题目内容
It began with one red paper clip (回形针) and ended with a house. Kyle Mac Donald,a 26-year-old Canadian got a house with three bedrooms through 14 trades (交易) that started with a single red paper clip.
Now more and more young people around the world like this kind of trading activities. They set up websites and trade on the Internet. People trade things they do not usually use with other people. A website called Peerflix allows people to trade their old possessions (财产;所有物). These traders usually prefer face-to-face trading,in this way they don't have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery (递送).
Last year,a young girl in Beijing decided to follow the example of Kyle. She started with a paper clip and hoped to get a house in the end. (1) After several trades she now has a piano which is worth more than 10 ,000 yuan. But she may still have a long way to go.
Maybe you can't understand why people are doing this. As Kyle said ,“What's more important to a man in the desert—one million dollars or a glass of water?”(2) Kyle's words probably show why these trades are popular among young people.
1题判断正误;2题补全句子；3题回答问题;4题翻译句子；5题句型转换。
1. Now more and more young people around the world like this kind of trading activities. ()
2. Kyle got through 14 trades that started with a single red paper clip.
3. Why do these traders usually prefer face-to-face trading?
4. 请将画线句子(1) 翻译成汉语：
5. 请将画线句子(2) 变为特殊疑问句：
[解析]本文介绍时下流行的“旧物交易”。经过十四次交易之后，Kyle用一个曲别针换来了一座房子。
一位北京女孩用曲别针换来了一家价值1万元的钢琴。
1. T 2. a house with three bedrooms
3. Because (in this way) they don't have .to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery.
4. 经过几次交易之后，她现在拥有一架价值1万元 的钢琴。
5. What do Kyle^ words probably show? / Whose words probably show why these trades are popular among young people?
Some interesting animals | Food |
People in India think the cow (奶牛) is the mother of the earth. It gives so much but asks nothing in return. So in many Indian cities,people dont eat or sell beef. Cows in India can walk free (自由) with the cars. | Grass |
The zebra (斑马) belongs to (属于) the horse family. They live in southern | |
and central Africa. Zebras have excellent hearing and eyesight and are capable of running at a speed (速度) of up to 40 miles per hour. | Grass |
The kangaroo is the symbol ofAustralia. They can't walk. They use their | |
strong back legs to jump. They can jump over 56 kilometers each hour. They can | Gum trees |
go over nine meters in one jump! |
The polar bear lives in the snow and ice. It is 3 meters long and it weighs (重) 450 kilos. It can stand up on its back legs because it has very wide feet. It can use | Sea animals |
its front legs like arms. It can swim well. |
() 1. is a member of the horse family.
A. The cow B. The zebra C. The kangaroo D. The polar bear
() 2. The kangaroo can't walk with its legs,but they can .
A. fly B. swim C. jump D. run
() 3. If you walk in the street,you can meet a cow in .
A. China B. Australia C. Africa D. India
() 4. The polar bear lives on .
A. sea animals B. grass C. beef D. gum trees
() 5, “In return” in the sentence “It gives so much but asks nothing in return” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 归还 B. 回报 C. 轮流 D. 要求
Alice is my pen friend. She is a 16-year-old girl from the UK,but now she lives in China. She is a middle school student in Nanjing. She likes going to school,but there are some things she doesnJt like,such as P. E. She enjoys playing sports. She thinks sports are interesting and exciting. But she doesn5t like doing physical exercises in P. E. classes. She feels that they are boring!Her favorite subject is Science. It seems that the amazing and useful Science attracts her. She thinks she is on the way to be a scientist. She wishes to invent things to make the world more and more beautiful.
In her free time,she often goes to the beach. She loves just sitting around and talking to friends there. She's getting better at understanding boys,but she hates listening to hours of talking about foot-ball. “It's not interesting at all!” she once said to me.
That is my pen friend Alice.
Information about Aliceo
Basic information | Name： Alice Age： sixteen 1. old. Birth place： in the UK Living now： in China | |
What | Why /For what | |
Likes | Playing sports. | Interesting and 2. . |
Going to the 3. . | Sitting around and 4. to friends. | |
Favorite subject： Science. | 5. and useful. | |
Dislikes | Having 6. classes. | Physical exercises are 7. . |
8. talks about football. | Not interesting at all. | |
Wishes | To be a scientist. | Be 9. by Science. |
To invent things. | Make the world 10. beautiful. | |