Every day we use money to buy what we want. But have you ever really noticed the bill (钞票) in your hand? There are different pictures on both sides of banknotes (纸币) and interesting stories behind them.
Most banknotes have famous people on the front, such as a country’s leader or a great scientist, while on the back of the paper note there are usually some well-known scenes or national buildings.
The latest editions of Chinese banknotes use the picture of Mao Zedong, founding father of the People’s Republic of China, on the front of all yuan bills. However, the backs of the bills are different. The Great Hall of the People, on the 100-yuan note, is a landmark (地标) in Beijing. Important meetings are always held there. The Lijiang River in Guilin, on the 20-yuan note, is one of the most beautiful scenes in the world.
The US 1-dollar bill has the first president, George Washington, on the front side. A 13-level pyramid is on the back. Benjamin Franklin, a great scientist and politician (政治家) from the US, appears on the front of the 100-dollar bill. You can see the White House, where the presidents live, on the back of the 20-dollar bill. According to Paragraph 2, which one probably appears on the back of the banknotes?
| A．Abraham Lincoln. | B．Elizabeth II. |
| C．Taishan Mountain. | D．Titanic. |
The Lijiang River of Guilin is __________.
| A．on the back of 20-yuan note | B．on the front of 20-yuan note |
| C．on the front of 100-yuan note | D．on the back of 100-yuan note |
On the front of the 100-dollar bill, we can see __________.
| A．George Washington | B．Benjamin Franklin |
| C．a 13-level pyramid | D．the White House |
One day Mrs Jones goes shopping alone(独自地). When Mr Jones comes home in the evening, she begins to tell him about a beautiful dress. “I see it in a shop this morning,” she says, “and…” “And you want to buy it,” says Mr Jones, “how much is it?” “Fifteen pounds.” Every evening, when Mr Jones comes back from work, his wife goes on talking only about the dress. And at last, after a week, he says, “Oh, buy the dress! Here’s the money!” She is very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones comes home and asks, “Have you got the famous(著名的) dress?” She says, “No.” Why not?” he says. “Well, it is still in the window of the shop after a week. I think nobody else wants this dress. So I think it is not a good one!”Mrs Jones goes shopping_________ one day.
| A．with Mr Jones | B．with her friend |
| C．by herself | D．with the other woman |
Mrs Jones tells Mr Jones about the dress every day because________.
| A．it is really beautiful |
| B．she wants the shop |
| C．she wants Mr Jones to buy it for her |
| D．she likes it very much |
Mrs Jones is very happy after________.
| A．Mr Jones agree(同意) to buy it for her |
| B．Mr Jones gives her the money for the pants |
| C．she gets the beautiful dress |
| D．she sees the dress is still in the shop window |
Mr Jones thinks it’s the famous dress because________.
| A．it is a beautiful dress |
| B．it is in the shop window for a week |
| C．his wife has it |
| D．his wife talks about it again and again |
From the story we can know__________.
| A．Mrs Jones is a housewife, she doesn’t have much money |
| B．Mr Jones doesn’t like his wife |
| C．Mr Jones comes home for lunch every day |
| D．Mrs Jones doesn’t like the things if others like them |
In the morning, Mr. Martin comes into his garden. He sees too much snow in the garden. Mr Martin wants to take his car out, so he asks a cleaner to clean the road(路) from his garage(车库) to the gate. He says to the cleaner, “Don’t put any snow on the flowers or on the wall. And don’t put any into the street, or the policeman will come.” Then he goes out.
When he comes back, the road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage to get his car out, he sees: it is full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car is under the snow!What is the weather like?___________
| A．It’s very hot. | B．It’s raining. | C．It’s cold | D．It’s windy. |
Who cleans the snow on the road? ___________
| A．Mr Martin. | B．A policeman. | C．Mrs Martin. | D．A cleaner. |
Why can’t the cleaner put any snow into the street? ___________
| A．Because there’s too much snow, too. |
| B．Because the policeman will come. |
| C．Because there are flowers in the street. |
| D．Because there’s a car in the street. |
Where is the snow after the cleaner cleans the road? ___________
| A．On the flowers. | B．In the garage. |
| C．In the street. | D．We don’t know. |
What does Mr Martin think of the cleaner? ___________
| A．He is smart. | B．He does a right thing. |
| C．He does a wrong thing. | D．He helps Mr Martin. |
Six years ago, Ann graduated(毕业) from college with a degree in Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. “I enjoy the college, but my job doesn’t use the information I learned at college.“ Ann says. ”The course is helping me to do my job better.”
In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying. Today, lifelong learning is becoming more common. In many countries, some people return to school in their late twenties, thirties, or even older to get a higher degree. More people are taking training courses to improve their working skills after work. People can also get degrees or training through the Internet.
Ann’s sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music. “We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun.”They say happily, “It’s never too old to learn.” Ann graduated from college when she was .
| A．twenty-nine | B．twenty-six | C．twenty-three | D．twenty |
The underlined word ‘degree’ means ‘’ in Chinese.
| A．温度 | B．程度 | C．学位 | D．位置 |
More people are taking training courses after work in order to .
| A．improve their working skills | B．enjoy Art and Music |
| C．study computer programs | D．make more money |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Ann doesn’t want to use the information she learned at college. |
| B．People in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college. |
| C．People can only get information from their teachers. |
| D．Ann’s parents are too old to learn Art and Music. |
There are many wetlands in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. The east of China. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain an sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering food. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more wildlife. Offering food and homes for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd,many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the of China.
| A．east | B．south | C．west | D．north |
Usually the weather in the wetlands is .
| A．hot | B．pleasant | C．cold | D．dry |
The World Wetlands Day is on .
| A．April 22 | B．June 25 | C．February 2 | D．March 22 |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．China’s wetlands have all entered the world’s list |
| B．Wetlands—home for wildlife and humans |
| C．Special animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands |
| D．Wetlands—valuable resources（珍贵资源）of land on the earth |
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for physics in 1957,Chinese people love him. but he is an American citizen. “ABCs” in this passage means .
| A．three English letters | B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
| A．洪水 | B．祖先 | C．血统 | D．身份 |
This passage mainly talks about .
A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize D. the story of C.N. Yang