. Skydiving.
C. Skateboarding. D. Snowboarding.
3.Why do people wear “baggy trousers”?
A. They have many bags on them.
B. They can hold many things.
C. They make people move freely.
D. People wearing them can move fast.
4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “parachute”?
A. 直升飞机 B. 降落伞 C. 滑板 D. 飞艇
5.Why do some people like to do the extreme sports?
A. It’s dangerous but exciting. B. It’s exciting and safe.
C. It’s scary but safe. D. It’s easy to learn.
