Every day we use money to buy what we want. But have you ever really noticed the bill (钞票) in your hand? There are different pictures on both sides of banknotes (纸币) and interesting stories behind them.
Most banknotes have famous people on the front, such as a country’s leader or a great scientist, while on the back of the paper note there are usually some well-known scenes or national buildings.
The latest editions of Chinese banknotes use the picture of Mao Zedong, founding father of the People’s Republic of China, on the front of all yuan bills. However, the backs of the bills are different. The Great Hall of the People, on the 100-yuan note, is a landmark (地标) in Beijing. Important meetings are always held there. The Lijiang River in Guilin, on the 20-yuan note, is one of the most beautiful scenes in the world.
The US 1-dollar bill has the first president, George Washington, on the front side. A 13-level pyramid is on the back. Benjamin Franklin, a great scientist and politician (政治家) from the US, appears on the front of the 100-dollar bill. You can see the White House, where the presidents live, on the back of the 20-dollar bill.
1.According to Paragraph 2, which one probably appears on the back of the banknotes?
A. Abraham Lincoln.B. Elizabeth II.
C. Taishan Mountain.D. Titanic.
2.The Lijiang River of Guilin is __________.
A. on the back of 20-yuan noteB. on the front of 20-yuan note
C. on the front of 100-yuan noteD. on the back of 100-yuan note
3.On the front of the 100-dollar bill, we can see __________.
A. George WashingtonB. Benjamin Franklin
C. a 13-level pyramidD. the White House
Country | Soviet Union | The USA | China |
Date | 12 April, 1961 | 5 May, 1961 | 15 October, 2003 |
Astronaut | Yuri Gagarin | Alan Shepherd | Yang Liwei |
Age | 27 | 38 | 38 |
Spaceship | Vostok 1 | Mercury 3 | Shenzhou 5 |
Time | 1 hour 48 minutes | 15 minutes | 21 hours |
Height | 327 kilometers | 185 kilometers | 343 kilometers |
Circles around the Earth | 1 | 0 | 14 |
1.The form above shows us________.
A. three journeys into space
B. daily life of three famous people
C. differences between three spaceships
D. something about three famous astronauts
2.________went into space first.
A. China B. The USA C. Soviet Union D. The UK
3.The Chinese astronaut stayed in space for________.
A. 1 hour 48 minutes B. only 15 minutes
C. the shortest time D. the longest time
King William was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked which were strange. His people had to use words in a way to answer these questions.
Once William asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at that moment that George entered the palace. George the habit of the king. He understood the at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can for an answer?”
William said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
even a moment’s thought, George replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ?” asked William.
George said, “Make your men , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
William was pleased very much by George’s wise answer.
1.A. questions B. help C. promises D. advice
2.A. commonB. friendlyC. cleverD. silent
3.A. ThoughB. BecauseC. IfD. As
4.A. knewB. developedC. hatedD. doubted
5.A. orderB. informationC. dangerD. situation
6.A. askB. waitC. tryD. reach
7.A. BeforeB. WithoutC. ThroughD. In
8.A. smartB. braveC. funnyD. sure
9.A. catchB. discussC. countD. visit
10.A. fewerB. largerC. fasterD. older
--- Hello, Jack! How are you doing?
--- _________.
A. Reading a magazine B. That’s all right
C. OK D. It’s nice
--- _________ David be the new chairperson of the Students’ Union?
--- He ________ be, but I’m not sure.
A. Can; can’t B. Can; may C. May; must D. May; mustn’t
--- Liu Tao has never read the book The Adventure of Tom Sawyer , _________ he?
--- _________. He told me it's very interesting. He'd like to read it again.
A. is; No, he isn't B. has; Yes, he has
C. isn’t; Yes, he is D. hasn’t; No, he hasn't