7.Salt,shells or metals are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.Salt may seem rather a(21)Bsubstance to use as money,but in countries(22)Cthe food of the people is mainly vegetable,it is often an absolute(23)ACakes of salt,stamped to show their (24)D,were used as money in some countries until recent (25)C,and cakes of salt(26)Abuy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.
Sea shells(27)Das money at some time(28)Banother over the greater part of the Old World.These were(29)Cmainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean,and were traded to India and China.In Africa,shells were also (30)Dright across the continent from East to West.
Metal,valued by(31)B,preceded (先于…) coins in many parts of the world.Iron,in lumps,bars or rings,is still used in many countries(32)Apaper money.It can either be exchanged(33)Dgoods,or made into tools,weapons,or ornaments.The early money of China,apart from shells,was of bronze,(34)Cin flat,round pieces with a hole in the middle,called"cash".The(35)Aof these are between three thousand and four thousand years old-older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.K*s*5u Nowadays,coins and notes have(36)Cnearly all the more picturesque (画面)(37)D of money,and(38)A in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for (39)Buse on ceremonial (40)Bsuch as weddings and funerals,examples of primitive money will soon be found only in museums.
Sea shells(27)Das money at some time(28)Banother over the greater part of the Old World.These were(29)Cmainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean,and were traded to India and China.In Africa,shells were also (30)Dright across the continent from East to West.
Metal,valued by(31)B,preceded (先于…) coins in many parts of the world.Iron,in lumps,bars or rings,is still used in many countries(32)Apaper money.It can either be exchanged(33)Dgoods,or made into tools,weapons,or ornaments.The early money of China,apart from shells,was of bronze,(34)Cin flat,round pieces with a hole in the middle,called"cash".The(35)Aof these are between three thousand and four thousand years old-older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.K*s*5u Nowadays,coins and notes have(36)Cnearly all the more picturesque (画面)(37)D of money,and(38)A in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for (39)Buse on ceremonial (40)Bsuch as weddings and funerals,examples of primitive money will soon be found only in museums.
21.A.terrible | B.strange | C.experienced | D.rediculous |
22.A.what | B.when | C.where | D.which |
23.A.necessity | B.advantage | C.importance | D.effect |
24.A.price | B.pattern | C.role | D.value |
25.A.situations | B.events | C.times | D.conditions |
26.A.still | B.also | C.even | D.never |
27.A.should been used | B.are used | C.would be used | D.had been used |
28.A.and | B.or | C.yet | D.but |
29.A.grown | B.produced | C.collected | D.raised |
30.A.found | B.sold | C.bought | D.traded |
31.A.length | B.weight | C.shape | D.colour |
32.A.instead of | B.in spite of | C.in terms of | D.in line with |
33.A.against | B.as | C.in | D.for |
34.A.really | B.seldom | C.often | D.much |
35.A.earliest | B.latest | C.farther | D.best |
36.A.reflected | B.reproduced | C.replaced | D.recovered |
37.A.sizes | B.shapes | C.volumes | D.forms |
38.A.although | B.since | C.because | D.if |
39.A.original | B.future | C.historical | D.official |
40.A.chances | B.occasions | C.gatherings | D.assemblies |
6.____,I think,and the problem could be settled.( )
A. | To keep up your spirits | B. | A bit more effort | ||
C. | If you double your effort | D. | Making great efforts |
5.The bus was held up by the snowstorm,____causing the delay.( )
A. | as | B. | however | C. | thus | D. | and |
4.Twenty-year-old Alison works as a gas station assistant.She is a single mother looking after her son and is finding it a (36)B to support herself and her child on her (37)A salary.
When she found a lottery(彩票) card that has three(38)D﹩75,000square exposed,she could have demanded the prize money.
The thought did (39)C in her mind for a moment,like many temptations(诱惑) that come in and out of our minds.But Alison (40)Aby some principles,one of them being"honesty is the best policy."
She (41)Bnot to keep the winning card.When she found out the(42)C of the card,a man in his 70s,was (43)A searching for it,she handed the card back to him.
