People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need．When they work, they usually get paid(酬勞) in money．

Most of the money used today is made of metal（金屬） or paper．But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money．One of the first kinds of money was shells．

In China, cloth and knives were used as money．Elephant tusks（牙）, monkey tail（尾巴） and salt were used in some parts of the world．Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands．

The first copper coins （硬幣）were made in China．They were round and had a square hole in the center．Different countries have used different metals for their money．Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver （銀）．But gold and silver were too heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive．The Chinese were the first to use paper money．The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today．

Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today．

1.People usually use money． ______

A. to buy gold B. to buy something expensive

C. to get something they want D. to buy shells

2.Long, long ago people all over the world used______ as money．

A. the same metal B. the same paper

C. the different metals D. all kinds of things

3.In the past, the ancient Chinese used to have cloth and knives______.

A. as a tool B. as a kind of goods

C. as a gift D. as money

4.______ was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands．

A. Rice B. Animals C. Gold D. Knives

5.The first paper money____________

A. looked like the same as the paper money used today

B. looked interesting

C. had a square hole in the center

D. looked like a note

1.C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.D 【解析】 本文介紹了關(guān)于錢的故事，在古代人們用各種各樣的東西當作錢。 1.C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need．可知人們經(jīng)常用錢買他們想要的東西，故選C。 2.D 細節(jié)...

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“Mirror（鏡子）,mirror on the wall, what will I look like in ten years?Will I look pretty if I eat junk food and don't exercise?”

To get the answers,you might need a special mirror.French scientists have invented（發(fā)明） one.In this mirror,you won't see what you look like today.Youwill see what you'll look like in the future.

“The mirror looks just like the one in your bathroom,but with two differences.”Says Martin Illsley.one of the scientists

First, it has a camera to take your pictures.You also need to tell the mirror what you eat and how you exercise.Then,with that information, special software(軟件) in it will create a future vision（形象）of you on the mirror.

What can bad habits to do you in five or ten years?This mirror may just show you.If you don't want it to become real, give up your bad habits right now!

1.把1處劃線句子翻譯成漢語

_________________________________________________?

2.2處的one 指代的是______.

A. a mirror B. the bathroom C. a person D. a scientist

3.把劃線句子變成一般疑問句并作肯定回答。

____________________________________________________________________________

4.4.處劃線詞的意思是_________.

A. 給 B. 向上 C. 放棄 D. 屈服

5.Can people use the mirror to help them to keep healthy ?

________________________________________________.

1.十年后我將會長得怎么樣？ 2.A 3.提前will. Yes,it will. 4.C 5.Yes, they can. 【解析】 本文介紹了有一種鏡子，能展示出你將來的樣子。 1.十年后我將會長得怎么樣？ What will sb look like?“某人將長什么樣？”in ten years十年后，故此處為十年后我將會長得怎么樣？ 2...

根據(jù)漢語意思完成英語句子, 每空一詞

1.我們必須盡力拯救地球。

We must try our best _____ save the _______.

2.他總是一遍又一遍的打掃房間。

He always cleans the room_____ _____ ______ _______.

3.將來一切都將是免費的。

______will______ ______ in the future.

4.我們從來不會知道未來會發(fā)生什么事。

We never know _______ ______ ______ in the future!

5.我到處找我的鑰匙，但是我沒有找到。

I ____ _______my keys everywhere,but I couldn’t _______ them.

6.---多久之后你能完成這份工作？---兩天后。

---______ ______will you finish the work?

---In two days.

7.科學家們使得機器人和我們做同樣的事情。

Scientists make robots do _____ _____things ____we do.

1. to earth 2. over and over again 3. Everything be free 4. what will happen 5. looked for find 6. How soon 7. the same as 【解析】 1.try one’s best to do sth“盡力做某事”，故用to ,the eart...

按要求改寫句子。

1.The students are in Europe now .(用in five years替換)

The students _____ _____ in Europe in five years.

2.There will be more pollution in the future.(變?yōu)榉穸ň?

There ______ ______more pollution in the future.

3.My father will go to Shanghai by plane.(變?yōu)橥�義句)

My father will ______ ______ Shanghai .

4.The cities will be more crowded in 100 years.(對劃線部分提問)

_______ _______the cities ______ _______ in 100 years?

5.Many scientists disagree with Mr. White.(變?yōu)橥�義句)

Many scientists ______ ______ with Mr. Write.

1. will be 2. won’t be 3. fly to 4. What will be like 5. don’t agree 【解析】 1.用in five years 作時間狀語，故謂語用一般將來時，謂語are變?yōu)閣ill be，故為(1). will (2). be 。 2.謂語是will be，故變?yōu)榉穸ň鋾r,謂語為(1). won’t ...

20年后你將成為一名教師并且擁有一臺智能機器人，請你充分發(fā)揮想象力,描述一下它的樣子以及它能幫助你做的事情。

要求：詞數(shù)在80詞左右。

My robot in twenty years

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My robot in twenty years Now,I am a teacher .I have had a robot which is very nice.Because he can help me do many things.For example,wash my cloth,do some housework,cook dinner and so on .Because of h...

—Look at _________ sculpture for Sunshine Town Square, Tom! What do you think of it?

—This is ________ most wonderful one I have ever seen.

A. the; a B. a; the C. the; the D. a; a

C 【解析】句意：——湯姆，看太陽城廣場的雕塑。你認為怎么樣？——這是我見過的最壯觀的一個雕塑。第一空特指太陽城廣場的雕塑，故用定冠詞the。第二空修飾最高級most wonderful one，故用定冠詞the。故選C。

— Would you mind me _______the door? — _________. It’s really hot here.

A. open; Yes B. opening; Of course C. opening; Of course not D. open; Sure

C 【解析】句意：——你介意我打開門嗎？——當然不，這真的太熱了。mind sb doing sth介意某人做某事，故第一空用動名詞opening。第二空根據(jù)It’s really hot here.可知此處表示這里太熱，因此不介意打開門，故選C。

I’ll ask my teacher to give me some ________ how to learn English well.

A. advises on B. advise on C. advice on D. advices about

C 【解析】句意：我要讓我的老師給我一些關(guān)于如何學好英語的建議。advise建議，是動詞；advice建議，是不可數(shù)名詞，沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。作為動詞give的賓語，故用名詞，故為advice。故選C。

In our country, women are always dressed ________ red _______ their wedding day, because red is the colour of power and strong feeling.

A. on; on B. in; in C. on; in D. in; on

D 【解析】句意：在我們國家，婦女在她們結(jié)婚的日子總是穿著紅色，因為紅色是充滿力量和強烈感情的顏色。be dressed in穿著，表示在具體某一天，用介詞on。故選D。

--Which of these skirts do you like best?

--I’ll take ____. They are both expensive and out of fashion.

A. neither B. either C. none D. both

C 【解析】試題句意，你最喜歡哪件襯衣？我一件也不買，太貴了又不時尚。最后一句話說明不想買。故選D.A是指兩者都不，而此處不了兩件。