A: Hi, Bill. I notice you are reading the novel again. 1.
B: Three times. Every time I read it, I can learn something new.
A: Really? Who wrote it?
B: Richard Adams. 2.I like writers who have special opinions.
A: Me, too. Could you please tell me more?
B: OK. Richard wrote a book for his daughters in the early time. 3.
A: Sounds interesting. Where did you buy this book?
B: 4.
A: Is it far from here?
B: No. 5. Just next to the People’s Cinema.
A: Oh, I see. Thank you!
A：Only 10minutes'walk from here．
B：What a wonderful novel!
C：In the Rose Bookshop．
D：He's great English writer．
E：How many times have you read it？
F：What are you doing here？
G：In 1974，the book came out and it became very popular．
Money is what people use to buy things they need or want. A long time ago, people didn’t use money. So how did they get the things they wanted? Well, there is a long and interesting story about this.
At first, they would exchange something they had for what they needed. For example, if the shoemaker needed some bread, he would give the baker shoes and the baker would give him bread. This was called “bartering” (以货易货). Bartering worked fine for a while. But after the baker had too many shoes, the shoemaker still needed more bread. What could they do? The solution to this problem was money.
There were many earlier forms of money, such as cattle (牛), salt, grain and shells (贝壳). But it was not easy to move them to far-away places or store them. So coins began to take the place of things.
Coins had a fixed value and could be stored. It became possible for people to trade in a standardized (标准的) way. Different coins are worth different amounts. Metal money was used in China as early as 1000 BC.
About three hundred years ago, paper money came into wider use. Paper money is cheaper to make than coins. It is also easier to carry around. Now people use paper money and coins in most countries.
Cash (现金) has been the most popular form of money. But these days, it seems that things have changed. Cashless payment has come into our lives and changed our world. China was the first country in the world to use paper money. Now, centuries later, it may become the first cashless society soon. Cashless payment apps such as Alipay and WeChat Pay are becoming more common in China. The buyer just scans (扫描) the QR code (二维码) of the seller, or the other way around. No real money is needed at all. Is tomorrow already there?
1.The underlined word “It” in Para 5 refers to _____________.
A. Bartering B. coins C. paper money D. cashless payment
2.We can see the passage in ____________.
A. a story book B. an ad. of a health center
C. Chinese government work report D. a social magazine
3.The best title of the passage should be ______________
A. The First Country Use Paper Money. B. Where is Our Money
C. The Progress of Money D. Cashless Payment Come True
4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(=Para. 1; =Para. 2; =Para. 3; =Para. 4; =Para. 5; ⑥= Para. 6)
A. ; ; B. ; ;
C. ; ; D. ; ;
April Fools’ Day is on April 1. It’s the custom in many countries to play a trick or a joke on someone on this day. If the person is fooled, then he is called an “April Fool”. In fact it’s only half a day, because April Fools’ Day finishes at midday. No more jokes after lunchtime, please!
Here are some April Fools’ tricks from around the world.
A zoo in Japan said they had a huge penguin that was 165 cm tall and weighed 80 kg! In fact it was a man dressed in a penguin suit.
In 1976 a very famous British astronomer (天文学家) told radio listeners that at 9:47 am the Earth was going to experience a feeling of less gravity (重力). He said Jupiter (木星) and Pluto (冥王星) would cross and if listeners jumped in the air at that time, they would feel the sense of having no gravity! Hundreds of listeners phoned the radio to say they had jumped and floated (浮) in the air!
In the 1990s a fast-food restaurant put an advertisement in a US magazine, offering new “Left-handed hamburgers” for the 32 million left-handed Americans! Thousands of customers ordered the new burger in the restaurant!
A British newspaper announced that Portugal had “sold” the soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo to Spain for €160 million. Why? To try to clear its national debt (债务). It was a joke of course.
When I was at school, April Fools’ Day was always good fun. We played tricks on each other and sometimes on the teacher. In fact, one year one of the boys put a bucket of water on top of the door and when the chemistry teacher came in, he got very wet! It was funny, but the boy got in big trouble!
1.On April Fools’ Day, people usually play jokes ____________.
A. in the morning B. at lunchtime C. in the afternoon D. at midnight
2.There are ___________ April Fools’ tricks in the passage.
A. three B. four C. five D. six
3.The listeners phoned the radio to say they floated in the air because __________.
A. there was no gravity B. they believed the famous British astronomer
C. they just played trick for fun D. Jupiter and Pluto went across the county
4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People always have fun calling others “April Fools”.
B. Ronaldo was sold to clear the national debt.
C. The huge penguin in Japan was 165 cm tall and weighed 80 kg.
D. The boy’s teacher got angry with the boy about his trick.
Paul was a rich young man. When his father died, he left Paul a beautiful forest manor (庄园). Unfortunately, before Paul could sell it for a lot of money, a lightning strike (雷击) caused a fire that destroyed it. Watching the beautiful green trees turned into ash (灰烬) overnight, Paul felt his heart break.
