Long ago, people did not need money.They on wild animals, fruits and other plants.
As time passed, people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes, families more than they needed, so they started to with other families. Later, people began to use money as a means of exchange. However, it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt, large stones and so on.
During the 600s B.C, people began using coins money. They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. , countries began to make their own coins.
The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably as as the 11th century. The Italian Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. However, European countries didn’t start using paper money 1600s.
Today, we have many ways to pay for things.We don’t often use coins or paper money. It’s more for people to pay for things by card in our daily lives paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.
A．played B. lived C．ate
A．produced B. planted C．invented
A．talk B. trade C．get
A．for B. with C．as
A．At first B. At least C．Later
A．early B．late C．long
A．inventor B．teacher C．traveler
A．after B．until C．unless
A．common B．dangerous C．inexpensive
A．but B．because C．though
完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。
Kate White is my friend. She has a big . There are people in her family. Her name is James. He is a doctor. Her grandmother’s name is Alice. She is a teacher. They have a and a daughter. They are Thomas and Cindy. Thomas is Kate’s and he is a policeman. Kate’s mother is Jenny and she is a nurse. Kate is 13 she is a middle school student. studies (学习) in No. 19 Middle School. Kate a little brother. Her brother’s is Jimmy. Jimmy is three. Coco is dog. It’s very cute(可爱的). The of it is white. Cindy is Kate’s and Charles is Cindy’s husband (丈夫). teachers. They have a little boy. name is Tommy. Tommy is Kate’s . Kate loves her family very much.
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完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。
Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Your friends will you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will be together you in your journey through life.
Everyone friends. Friendship can make us happier. can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here some advice.
· friends with a person who is easy to get along with.
· You should make friends with a person who has in common with you.
· Give your friend a when he or she is in trouble .Friends should always be ready to each other.
· Believe(相信) in each other. This is the most thing in a friendship.
· Even the best friends may have sometimes. this happens, don’t let it last too long. Try to make up with(和好) your soon.
is a kind of treasure(珠宝) in our life . It a bottle of wine(酒), the longer it is kept, the better it will be.
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完形填空(本题有15小题，每小题l分；满分l5分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was a cold winter’s afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any ___ on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost right _______,there was a canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was ______ wearing many clothes, Robert noticed. He felt extremely cold and walked ______.
Just then he heard a cry, “Help! Help!” The cry came from the river. Robert looked ______. The boy was in the water and his canoe was slowly running away. “Help! Help!” he called again.
Robert was a good swimmer. Taking _____ his clothes, he jumped into the river. The cold water made him tremble(颤抖) all over, but in a few seconds he _______ the boy. “Don’t be _____,”he said and started to swim towards the river bank, pulling the boy with him. But at that moment he ______ a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all looking in his direction. Robert decided to swim towards the ________.
“_____ me a hand.” he shouted as he got near the boat. He looked ______ into a row of faces. “It’s funny.” he thought. “They look so ______.” silently they helped the ______into the boat and wrapped him in a blanket. But they didn’t move to help Robert.
“Aren’t you going to pull me out too?” Robert asked.
“You!” said one of the men. “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled a whole afternoon’s work! You can _____ in the water!”
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完型填空 （共15小题， 每小题1分，满分15分）
People have been raising pigeons(鸽子) for about 10,000 years. And pigeon keepers use different kinds of pigeons for different __ . Some people use pigeons for ____. For example, in parts of China people cook a special meal with pigeon to celebrate the New Year.
Some people also keep pigeons because they look especially____. There are many interesting kinds of these “pretty” pigeons. Different kinds of pigeons have interesting features ____ long, soft tail feathers or designs on their heads. The owners of these kinds of pigeons enter them in ____ and the best looking pigeons are chosen to win prizes.
But pigeons have many other ____ too. Pigeons can fly long distances without growing ____. They also have another ____ sense. No matter how far from home they are, pigeons can usually fly back to where they ____. This is often called a “homing sense”. This sense makes them good for carrying _____.
In many cities around the world, pigeons live in special houses, and pigeon keepers spend a lot of money and time ____ their birds. When someone has a very good pigeon, he is very ____. He may also have a way to make money. But this is not usually the main ____ people keep pigeons. For some people, they keep pigeons as a hobby.
People love pigeons so much that they even take them ____ when they move to a new country. They ____ these birds as their children. “When you are looking at a pigeon in the sky you feel free. It is the best feeling you have in a strange country”, a pigeon lover says.
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完形填空。
I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of ________ litter nearby that I realized no one else was going to pick it up.
I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there ________ three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was________much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest, and I wanted to ________ happy when I went again. I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes________ I started to pick up litter, my bag was full! There were cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it.
From then on, I ________ to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I often stay there for three hours. It makes me feel ________ to do something for the environment. After each trip, I look through all the litter that I’ve collected. If ________ of it is recyclable（可回收利用的）, I’ll keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep on picking it up ________ they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit ________ the earth, but I still think it is important.
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