随着经济的发展，人们的生活方式、消费习惯也在悄然变化。目前，在商场、超市购物时使用信用卡和VIP卡的人越来越多了，请根据下列表格中的内容提示和你对这种现象的认识，用英语写一篇题为“The use of credit cards”的短文。
要求：1. 对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥。
2. 词数：120词左右，可以适当增加细节。
3. 参考词汇：过度消费overspend
The use of credit cards
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阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Women are playing a much more important part in society today.
Now women are working teachers, scientists and even leaders. 1.
We have to admit the fact that almost all jobs used to be done by 2.
men are done perfectly well today by women. Women are no longer l
3.
down upon in society. With these c______ in their social role, women’s 4.
position in the family has been （改善）as well. It is hard to find the
5.
wife is busy while the husband is sitting in an armchair, w TV. 6.
In spite of all these changes, a great n of men still guard their 7.
rights. They t of women as incapable creatures. Sometimes few 8.
women are allowed to a important meetings. This is the 9.
problem we should try to (解决)now.
10. _
1.最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天、迎来春天的日子。
The most energetic and important festivals are the _____ that _____ _____ ____ the end of winter and the coming of spring.
2.他可不能让雍慧哄骗别人后跑掉。
He could not _____ Yong Hui ____ ______ ____ telling people lies.
3.事实上我靠做义工来顶替船费，这就是我为什么衣冠不整地原因了。
The fact is ____ I earned my passage ___ working as an unpaid hand, which ___ _____ my appearance.
4.它(地球)猛烈的爆炸喷出了烈火与岩石，最终产生了碳、氮气、水蒸气和其他多种气体，从而形成了地球的大气层。
It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were______ _____ to produce carbon, nitrogen, water vapor and other gases, which ______ ______ make the earth’s atmosphere.
5.那天下午表姐妹俩登上火车落了座。
That afternoon______ the train, the cousins______ ______ _____ their seats.
单词拼写:根据中文意思或首字母提示写出正确的单词。（共10小题；满分5分）
1. Please r________ me of the time when we have to hold the important meeting.
2.Without the teacher’s p_____, you cannot play with the computer in our class.
3.C_______(好奇心) is part of a child’s nature.
4.Knowledge can be of great b______ to everybody.
5.I am looking for a job in which I can c my work with my interest.
6.He ______（发现） his old friend Jack in the crowd.
7.In many parts of China, there e______ the idea that boys are important than girls.
8.It is a t________ to play tricks on others on April 1.
9.Today’s festivals have many o_________ ,some religious , some seasonal , and some for
special people or events .
10.There was frost in the ground, c_______ that fall had arrived .
Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago . He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made . The orbit（轨道） of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.
However , Halley had a friend named Newton, who was a brilliant (有才华的) mathematician .Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse (椭圆) .
Now Halley set to work .He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart (相隔).
This seemed very strange to Halley. The different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times .The comet had gone away and had come back again.
It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction of what would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested .In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet has been called Halley’s comet, in his honor.
1.Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of .
A．some different comets appearing several times
B．the same comet appearing at different times
C．three different comets appearing three times
D．several comets appearing at the same time
2.Halley made his discovery .
A．by doing experiments
B．by means of his own careful observation
C．by using the work of other scientists
D．by chance
3.Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year .
A．1704 B．1705 C.1706 D．1707
4.According to the passage, which of the flowing is NOT true?
A．Newton figured out the orbit of the comet .
B．Halley figured out the orbit of the comet first.
C．Newton gave Halley some help .
D．Halley died before 1758.
Sydney Airport International Terminal（航空终点站）－Arrival Area
SPECIALTY RETAIL
Newslink: Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers.
Downtown Duty Free: Make sure you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare and cigarettes. It’s your last chance before customs.
Beach Culture: A must for those into the Latest in beach clothing. Top surfer street and fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, including children’s sizes.
DINING
Blue Sky Cafe: Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrivals gate. Fresh milk, coffee, lemon juice, beer, Whisky, ice－cream, soda water, cakes and dumplings are on sale.
Macdonald’s: hamburgers, fries, pancakes, toasted potatoes, muffins, Pepsi, coca－cola and chocolates－all your family favorites. Breakfast served until 10:30.
SERVICES
ATM: ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrival and Departures. Dollars, pounds and francs and RMB are all available.
Vodafone Rentals: This communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and serving.
1.Where is the passage likely to appear?
A．A morning newspaper. B．A monthly magazine.
C．A geography book. D．An official guide.
2.The underlined phrase “cater to” probably means ________.
A．satisfy B．afford C．support D．help
3.You may have better choices to deal with _________.
A. your hunger problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your thirsty problem in Macdonald’s
B. your thirsty problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your hunger problem in Macdonald’s
C. your hunger and thirsty problems in the Blue Sky Cafe
D. your hunger and thirsty problems in the Macdonald’s
4.At Beach Culture you can probably buy __________.
A．newspapers and magazines B．skincare and cigarettes
C．adult cotton T－shirts D．fresh juice and breakfast roils
