A. I’m glad to go with you. B. Last nigh...

How do you pay for things? Do you usually use cash(现金), or do you like to pay by credit card(信用卡)? If you are like a lot of people, you probably have at least one credit card. Also, you might use it more often than you probably should.

Credit cards first became popular in the 1920s, At that time, businesses, such as hotels and companies, gave credit cards to their best customers(顾客). Unlike today's credit cards, customers could only use these cards at the Store or business that gave out the card. Customers had to pay for things in full. They couldn't pay for something a little at a time.

In 1950, a businessman named McNamara started a credit card company — Diners Club. Unlike earlier credit cards, this card could be used by customers at many restaurants. Customers liked the card because they didn't have to carry a lot of cash with them. Restaurant owners liked the card, too. Why? They found out that customers usually spent more money when they could pay by credit card.

In its first year of business, Diners Club issued 200 cards, The customers who got the cards from the Diners Club could use them at 27 different restaurants. Today, Diners Club has about 8 million customers, and they can use their cards in over 7. 6 million businesses in more than 200 countries.

1.What can we know about the earlier credit cards from the passage?

A. They could be used everywhere.

B. Customers had to pay for things in full.

C. They were very popular before the 1920s.

D. Everyone could get this kind of credit card.

2. The underlined word "issued" here probably means "       ".

A. showed   B. took   C. borrowed     D. provided

3. This passage is mainly about        .    

A. part of the development of credit cards

B. how to use cash

C. the number of people who use credit cards in the world

D. how credit cards help businessmen

Rock climbing(攀岩) did not become a sport until late in the 1900s. But now it has become a popular outdoor activity. While rock climbing may still be necessary for mountain climbing, most people just climb low mountains for fun.

If you have ever done rock climbing, you will know that it is not a very easy sport. Indoor and outdoor rock climbing both need practice. What most people don’ t know is that rock climbing is one of the sports that depend on your body and mind(意志).

To climb successfully, one must use wonderful skills. One of the important rules is to always have three parts of your body on the rock face. Another important rule is that your arms only hold you close to the rock face while your legs are pushing you up, the closer you are to the rock face, the easier it is to climb.

Rock climbing is a wonderful sport. Once you start to learn how to climb, you'll find more fun. People who like games such as chess playing or problem-solving may love rock climbing, because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking. For anyone who wants to get into beautiful shape, rock climbing is a fun and good way. Anyone who enjoys a difficult game and loves the outdoors should think of taking rock climbing as a new hobby.

1. When did rock climbing become a sport?        

   A. In 1900.  B. Early in the 1900s.  C. In the middle of the 1900s.  D. Late in the 1900s.

2. The chess players may like rock climbing because          .    

A. they'd like to get into beautiful shape

B. it is more interesting than chess playing

C. it is like chess playing in the way of thinking

D. they really tike to do sports

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Rock climbing is a kind of indoor and outdoor activity,

B. Rock climbing is a very easy sport.

C. When you climb, your arms push you up.

D. The closer you are to the rock face, the more difficult it is to climb.

1. Which of the following is TRUE to Shanghai Disneyland?

A. A 10-kilometer-long river goes in the middle of the park.

B. There will be many Chinese characters.

C. It is the same as the others.

D. It opened 5 years ago.

2.In order to keep the road safe, European Commission wants to       .

A. make buses and taxis go slowly        B. fit buses and taxis with "black hones"

C. make the police find out what happened  D. find out what "black boxes" can do

3. The robots will        in a UK hospital.     

   A. carry medical rubbish  B. give out newspapers  C. cook dinner  D. water flowers

4.TV stations and newspapers buy the holes because        .    

A. the roads have been broken badly    B. they want to have their own holes

C. they want to make more money      D. the government doesn't have enough money

阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。

Clean water is not only important for people to produce food, but necessary for our life. However, many people in Asia and Africa don't have enough clean water to use. The World Health Organization reports that almost 4,000 children die each day of dirty water or lack (缺乏) of water.

Farmers use 70-85% of the world fresh water to produce food. People usually don't pay much attention to how much water industry(工业) uses, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries.

Home use takes up(占据) only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, more water will be used. The local government has to try to make people use less water.

In 60% of European cities, people are saving water by using less. They even keep waste wafer for other use.

In Australia, the government has encouraged people to collect rainwater and recycle water from showers for a second use.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a water saving program to encourage families and businesses to check their water use and save more water. Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem. We can all work together to protect our fresh water in our daily life.

1. In developed countries, most water is used by industry.  

2.People in Asia have enough clean water to use.  

3.To save water, Australians and Europeans both choose to recycle water for a second use.

4. According to the passage, scientists have found good ways to deal with water problems.  

5.Home use of water will increase because of the growing of cities.

In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he  31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to  32  the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took  33   farmer to the judge (法官).

The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34  that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it,  35  I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from  36  , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"

We  37  what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this  38  , "Am I honest?"

Honesty or dishonesty can become a  39  . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even  40  what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.

1. A. gave    B. fed     C. threw     D. sold

2.A. weigh   B. watch   C. cut       D. use  

3.A. /       B. a       C. an        D. the

4. A. rich    B. poor    C. honest     D. quiet

5. A. and    B. so      C. but        D. or

6. A. I      B. my     C. me        D. mine 

7. A. get back  B. look back   C. give back   D. turn back  

8. A. answer   B. question    C. help       D. idea    

9.A. difference  B. habit   C. mistake      D. difficulty

10.A. Study     B. mean   C. imagine      D. know