题目内容
We usually use two kinds of money. One kind is money made of paper and the o 1 kind is money made of metal. But in the past people used many things i 2 of money. Some countries used salt, tea o 3 stones. Other countries even used some animals. Today people in some p 4 of the world still do not use paper money all the same.
On the island of Yap, people use the h 5 money in the world- Yap stones. These are round, white stones w 6 a hole in the middle. The Yap stones do not c 7 from this island. The Yap men have to go to the island over 600 kilometers away to get t 8 .
Rich people do not carry Yap stones. Servants (仆人) follow the r 9 . Each servant carries a stone on a long stick over his shoulder. Today people on the island of Yap use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still p 10 Yap stones to paper money.
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Everything has a name. All people, places and things have names.Cities and towns have names,too.Schools and office buildings also have names. Names are important.
We use names every day.When we meet a new person, we usually ask”What’s your name?” It’s important to learn a person’s name. Most people have two names. Some have more names. Names are different all over the world, so it is very difficult to remember (记住)all of them.
In the USA, most people have a first name, a middle name and a last name. Parents choose the first name and middle names for their babies.There are names for boys and names for girls. For example, John, Peter, Tom and Mike are all names for boys, Elizabeth, Bonnie, Susan and Mary are all girls’ names. The last name is the family name. Usually it is the father’s family name.
【小题1】It is difficult to remember names all over the world because names are
| A.too long | B.too many | C.too different | D.too easy |
| A.George, Linda, Susan | B.Tom, Bill, Cathy |
| C.Elizabeth, Julie, Mary | D.Peter, James, Jack |
| A.the father’s | B.the mother’s | C.the parent’s | D.the grandmother’s |
| A.1 | B.2 | C.3 | D.4 |
| A.Yes, they do. | B.No, they don’t. | C.Yes, they have. | D.No, they haven’t. |