| fast, thousand, around, city, hope for |
| l. for 2. faster 3. city 4. hope 5. Thousands 6. around |
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试题【选词并用其适当形式填空。fast, thousand, around, city, hope for 】；主要考察你对 社会历史类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 阅读理解。 | Different Customs and Cultures
If an American is satisfied with you, he will put his thumb and forefinger into a
circle. That means OK. But in Brazil, the very sign is considered to be rude. In
Poland, a guest usually presents flowers to his hostess. The number must be an odd (奇数) one. Besides, the hostess isn"t expected to remove the cover of the bunch of
flowers. And usually, red rose is a sign of love.
Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show
disapproval. To our surprise these body movements mean the opposite in Bulgaria(保加利亚).
The differences in customs and cultures in the world are really noticeable. We
should learn more about them to avoid embarrassment(窘迫). Then, would you
please remember: When in Rome, do as the Romans do. | 1. In Poland, if a man gives some odd red roses to a woman as a present, it means
that he . | A. will invite her to a dinner party
B. has not been in love with her
C. will invite her to a ball
D. has fallen in love with her | | 2. If a Brazilian puts his thumb and index(食指)into a circle, it shows that he you. | A. will be friends with
B. is not satisfied with
C. is willing to help
D. is satisfied with | | 3. In Poland, it is for the hostess to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers somebody presented to her. | A. impolite
B. polite
C. expected
D. great | | 4. In Bulgaria, if a man nods, it means that he with you. | A. will have a talk
B. disagrees
C. will shake hands
D. agrees | | 5. The sentence "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. " means that . | A. we should learn from the Romans
B. we should work as the Romans do
C. we should obey its customs when we are entering a country
D. we have been Romans | | 完形填空。 | Paris has a beautiful name, the City of 1 . Do you know 2 it means? Many
beautiful buildings are lighted at 3 . The streets are very 4 . When you 5 in
Paris, you needn"t turn 6 your headlights (车灯) even after dark.
Paris is full of life all day and all night. But this is not the 7 reason (原因)
for its beautiful name. For hundreds of years, Paris has been the centre of science and
art. 8 scientists and artists have come to 9 here. For this reason, people 10
it the City of Lights. | ( )1. A. Flowers
( )2. A. what
( )3. A. noon
( )4. A. black
( )5. A. walk
( )6. A. off
( )7. A. only
( )8. A. No
( )9. A. study
( )10. A. make | B. Cars
B. how
B. night
B. dark
B. go
B. down
B. other
B. Few
B. drive
B. call | C. Lights
C. where
C. day
C. noisy
C. drive
C. out
C. any
C. Many
C. play
C. build | D. Rivers
D. when
D. evening
D. bright
D .live
D. on
D. another
D. A few
D. have dinner
D. find | | 阅读理解。 | People use money to buy food, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in ancient time
people often used all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was
shells.
In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and
salt were used in some parts of Africa. Rice was also a kind of money used by the
ancient people in some islands. Cows and other animals were used as money, too.
The first copper coins were made in China. They were round and had a square
hole in the centre. Different countries had used different metals for their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver. But gold and silver were
heavy to carry when people need a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The
Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one paper to another than the paper money used today. | | 1. We use as money today. | A. paper
B. shells
C. gold and silver
D. copper coins | | 2. People gave up gold and silver coins because . | A. they were too heavy
B. they would be for future use .
C. they were easy to slip off
D. they were useless . | | 3. first used paper money. | A. India
B. America
C. France
D. China | | 4. African people used _ as money in ancient time. | A. cloth and knives
B. cows and other animals
C. copper coins
D. tusks, monkey tails and salt | | 5. The best title for this passage is . | A. Paper Can Be Used as Money
B. Africa Money Forms
C. The History of Money
D. Money in Ancient Time | 阅读理解。
As you make a study of music, you"ll find it familiar to you. Music can tell you of famous persons,
interesting places and exciting things. It expresses feelings and ideas of the people, which seem your own.
If you are deep in listening, you will feel people at work, at play or in the army, in the field, and you may
find music expressing the love of nature, of hometown, and of our nations.
Music is also an expression of the composer (作曲家). As an artist, the composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and finds ways of using them, and also he searches for
new kinds of musical expression. Music can even suggest activities and feelings we all share. We can
enjoy playing, listening, and dancing. On the whole, the wonderful songs bring us beauty-enjoying and are useful for our mind-training.
1. Music can tell you of .
A. famous persons and sad things
B. heroes and interesting places
C. famous persons and exciting things
D. interesting places, exciting things as well as famous persons
2. When you are listening to the music, you may find ________.
A. children are at play
B. soldiers are in the army
C. music is expressing the love of nature, of hometown, and of our nations
D. people are doing something
3. Music is also an expression of .
A. the composer
B. the writer
C. the hero
D. the singer
4. A composer is a person who _ .
A. writes novels
B. writes music
C. sings
D. dances
5. The wonderful songs bring us .
A. to enjoy playing and dancing
B. to like the music
C. beauty-enjoying and are useful for our mind-training
D. to build our minds | | 阅读理解。 | The Inventions
Paper was first made in the year 105. It was made by a Chinese named Cai Lun.
For over 500 years paper was made only in China. People in Japan learned of paper around the year
600. As years went by, people in other places began to make paper.
The lead pencil is not made of lead. It is made of graphite. People found graphite in 1564. They
thought it was a kind of lead. Today we still call pencils "lead pencils". The first pencils were made by
putting strings around sticks of graphite.
The first wooden pencils were made by Kasper Faber in Germany in 1761.
Erasers like those we use today were first made in France by a man named Magellan in 1752. It was
Hyman L. Lipman who first put eraser on the ends of pencils. And that is how the pencils came to be. | | 1. How many years earlier was paper made in China than in Japan? | A. About 100 years.
B. About 400 years.
C. more than 500 years.
D. 495 years. | | 2. Germans made paper _____. | A. earlier than Japan
B. later than Japan
C. as early as Japan
D. as late as Japan | | 3. At first pencils were made of _____. | A. wood
B. lead
C. sticks
D. strings and graphite | | 4. Kasper Faber was _____. | A. an Englishman
B. a Frenchman
C. a German
D. an American | | 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? | A. Paper was first made in China.
B. Graphite isn"t a kind of lead.
C. The first wooden pencils were made in Ger many.
D. Hyman L. Lipman made the first erasers. |
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