In order to bring back the forest manor’s beauty, Paul tried to borrow money from a bank. But the bank refused him, for the bank didn’t believe he’d pay it back. Then he felt too frustrated to eat or drink. So he hid himself in his room for days. His wife was worried about him and suggested he take a break outside.
Paul went for a walk. When he turned the first corner, he saw a store with lots of people. They were lining up to buy charcoal (木炭) used for winter heating.
Then Paul’s eyes lit up. He ran home and hired some charcoal workers to process the forest’s burnt trees into charcoal. As soon as his charcoal went on the market, it was sold out quickly. Soon, he sold more than 1,000 boxes of charcoal and made much money.
The following year in the spring, he used the money to buy a large number of little trees. After a few years, the forest manor that everyone thought had disappeared came to life again.
1.Paul wanted to borrow money from a bank because _________.
A. he wanted to buy some charcoal for winter heating
B. he wanted to use the money to make his manor beautiful again
C. he didn’t want to use the money his father left him
D. he didn’t want to borrow money from others
2.The word "frustrated" in Paragraph 2 probably means _______________.
A. 失意沮丧的 B. 斗志昂扬的 C. 神采奕奕的 D. 义愤填膺的
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Paul got the forest manor from his grandfather.
B. Paul’s wife suggested he take a break and go outside.
C. Charcoal was highly needed for winter heating at the market.
D. Paul made some money by selling charcoal made from the burnt forest.
4.What does the writer mainly want to tell us through the passage?
A. Lots of things are unexpected in the business world.
B. Avoiding the facts doesn’t solve problems.
C. If you don’t help yourself, then nobody else will help you, either.
D. There is something good even in an unpleasant situation.
The story happened in Nazi (纳粹) Germany at the start of World War II. Liesel is a 12-year-old girl who is adopted (领养) by a rich family because her mother can’t afford to take care of her. On the way to her new home, Liesel steals her first book: The Gravedigger’s Handbook, and begins to read.
Her new family hides a Jewish (犹太) man named Max. He becomes friends with Liesel and teaches her to read in secret. Liesel learns more about the power of words. Then she steals the mayor’s (市长的) book and books that the Nazis want to burn up. Finally she writes her own stories.
Australian author Markus wrote this book and it was published in 2005. It soon became worldwide popular and was translated into several languages. It is not the kind of story that makes you cry one moment and laugh the next. Instead, the sadness of Liesel’s story interests you. It makes you understand that such kinds of things have happened to many people.
1.Liesel was born _____________.
A. in a Nazi family B. in Australia
C. at the start of World War I. D. in a poor family
2.Liesel can’t ___________ in her new family.
A. steal any books B. make friends
C. read her own books D. write her stories
3.From the passage, we know ____________.
A. the book is popular around the world. B. Liesel’s mother sold her for money
C. the story has a happy ending D. Max is killed by Nazi
Last Sunday I went fishing on a lake near my house. ______ setting up my fishing rod (鱼杆) with bait (饵), I sat down on the bank of the lake and waited for my fish. When I felt the fish coming near, I got so excited and pulled the rod back in a hurry. But the fish were so ______ that they ran away quickly. Two hours had passed, I hadn't caught any fish. I got very angry and began to ______ my stuff (东西), preparing to go back home.
Just at the moment, I saw an old man who was sitting near me. I saw a bucket on a stone by the path. To my surprise, there were dozens of fish in his bucket. I went over to him, wanting to learn how he had caught ______.
“Excuse me, but how long have you sat here?” I asked. “About four hours,” he answered with a smile on his face. “Four hours?” I couldn't believe my ______. “Yes. It’s very important to be patient,” the old man said. “I usually sit here and catch fish like this. Don’t consider ______ a tiring sport. Just enjoy looking ______ the beautiful mountains and water while you are waiting for the fish.”
Suddenly, I understood what the old man was saying and learnt how to be patient. I thanked him and then I sat there for half the day, waiting for the fish ______. This time when I felt a fish touching the bait, I didn’t move. Instead, I waited for the right moment to pull it in. Surely I caught it. That ______ I took over 10 fish home. Mum cooked them for dinner. How delicious it was!
In some way, the secret of success is patience. We ______ think waiting is annoying. Adding some seasoning (调料) makes it fun. Your attitude is the most important thing!
1.A. Before B. Until C. After D. While
2.A. excited B. afraid C. bored D. clever
3.A. pick up B. put up C. turn up D. pack up
4.A. it B. him C. them D. himself
5.A. ears B. eyes C. heart D. sound
6.A. waiting B. sitting C. fishing D. catching
7.A. for B. around C. up D. at
8.A. friendly B. worriedly C. angrily D. patiently
9.A. morning B. noon C. evening D. night
10.A. mustn’t B. wouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
