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.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. |
The underlined word "issued" here probably means " ".
| A．showed | B．took | C．borrowed | D．provided |
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 |
A young man was going to join the army and had to take a medical examination . The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man, "Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on that chair. "
The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, " All right. Put your clothes on again. "
" But you haven't examined me at all " the young man said in surprise.
"There is no need to do so, " the doctor said with a smile. "When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw your chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, ...."Why did the young man take a medical examination?
| A．He had hurt his ear. |
| B．He hoped to join the army. |
| C．He wanted to get some medicine. |
| D．He wondered if he was in good health. |
The doctor asked the young man to take his coat and shirt off to test_________.
| A．his eyes | B．his arms |
| C．his sense of hearing | D．his sense of touch |
How did the man feel as soon as the medical examination was over?
| A．Bored. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Uncomfortable. | D．Surprised. |
Which of the following can be chosen to complete the underlined sentence?
| A．so I feel sorry for you |
| B．so you are too weak to join the army |
| C．so you need another medical examination |
| D．so you must be clever enough for the army |
The best title for this story is_________.
| A．A Strict Doctor | B．A Special Medical Examination |
| C．A Serious Mistake | D．A Smart Young Man |
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American people sometimes go camping for vocation. Instead of staying in a modern hotels and restaurants，they live in the woods and do everything for themselves for a few days to relax.
When you are camping, you may make all of your own food. Barbeques (烤肉架) are very common while camping.You can bring meat and vegetables to the camp.To make a fire，you can find or bring your own wood and light it with a lighter(打火机)．
Remember to put stones around the fire so that it won’t get too big or dangerous. When the fire is ready，you can cook food over it. Besides meat and vegetables，you can also cook marshmallows(果酱软糖) with the fire.
Children really like this activity at night. The whole family sit around the fire，eat marshmallows，and drink hot chocolate—especially when it is cold outside!
Vacation needn’t mean going to visit faraway places，it could be as simple as setting up a tent in a nearby forest!What do American people do for vocation?
Where do Americans live?
Why do they put stones around the fire?
Do the children really like this activity?
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阅读下面短文，根据汉语或手字母提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词所填单词要求意义准确，拼写完整，正确。
Mr. Chen is a farmer. He lives in western China w his wife and two sons. One year ago, he found that he had cancer. The doc tor told him that he needed an operation(手术) at once. A
he said the operation would cost thousands of yuan. It was too much money for Mr. Chen and his wife. They had no jobs and both their sons were at school. The s
（局势,状况）seemed hopeless.
Two weeks later, however, Mr. Chen got some (好的) news. A health care project would provide medical treatment for poor patients in western China. They need to pay only half the cost or even less. T
to the project, he was able to receive an operation in time to prevent(防止) the illness from getting
（更糟的）. Now he has returned to his family.
The purpose of this health care project is t improve the situation of poor people in western China. So f
（到目前为止）, the project has h
more than 5,000 people. The Chinese government hopes to
(发展) a new health care model for China. As our country develops, we must remember to care for the weakest members.
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A standard American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every students is given a locker(锁柜). When students arrive at the school, the first go straight to their lockers American students usually take a yellow school bus or go to school on foot if they
live close enough. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students get passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s test, they can began driving themselves to school.
Each day, students take six or seven classes. . They can choose art, clothes making and other classes. In some school students mus t take one or more of the classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies.
This is because each teacher has his own classroom. There is a five-minutes break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class. . After school more that half of the students take part in after-school activities.These activities include sports and clubs, such as basketball, baseball,soccer,speech, school newspaper and so on.
| A．They must take science, math, English and social studies. |
| B．Sometimes their parents drive them to school. |
| C．There they put away or get their textbooks. |
| D．The school day usually ends early in the afternoon. |
E. Students move to different classrooms for each subject.
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People usually check whether their keys, wallets and phones are with them before going out . But many people in China now have one more important thing to take -- a face mask (面罩). They hope that it can protect them from polluted air.
Since January, many cities in China have seen a lot of foggy days.In Beijing, only five days in January were free of smog . It is dirty air that looks like a mixture(混合物) of fog and smoke caused mainly by smoke from cars and factories in cities. Poor air has done harm to people’s health, especially for children and old people. They fall ill easily and the hospitals are full of the the patients of respiratory (呼吸道的) problems.
To respond to the air problems, the Chinese government and many Chinese people have started to take action. Beijing announced plans to use cle an fuel in government vehicles and plant trees. It also asked citizens to set off fewer fireworks for celebrations.
Three students from No.4 High School in Beijing wrote a report to advise how to fight the air pollution. They suggested that cars with large emissions (排放)should not be allowed to use and factories should be closely watched.
We hope more people will join us in making a difference. With all our efforts , the blue skies will certainly return for good。People will take with them before going out, hoping to protect them from the polluted air.
| A．keys | B．wallets |
| C．phones | D．face masks |
What does the underline word mean?
| A．阴雨的 | B．阳光明媚的 |
| C．雾蒙蒙的 | D．月光下的 |
What are the main factors for PM2.5 according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences?
| A．driving cars and having fewer trees |
| B．burning coal and having fewer trees |
| C．having fewer trees and no rain |
| D．driving cars and burning coal |
Why do the air problems and environmental protection become a concern for the whole nation?
| A．Because people can’t see things clearly. |
| B．Because there are many hazy days. |
| C．Because the poor air is bad for people’s health. |
| D．Because there are so many cars in China. |
What can people do to prevent pollution?
| A．use less coal than now |
| B．cut down on energy use |
| C．use less resources |
| D．reduce and make full use of energy and resources |
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