Someday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets. Is life easier when people don’t need to carry any currency at all? Is money heavy to carry? Is it safe to carry money? Maybe in the future each of us will have only one small plastic credit card. We will use it to buy all the things we now buy with money. We will not need money to pay for things.
Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards we now have with money. Sometimes we lose money. Maybe we will lose the cards. Maybe someone will take the card. Someone may even make a card that looks like our card. Since we can’t buy anything without our cards, the credit card may be no better than currency.
Is there something easier to use than credit card? Each of us has a thumbprint(拇指纹). No two thumbprints are the same. Maybe someday the government will keep people’s thumbprints with a number. When you want to buy something you will put your thumb on a machine or a computer. Each store or business will have one. Everyone’s thumbprint will be in the computers. It will be very difficult to lose our thumbprints! It will be difficult for someone to steal it or to make one like it.
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| A．thumbs | B．coins |
| C．plastic card | D．paper money |
| A．each store will have a computer |
| B．each person’s thumbprint is different |
| C．they will help each store |
| D．computers need them |
| A．Each person has a different thumbprint |
| B．There are some problems with the use of credit cards. |
| C．There are no currency problems. |
| D．There are easier things to use than credit cards. |
| A．Credit cards may be no better than currency. |
| B．We use credit cards because money may be stolen. |
| C．We have many problems with money. |
| D．Credit cards are worse than currency. |
| A．we will use credit cards in the future |
| B．we may use our thumbprints to buy something. |
| C．it will be safer to carry money when shopping |
| D．everyone will make lots of money |
Beijing—No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Beijing, Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars for one day each week and walk, take a bus or subway or ride a bike to work. The slogan（口号）for the activity is,“If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.” Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year Beijing only have 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Car exhaust(汽车尾气) is one of the most important reasons of the pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive.” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. There are_______ cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
The activity of No Car Day encourages Beijing drivers .
| A．not to work on No Car Day |
| B．to enjoy having a one-day holiday |
| C．to leave their cars at home to repair |
| D．to take a bus, or subway, ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work |
According to the passage there were blue sky days in the first quarter of last year in Beijing..
| A．52 | B．63 | C．41 | D．238 |
The air pollution in Beijing is mainly caused（导致）by according to the passage.
| A．cars | B．dust | C．weather | D．rubbish |
We can know from the passage that .
| A．more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs |
| B．drivers should leave their cars for one day each month |
| C．more than 1,000 cities around the world have a No Car Day. |
| D．more people in the world won’t drive any more |
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
Choose the right answerDick flew to New York because ___.
| A．he went there for a holiday |
| B．he had work there |
| C．he went there for sightseeing (观光) |
| D．his home was there |
Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
| A．Because she didn't know his address yet |
| B．Because she wanted to go to New York, too |
| C．Because she might send him another telegram |
| D．Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York |
Where did Dick stay in New York?
| A．In the center of the city. | B．In a hotel. |
| C．In a restaurant. | D．At his friend's house. |
Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?
| A．The manager (经理) of his hotel. | B．The police office. |
| C．The taxi driver. | D．His wife. |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city. |
| B．Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival. |
| C．Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram. |
| D．Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. |
As we know, Chongqing has changed a lot in the past few years. More and more trees are being planted in the city. And every day you can see many old people play sports everywhere. The changes make people in the city live a happy life. A small survey below is from people in Chongqing. One hundred persons answered the questions last week.
| What they want |
Health |
Safety |
Food |
| 52% |
33% |
15% |
|
| Where they like to live |
In a quieter place |
In a busier place |
In a greener place |
| 15% |
5% |
80% |
|
| What they think of working in the city |
Bad |
Good |
No idea |
| 8% |
80% |
12% |
|
| Whether they plan to change their living places |
Yes |
No |
Difficult to say |
| 39% |
41% |
20% |
From the survey, ________ of the people in Chongqing care about health.
| A．41% | B．80% | C．39% | D．52% |
From the survey, we know most people want to live________.
| A．in a busier place | B．in a quieter place |
| C．in a greener place | D．on a mountain |
Most people think working in Chongqing is_________.
| A．bad | B．good | C．hard | D．sad |
Every day people in Chongqing can see________ play sports everywhere.
| A．the young | B．the old | C．the men | D．the women |
According to the passage and the survey, we know that________ .
| A．most people plan to change their living places |
| B．12% people in Chongqing think working in the city is bad |
| C．33% people in Chongqing care about the food |
| D．the changes in Chongqing makes people enjoy living there |
Jane is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university. But her family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made lots of friends.
Last year Jane made a very special friend on QQ. He and Jane were both interested in rock music. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other.
He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends.
Jane asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. But when David finally stood before her, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
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A. David sent a picture of himself.
B. In fact, Jane is quite lonely.C. One day. Jane’s father was going on a business trip to San Francisco.
D. His name was David and the lived in San Francisco.
| A．Jane is in a rich family but she feels lonely. |
| B．Jane and David chatted on QQ happily and became good friends. |
| C．Jane went to see David on her business trip to San Francisco. |
| D．Jane didn’t know David was only twelve until she visited him. |
Be careful! Some people may use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but misses important information that should be included, he can create a false impression(印象).
For example, someone might say, "I just won 100 dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that ticket back to the store and they gave me 100 dollars!"
This man is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he paid 200 dollars for 200 tickets, and only one ticket won. He's really a big loser.
He didn't say anything that was false, but he didn't give the other important information. That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not lies, but in fact they are dishonest.
Advertisements sometimes use half-truths. It's against the law to lie in advertisements, so they try to deceive with the truth. An advertisement might say, "Nine-tenths of doctors believe that Fancy Pills will be good to cancer. " It doesn't tell you that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Fancy Company.
This kind of thing happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.What does the underlined word "deceive" mean in Chinese?
| A．坦白 | B．引人注意 | C．获胜 | D．欺骗 |
When people tell part of the truth, .
| A．they are really lying |
| B．they are lottery losers |
| C．they may want you to buy something |
| D．they may not be honest |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The truth can be used by dishonest people. |
| B．All lies are hidden in the truth. |
| C．Nine-tenths of doctors work for Fancy Company. |
| D．Advertisements are full of lies. |
What does the writer clearly want people to do?
| A．Think carefully when they read or hear something. |
| B．Spend no money on lottery tickets. |
| C．Never trust anyone no matter what they say. |
| D．Always tell the truth. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Tell the Truth | B．Everybody Lies |
| C．Lie With the Truth | D．Lies Are Lies |
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