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”(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(固定的) 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(支付宝) and WeChat Pay are becoming more common in China. The buyer just scans the QR code (扫描二维码) 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 govermment work report
D.a social magazine
3.Nowadays ______ becoming more common in China.
A.Bartering B.coins C.paper money D.Alipay and WeChat Pay
4.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
Have you kept the secrets in your heart? Have you tried to hide anything from others? Is it all right if you don’t tell the truth? You’ll find the answer after reading the following passage.
Marie was Joey’s mother. There was something wrong with her son’s feet. The doctor told her that Joey would be able to walk like others, but would never run very fast. At the age of eight, Joey ran around with the children in his neighborhood. His mother never told him that he wouldn’t be able to run as fast as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In the seventh grade, he decided to try out for a runner on his school team. He ran more than any of the others in order to be chosen. Joey practiced running four to five miles a day —— even one day when he had a high fever. Although Marie was worried about him, she never told him he couldn’t run with such a high fever. So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later, Joey made the team. Marie never told him he couldn’t do it. So he didn’t know. He just did it.
Although sometimes we don’t tell others the truth, it can make them optimistic and meet the challenge(挑战) of their lives bravely. Why not go for it?
1.Joey had some problems with his.
A.hands B.feet C.heart D.head
2.The underlined word “optimistic” in Paragraph 5 means
A.孤独的 B.包容的 C.乐观的 D.消极的
3.The passage mainly talks about ____________
A.a sunny boy
B.a silly mother
C.a boy’s love for running
D.a mother’s love for her son
4.Which of the following shows the structure(结构) of the passage?
(①=Para. 1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5)
A.①—②③④⑤ B.①—②③④—⑤ C.①—②—③④⑤ D.①—②③—④—⑤
Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.
Sandy comes from Madrid(马德里) . She says happily, “My 21st birthday is on Saturday, and I’m going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. It’s an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional.”
Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki(花甲)——it’s the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday.
Liu Mei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, “Tomorrow is my 16th birthday. It’s a special birthday, so we’re going to have a family party. Maybe I will get some lucky money from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles for a long life.”
Phillip, from Paris, smiles to us, “I’m going to be thirty next week, so I’m going to invite three very good friends out for dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out.”
How do you usually celebrate your birthday?
1.Sandy’s friends will pull on her ear ______ on her birthday.
A.once B.twice C.21 times D.we don’t know
2.Kanreki is on everyone’s ______ in Japan.
A.16th birthday B.14th birthday C.30th birthday D.60th birthday
3.Perhaps Mr. Sato will receive ______ on his 60th birthday.
A.some red flowers
B.some lucky money
C.a white shirt
D.a pair of black leather shoes
4.Phillip will celebrate his thirtieth birthday by ______.
A.eating out for dinner with his friends
B.pulling on the ear of his friends
C.cooking noodles
D.receiving some lucky money
Information about some fashionable inventions
pictures and names of products |
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Segway(平衡车) | Androidly(电话手表) | Jabone（智能手环）UP30 | IPad | |
time | 2001 | 2013 | 2011 | 2010 |
inventor | Dean Kamen | four young men | Yves Behar | Jonathanlve |
country | USA | India | USA | USA |
company | Segway. INC | Androidly Systems Private Ltd | Aliph | Apple |
use of product | your personal vehicle, travel greenly, fashionably and quickly | video player music player GPS make a call take photos | record information of daily life: exercise, sleep diet, blood pressure | GPS make a call take photos video player music player games |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
1.Segway was invented by ______.
A.Dean Kamen B.four young men C.Yves Behar D.Jonathanlve
2.According to the passage, we can use Androidly to do many things except ______.
A.listening to music B.making a call C.watching videos D.drawing a picture
3.Grandma Li wants to have a good living habit. She can buy ______.
A.Segway B.Androidly C.Jawbone UP3 D.Ipad.
4.Which is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?
A.There are three inventors who come from the USA.
B.People can use Jawbone UP3 to record blood pressure.
C.Segway causes less pollution than many other vehicles.
D.Apple is the biggest among the four companies in the passage.
Have you ever imagined going to other countries without your paper passport? That will soon come true. And your paper passport will become history. You may use a new kind of passport called “cloud passport” in the future.
It’s reported that Australia will be the first country to use the cloud passport. With the cloud passport, you don’t have to take a paper passport with you all the time. The cloud passport will have your name, photos and other information. And if you go to other countries, you can just check the information on the computer.
When you take a paper passport with you, you might lose it. But with the cloud passport, you don’t have to worry about that.
Do you think the cloud passport it a great idea? Perhaps you will have it in the future, too.
1.You may use a new kind of passport called “______passport” in the future.
A.cloud B.paper C.history D.photo
2.It’s reported that ________ will be the first country to use the new kind of passport.
A.China B.Australia C.America D.England
3.If you have the cloud passport, _________.
A.you can take it with you easily B.you needn’t worry about losing it
C.you can go to Australia freely D.you needn’t go to other countries
Some people say they have a way to solve the problems of car crowding and pollution. In many cities, hundreds of people ____ bikes to work every day. In the New York City, some bike riders have even founded a group: Bike for a Better City. They say if more people ride bikes to work, there would be fewer cars and ____ dirty air.
For several years, this group has tried to gather help for bike riders. They want to have special roads ____ bikes only, because when bikes and cars use the same roads, there may be accidents. Bike for a Better City thinks if there were bike roads, more people would use bikes.
But no bike roads have been built ____. Not everyone thinks it is a good ____. Drivers don’t like it, and some shop owners don’t like it, ____. And most people live ____ far from the city that they can’t travel by bike. Still, ____ has been done about it. On Saturdays and Sundays, the largest open park in New York is ____ to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only, but the group still says this is not enough and goes on ____ to get bike roads. I think there will be more bike roads in the future.
1.A.on B.ride C.by D.take
2.A.fewer B.less C.many D.more
3.A.until B.for C.as D.of
4.A.yet B.already C.still D.once
5.A.hope B.way C.help D.advice
6.A.so B.and C.also D.either
7.A.very B.quite C.too D.so
8.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
9.A.closed B.open C.opening D.closing
10.A.fight B.fighting C.to fight D.fights