The man had accidently (44)Dthe card at the gas station on the way to demand his (45)B.When he discovered his loss,he and his daughter went back the way they had come and(46)C returned to the gas station.
Some people may say that Alison returned the winning card out of (47)Dthat the owner might return to look for it (48)A that the lottery stands would keep an eye on this case.But many Australians were (49)D by her honesty.Even the man who found his winning card was so happy that he wanted to(50)C her﹩100.You might say that the amount is too (51)B as a percentage of the winning,but do you know that Alison actually(52)Athe﹩100,saying that it was too much of a reward.
Alison's (53)B was picked up by the various media.Some Australians sent her some(54)D to acknowledge her honesty.Her employer also (55)Csome reward money.She even got a free holiday to a destination of her choice.
When she found a lottery(彩票) card that has three(38)D﹩75,000square exposed,she could have demanded the prize money.
The thought did (39)C in her mind for a moment,like many temptations(诱惑) that come in and out of our minds.But Alison (40)Aby some principles,one of them being"honesty is the best policy."
She (41)Bnot to keep the winning card.When she found out the(42)C of the card,a man in his 70s,was (43)A searching for it,she handed the card back to him.
The man had accidently (44)Dthe card at the gas station on the way to demand his (45)B.When he discovered his loss,he and his daughter went back the way they had come and(46)C returned to the gas station.
Some people may say that Alison returned the winning card out of (47)Dthat the owner might return to look for it (48)A that the lottery stands would keep an eye on this case.But many Australians were (49)D by her honesty.Even the man who found his winning card was so happy that he wanted to(50)C her﹩100.You might say that the amount is too (51)B as a percentage of the winning,but do you know that Alison actually(52)Athe﹩100,saying that it was too much of a reward.
Alison's (53)B was picked up by the various media.Some Australians sent her some(54)D to acknowledge her honesty.Her employer also (55)Csome reward money.She even got a free holiday to a destination of her choice.
36.A.relief | B.challenge | C.choice | D.duty |
37.A.low | B.reasonable | C.high | D.steady |
38.A.rewarding | B.remaining | C.resembling | D.matching |
39.A.count | B.fade | C.occur | D.disappear |
40.A.lived | B.worked | C.played | D.survived |
41.A.expected | B.decided | C.promised | D.tried |
42.A.seller | B.printer | C.owner | D.finder |
43.A.anxiously | B.unwillingly | C.calmly | D.secretly |
44.A.bought | B.thrown | C.damaged | D.dropped |
45.A.card | B.prize | C.gas | D.loss |
46.A.therefore | B.suddenly | C.finally | D.again |
47.A.happiness | B.curiosity | C.anxiety | D.fear |
48.A.or | B.but | C.so | D.and |
49.A.puzzled | B.excited | C.disappointed | D.touched |
50.A.return | B.pay | C.award | D.lend |
51.A.attractive | B.small | C.large | D.generous |
52.A.turned down | B.brought down | C.turned in | D.brought in |
53.A.fortune | B.honesty | C.sympathy | D.activity |
54.A.flowers | B.presents | C.information | D.money |
55.A.gained | B.collected | C.contributed | D.earned |
3.Don't worry,a new _______bus service to the airport started to operate months ago.( )
A. | usual | B. | common | C. | regular | D. | formal |
2.Jack is late again.It is __________ of him to keep others waiting.( )
A. | typical | B. | average | C. | tough | D. | afraid |
20.We were beginning to worry.It was ________ for David to be so late.( )
A. | curious | B. | regular | C. | unusual | D. | suitable |
19.The Food Safety Law passed in June 2009,however,it is still not clear ______ film stars can advertise products whose effects are not proved.( )
A. | that | B. | whether | C. | if | D. | what |
18.-Jack is doing nothing at all but study Chinese.
-As far as I know,he is ___________ to study abroad,perhaps China.( )
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-As far as I know,he is ___________ to study abroad,perhaps China.( )
A. | possible | B. | likely | C. | impossible | D. | unlikely |