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” (以货易货). 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 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 and WeChat Pay are becoming more common in China. The buyer just scans (扫描) the QR code (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 government work report D. a social magazine

3.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

4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

(?=Para. 1; ?=Para. 2; ?=Para. 3; ?=Para. 4; ?=Para. 5; ⑥= Para. 6)

A. ?; ????; ? B. ??; ??; ??

C. ?; ???; ?? D. ??; ???; ?

Most people say a neighborhood is just some houses for people to live. In fact, it is more than that. A neighborhood has households, shopping centers, schools, and parks... Neighborhoods are unique in their own way, and have ways to attract(吸引)people to live there.

In my neighbourhood, there are friendly neighbors, dogs barking, kids playing in the streets. It is a good environment, but there is just something different and special about my neighborhood, and it brings a warm feeling to me.

Ten years ago we moved to my neighborhood. My parents built our house in a beautiful living place. As a young boy at the age of ten I played outside all the time with my friends in the neighborhood. We used to run through all of our neighbors’ lawns(草坪), roll around and have a great time. Probably the most important thing I love and also my parents and neighbors love is how safe our neighborhood is.

My favorite thing about my neighborhood is the New Year Party we have. It is a huge event in our neighborhood. It’s a wonderful time for neighbors to get together and learn of each other. Different families come together and have a great time.

Neighborhoods are all different, but people living in a neighborhood can be a big family.

1.Neighborhoods are .

A. houses for people to live in

B. places with households, shopping centers, schools, and parks

C. unique in their own way to attract people to live there

D. places for people to work and live in

2.The writer feels something different and special about his neighborhood perhaps because .

A. the neighbourhood brings a warm feeling to him

B. of the dogs, kids and the streets

C. of the visitors

D. there are beautiful sights like lakes and mountains around

3.How old is the writer now? He may be years old now.

A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40

4.Which of the following about the neighbour New Year Party is right?

A. Neighbours have a great dinner with their relatives

B. Neighbours get together to sing and dance

C. Get together and learn from each other

D. Different families come together and have a great time

“What’s the matter, mum?”

As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is _______. It’s unusual –she usually_______the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I _______ what she says. The tulip (郁金香),mother’s _______ is dying.

A month ago, we moved _______ our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. _______ she was free, she would sit _______ her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful color _______ inviting smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it _______. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to __________ to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she __________every morning was __________ the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and __________. But the tulip was dying __________ too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love __________ be harmful(有害的). Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy B. unhappy C. pleased D. pleasure

2.A. closes B. opens C. keeps D. takes

3.A. know B. love C. think D. find

4.A. favourite B. hate C. unlike D. like

5.A. into B. around C. across D. with

6.A. Though B. Because C. After D. Whenever

7.A. at B. in C. on D. under

8.A. but B. and C. for D. or

9.A. happily B. brightly C. carefully D. usually

10.A. other B. place C. two places D. another

11.A. got up B. made the bed C. played piano D. washed her face

12.A. to take B. to cut C. to water D. to pull

13.A. dry B. strong C. wet D. old

14.A. because B. for C. since D. because of

15.A. must B. should C. can D. need

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