题目内容
IV. 阅读理解:(第一节15小题,每小题2分;第二节5小题,每小题2分;满分40分)
Stress ---- learning to relax
During the course of our growing, sometimes everything seems to go wrong at once. Maybe you have got behind with school work, quarreled with a friend, lost something you really liked and you're in trouble at home too. As more things happen we get more stressed, which means we get too tired and can't think properly, which means more things go wrong!
What happens when you feel stressed?
When you get worried or stressed out about something it affects your body in a number of ways.
○ Your heart beats faster.
○ Muscles tense.
○ Your stomach feels tight or you feel sick.
○ Your breathing gets faster.
○ You sweat more.
○ It is hard to get to sleep, or you wake up feeling like you didn't really sleep because you still feel tired.
What can you do if you feel stressed?----Relaxation
There are different things you can do to relax.
Exercise is great and it can help you sleep if you are doing some as part of your day. If you're not sure what to do, look up 'Exercise' on this site for some ideas.
Exercise to move about (dancing, running, jumping, walking and bike riding) is very good, but if you are not an active person then here are some ideas for you.
Exercise to do if you are a couch potato(电视迷) or a computer freak(电脑迷) or a bookworm .
While you are sitting you can still exercise.
Look at the diagrams.
61. What will happen when things go wrong?
A. Falling behind in study. B. Making friends with others.
C. Picking up some money D. Feeling well
62. Where can we find this passage?
A. In a newspaper. B. In a magazine.
C. In a textbook. D. At a website.
63. The underlined word “bookworm” in the third line from the bottom probably means_______.
A. an insect that eats books B. someone who likes reading very much
C. a worm that likes books D. a person who often does sports outside
【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
解析
IV. 阅读理解:(共20题,每小题2分,共40分)
A long time ago, before there was any money (coins or paper money), people got the things that they needed by trading or exchanging. Salt was one of the first items used to exchange for other items. Later, some of the common things that were used for exchanging were tea leaves, shells, feathers, animal teeth, tobacco, and blankets. Around 3000 BC, barley, a type of grain, was used for exchanging.
The world’s first metal money was developed by the Sumerians who melted silver into small bars all weighing the same. This was around 1000 BC. About three hundred years later, people started using coins as official money.
Around 640 BC, people in the ancient kingdom of Lydia ( which was in Turkey) created special coins of exact with and purity (纯度). They were made of gold and silver and were stamped with a lion’s head.
Later, other empires such as Greece, Persia, and Rome adopted the concept of coins and started developing their own in many different shapes and different metals.
Around the year 1000, the Chinese started using paper money. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The Europeans discovered this thanks to Marco Polo who went to China in 1295. the Chinese had different values for the paper notes which were made by the Chinese government.
Around 1661, Sweden became the first European country to make paper money. Until 1850, the Spanish dollar was the coin most widely used throughout the world.
1What is the best title for this passage?
A. |
The history of money |
B. |
How people traded in the past |
C. |
The invention of paper money |
D. |
The use of coins around the world |
2We learn that before coins and paper money were used, _____.
A. |
barley had always been used for exchanging |
B. |
only a few people knew how to trade with others |
C. |
salt was the most widely used item for exchanging |
D. |
many kinds of things were used for exchanging |
3According to the passage, when did people start using coins as official money?
A. |
Around 1300 BC. |
B. |
Around 1000 BC. |
C. |
Around 700 BC. |
D. |
Around 640 BC. |
4The underlined word “adopted” in Paragraph 4 probably means “____”.
A. |
replaced |
B. |
changed |
C. |
accepted |
D. |
invented |
5. Which of the following countries first started to use paper money?
A. Spain B. China C. Sweden D. Lydia