题目内容
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Throughout the 1900s, almost everyone knew how to jump, or “skip” rope. And it wasn’t just kids on playgrounds chanting silly rhymes or singing favourite songs. Champion boxes like Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali jumped rope to build stamina (耐力) and develop quick footwork.
The activity of rope-jumping for f 1. and exercise has most likely been around for thousands of years. Historians believe children skipping rope, and medieval (中世纪的) European paintings s 2. children skipping rope on the cobblestone (鹅卵石) streets.
The earliest jump ropers in North America may have been Dutch immigrants, who brought the game Double Dutch with them in the 1600s. In Double Dutch, two turners h 3. the ends of two ropes and turn them in opposite directions as one person jumps between them. When the game was first introduced, girls couldn’t participate, partly because they were c 4. weaker, and exercise was thought of as unfeminine (不适合女性的).
Also, girls wore l 5. dresses that got in the way.
Once girls did start jumping, however, they really took over. And later, it was m 6. girls who were better at this activity. Now, both girls and boys jump rope. Jumping rope has become a worldwide competitive sport in which children and adults compete in both single and t 7. events.
So, pick up a rope, find a silly rhyme or your favorite song, and start jumping.
A. complete B. fifth C. problem D. instead of E. complain |
Apple started the service with China Union Pay on Feb 18, making China the 1. country in which the service can be used after the US, the UK, Canada and Australia.
Apple Pay users can 2. a deal by just moving their devices near point of sale (POS) terminals 3. scanning a bar code which is required by mobile payment services. The near-field communication technology or NFC allows the contactless data exchange between the user’s device and the POS terminal.
People may pay close attention to Apple Pay at first, but the main 4. for Apple Pay is how to attract more people in the run.
根据下面的短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出恰当的选项补全短文，并将选项的编号依次填写在答题卡上。
Long ago， people did not need money. 1.
As time passed， people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes， families produced more than they needed， so they started to trade with other families. 2. .However， it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells， rice， salt， large stones， etc.
3. . They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. Later， countries began to make their own coins.
The Chinese were the first to use paper money， probably as early as the 11th century. 4. . However， European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.
Today， we have many ways to pay for things. 5. . Often， people prefer to pay for things by card. Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.
A. We do not use coins or paper money. B. Later， people began to use money as a means of exchange. C. The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. D. They lived on wild animals， fruits and other plants. E. During the 600s B.C， people began using coins as money. |