People use money to buy food, books and lots of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells (贝壳).In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks (牙), monkey tails and salt were
used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the
people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.
The first copper(铜) coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver(银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another then the paper money is used today. Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.
1.What do people use money to do?
A. To play with. B. To keep at home.
C. To buy something useless. D. To buy things they need.
2.From the passage we know that______ weren’t used as money in the world.
A. trees B. elephant tusks
C. monkey tails D. salt
3.What problems did people have using gold and silver coins?
A. They didn’t have much.
B. They were too heavy to carry.
C. They didn’t like them.
D. People couldn’t found them.
4.In the world what kinds of money were first made by Chinese people?
A. Copper coins. B. gold coins.
C. paper money. D. both A and C.
5.How many things that were used as money are mentioned in this passage?
A. 8. B. 9. C. 10. D. 7.
Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢)on a cliff(山崖).The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him. Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food, the baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out. “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry. Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest. The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, “Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
“You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.
1.According to the passage, the baby eagle’s nest was _____.
A. warm B. comfortable
C. soft D. above all
2.What did the baby eagle’s mother do when she came the last time?
A. She put some food in the nest.
B. She shouted at her baby eagle and flew away.
C. She just came to see him again.
D. She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.
3.What was the baby eagle’s feeling when his mother didn’t come back?
A. He was full of sadness and fear B. He was excited.
C. He was surprised. D. He was with joy.
4.What does the word “abandon” mean?
A.歧视 B.保护 C. 抛弃 D.拯救
5.We can infer(推断)from the story that _________.
A. The baby eagle lost his mother
B. The baby eagle could get food himself
C. The baby eagle fell down and died
D. The baby eagle was still angry with his mother
It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy. she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her the beautiful lilacs(丁香花) in the garden.
Later that day, when her husband knew that she liked lilacs, he said, “I know where we __ find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. , she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face. When they were passing an Old People’s home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny was very and she thanked here again and again. She smiled happily, too.”
When the young mother to her car, her children asked her, “Who is that old granny? Why did you give flowers to ?” I don’t know her.” Their mother said, “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she looks very lonely. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers mean to her.”
1.A. And B. Or C. Because D. If
2.A. wishing B. wish C. wished D. to wish
3.A. about B. on C. at D. of
4.A. must B. can C. could D. may
5.A. hundred B. thousand C. thousands D. million
6.A. Carefully B. Careful C. Careless D. Care
7.A. people B. children C. person D. human
8.A. sad B. nervous C. happy D. mad
9.A. came back B. came over C. came up with D. came out
10.A. she B. herself C. hers D. her
补全对话（共5分, 每空1分）
从方框内所给的句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话，并将代表答案的字母填在答题卡的相应位置。
（Zhang Ming and his wife are in a restaurant.）（W=waiter Z=Zhang Ming）
W: Good evening.
Z: Good evening.
W: 1.
Z: Yes, please. What kinds of food do you have in your restaurant?
W: Noodles, dumplings, rice and so on. 2.
Z: We’d like some rice, some vegetables and a plate of fish.
W: 3.
Z: Nothing. Thanks. We are used to keeping the plates and bowls empty.
W: OK. Please come and sit here. 4. Here’s some hot water.
Z: Thank you.
W: 5.
---An important report about English study _____ in the Worker’s Palace next week. Can you come with me?
---Sure, I’d love to.
A. will be given B. will give
C. would be given D. would give
--- Excuse me. Could you please tell me _____?
---Sure.
A. where is the library B. how can I find the library
C. where the library is D. how far is the library
