couldn’t just go to a store. First they had to find someone who had what they wanted. Then they had to give that person something he or she wanted. That’ s how goods were traded.
Trading means giving something to get something else. One farmer might have many apples, but no milk. Another farmer might have a lot of milk, but no apples. The first farmer gives the other farmer some apples. The other farmer gives the first farmer some milk for the apples. Then both are glad.
Trading goods was hard work. It took a lot of time. Soon someone thought of using money instead of goods. In the old days money could be anything. People have shells, little rocks, gold, and silver as money.
Later, coins were used as money. The first coins were made of gold and silver. Now they are made out of many different metals. Money today is also made out of something that can be folded. It’s made out of paper. Today most of our money is bills.
Most people do some kind of work to get money. With that money, they can buy the things they want and need. This could be food , a car, or a trip. They can also save some. They would do this by putting it in a bank. Then they would have it later on to pay for things like their children’s schooling. Money is very important.
1. The passage mainly tells about money’s . A. importance B. convenience 2. In a store people can .
A. get something by giving something else B. give things to those who want them C. find those who need the goods D. get things by paying money 3. Which of the following objects can be bent?
A. Bills B. Shells C. Rocks D. B and C
4. “They can also save some” in the last paragraph means . A. they can keep some goods they need B. they can keep some money for later use C. they can keep money from danger
D. they can keep their goods from being damaged 5. All of the following statements are true except .
A. Money appeared as trade’s development B. Money could be anything at first C. Today money is bills and natural metal
D. Money is very important
C. function
D. history
88. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to
talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel very alone if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. It could be that we will even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men
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and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some parks are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself. 1. We learn from the passage that .
A. no one in the world needs friends B. people always need friends around them C. having friends is one of the nicest things in the world D. it’s nicer to have new friends than to have old friends
2. Which of the following is what the author doesn’t say in the passage? A. people feel depressed when their friends move away B. People depend upon their friends to a great extent C. People may call and write to their friends
D. People like their new friends very much if they get to know them
3. Which of the following is most probably the place people name after friendly people? A. university B. town C. park D. window
4. The reason why people who have friends live loner than people who don’t is that . A. they feel happier and stay healthy
B. They get a lot of help from their friends
C. They take better care of themselves D. Both A and C 5. This passage mainly talks about .
A. how to make friends B. how to make new friends C. that people need friends D. the importance of friends
89. Long ago people did not need stores very much. People grew most of their food. They made
most of the things they needed. So stores were small. People did not pick up a lot of things there. In time there were more and more people. They didn’t have time to grow or make as many things. So they had to find another way to get them. More and bigger stores were needed.
Today we find stores in every town and city. In these stores you can find food, books, shoes, flowers, and even cars. There are stores for you to find everything you might want or need. Some stores sell only one or two kinds of things. In others you can find all kinds of goods. A store that sells many kinds of things is called a department store. There people can get everything they need without leaving the store. For department stores to do well, many people must come to shop in them. So you find them mostly in big cities.
Department stores are big stores. Many people work there. Some go out and find the things to sell in the store. Others sell these things to people who shop there. Some store people keep track of the money that is taken in. Others think up ways to get people to shop in the store. Still others are needed to keep the store clean.
1. Form the passage we know that stores were long ago. A. everywhere B. very big C. small D. old
2. Which of the following is true according to the passage.
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A. People dislike stores because they are too big. B. Today people can buy all the things in the stores.
C. Department stores are mostly found in big cities and in the country as well.
D. More and more people have another way to get things instead of going into the stores. 3. From the passage we can infer that . A. people would die without stores
B. people today depend as much upon the stores as people did long ago C. people never leave stores as long as they enter
D. people think it convenient to buy the things they need in the stores
4. How many kinds of people working department stores have been mentioned in the passage? A. 5 B. 4 C. 6 D. 3
5. In this passage the author just the stores to the readers. A. criticizes B. introduces C. recalls D. connects
90. A map is a drawing that shows where places are. It may show roads, towns, hills, and seas.
It shows things as you would see them from an airplane. Some maps are big. They may take up all of a table top. Others are little. You can hold them in your hands.
Most maps use colors. A yellow dot may tell where a city is. Blue places on a map may mean lakes or seas. Red lines may stand for roads. Green makes you think of trees and grass. So it may mean parks.
Another kind of map shows the night sky. It gives a picture of many stars. It shows only the ones we can see. It may tell their names, too. With this map we can find these stars on any clear night. Most people use maps to find their way to places. A street map helps you find your way around a city. Street maps may show houses and stores. They may show where schools and bus stops are. Most street maps show parks and lakes, too. They help people get around.
You can make a map of the street where you live. You will need paper and something to write with. First, draw the two sides of your street. Next, draw your home on the street. Then draw the other things along your street. Draw any houses, stores, or parks. Think of what the stores and parks are called. Write down these names. Now you are a map maker!
1. Which of the following is the thing that a map doesn’t show according to the passage? A. roads, towns, hills and seas
B. cities, houses, stores and schools
C. language, culture, traditions and songs D. trees, grass, parks and stars 2. From the passage we can infer that ________.
A. strangers can use street maps to find their way in a new place B. no one has ever seen the smallest map in the world C. on a map cities, roads, trees, grass, etc, are all painted
D. everyone can become a map maker by drawing a map himself
3. According to the passage we can draw a conclusion about a map that ________ . A. you’ll never get lost if you have a street map in your hand B. colors are used in a map to indicate different things
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C. a map can help a blind person to find his home D. both A and B
4. The author thinks that a map is a(n) ________ . A. interesting B. useful C. colorful D. friendly 5. The passage mainly discusses about ________ . A. how to use a map C. why to use a map
B. where to find a map D. how a map can help us
四、汉译英 （略）……
五、写作题 （略）……
一、单选题 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. D
答案
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13. B 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. A 21. C 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. C 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. D 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. A 41. A 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. B 46. B 47. D 48. D 49. D 50. A 51. C
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