In modern society, people use money every day. It seems that it is very important in our life. That’s because without money you can’t buy any goods(商品) you want. But I think few people know the history of money.
Long ago, people did not need money. They lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants. As time passed, people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes, families produced more than they needed, so they started to trade with other families. Later, people began to use money as a means of exchange. However, it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt, large stones, etc.
During the 600s BC, people began using coins as money. They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. Later, countries began to make their own coins.
The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably as early as the 11^th century. The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. However, European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.
Today, we have many ways to pay for things. We do not use coins or paper money. Often, people prefer to pay for things by card. Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.
小题1:  People used ________ as a means of exchange before the 7^th century BC.
A. paper money       B. card          
C. large stone         D. coins
小题2:From the passage, we know that European countries used paper money in the ________.

A．11th century	B．12th century
C．16th century	D．17th century

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE in this article?

A．Marco Polo was from Canada.

B．Chinese used paper money earlier than Italy.

C．Today people often prefer to pay for things by salt.

D．Carrying around much “real” money is easier and safer than Paying with a card.

Thousands of years ago, people didn't live in cold places because they didn't know how to keep themselves warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies.    小题1:  .
小题2:   . It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire.    小题3:    The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.
But people still didn't know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest they tried to keep it burning.    小题4:
But later they found different ways to make fire. For example, they made fire by burning wood or knocking two pieces of stones.
Today it's easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters.    小题5:
根据短文内容，把A-E五个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

A. If it went out, they had to wait for years. B. The skins keep them warm. C. They can make fire at any time they need. D. People took some of this fire to their homes. E. Nature is people's good friend..

Long, long ago people made fires from lightening (闪电). But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightening. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing (摩擦). They made a hole on a piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.
A years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is very useful.
小题1: From the text we know that a spark can _______.

A．fire any leaves	B．burn anything
C．burn dry leaves	D．keep fire burning

小题2:We can also get a fire by ________.

A．making a hole on a big piece of wood

B．putting a smaller stick into the hole

C．turning the stick hard for a while

D．all above together

小题3: Matches have been used ________.

A．for about two thousand years

B．for about two hundred years

C． since people began to use fire for cooking

D． since people used the heat from the sun

小题4: From the text, we know that _______.

A．electric fire starters are widely used

B．people haven’t used matches since they had electric fire starters

C．today there are only two ways to make fire

D．some forest fires happen from lightening

小题5: Which of the following is the right order of the ways to make fires that people got to know?
a. with a match              b. from the sun
c. from lightening            d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire starter

A．a, b, c, d, e	B．b, c, a, e, d
C．c, d, b, a, e	D．d, a, c, b, e

Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA. People dress up in costumes (化妆服装) like a witch (巫婆), a ghost （鬼）or a skeleton （枯髅）. The children go to houses to say “Trick or treat!” Long ago, if a child was not good, he or she would get a trick like having a stone in his or her bag instead of some candy. Nowdays, no one gets tricks. All the children receive lots and lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary (恐怖的) movies.
小题1: What do you know about Halloween?
小题2: How do people celebrate Halloween?
小题3: Who go to houses to say “Trick or treat!”
小题4: Which do children receive nowadays, stone or candy?
小题5: What else do people do besides going to parties and playing different games?

Name	Li Fang	Tony	Betty	Damming
Sex ( 性别)	Girl	Boy	Girl	Boy
Age (年龄)	12	13	14	11
Class	Four	One	Two	Three
City	Shanghai	New York	Los Angeles	Beijing
Friend	Zhang Hui	Damming	Jill	Tony

小题1:根据年龄一行可知李芳十二岁，故选A。
小题2:根据班级一行，可知托尼在一班，故选A。
小题3:根据朋友一行，可知贝蒂的朋友是吉尔。故选C。
小题4:根据城市一行，可知大明来自中国北京，故选A。
小题5:根据性别一行，可知李芳是个女生，其它选项描述错误。C
小题6:How old is Li Fang?

A．Twelve.	B．Eleven.
C．Fourteen.	D．Thirteen.

小题7:What class is Tony in?

A．Class One.	B．Class Two.
C．Class Three.	D．Class Four.

小题8:Who is Betty’s friend?

A．Zhang Hui.	B．Damming.
C．Jill.	D．Tony.

小题9:Where is Damming from?

A．China.	B．America.
C．England.	D．Japan.

小题10:Which is TRUE （正确的）?

A．Damming and Betty are friends.

B．Betty is thirteen years old.

C．Li Fang is a girl student.

D．Tony is from China.

Our school is very big. There are sixty classes in our school. There are about（大约） fifty students in a class. There is a television in a classroom, but there isn’t a computer. There are 52 desks in my classroom. In my class there are 26 boys and 25 girls.
Our library is big, too. There are many books in it. The gym is behind it, and the science labs are next to the library. Behind the gym is our dining hall. We have lunch（吃午饭）in it.
小题1: There are about ___________ students in a class in our school.

A．70	B．60
C．50	D．40

小题2:There is no ________ in my classroom.

A．television	B．computer
C．blackboard	D．teacher’s desk

小题3:In my class there are _________ students.

A．52	B．26
C．25	D．51

小题4: _________ is in front of the gym.

A．The library	B．The science lab
C．The dining hall	D．The classroom

小题5:We have lunch in the _________.

A．library	B．science lab
C．dining hall	D．classroom

Betty is an American. She speaks English. She can also speak a little Chinese. She’s in Beijing now. She’s studying in a primary school(小学) of Beijing. She has classes on weekdays(工作日). On Sundays she often plays games with her Chinese friends. Her father is working in Beijing. Her mother teaches English in a middle school of Beijing. Betty and her father like Chinese food. And they like China and Chinese people very much.
根据短文内容辨别正（T）误 (F)
小题1:Betty and her parents are in China.
小题2:Betty is a middle school student in Beijing.
小题3: Betty has no class on Sundays.
小题4:Betty can’t speak Chinese.
小题5:Betty likes Chinese food, but her father doesn’t.

About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were   31  him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face.   32  I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped   33  them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of   34  they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the   35  was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird”   36 , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is   37 , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood   38  for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He   39   to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so   40 . As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park   41  no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to   42  someone in need, but I felt sad that   43  else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them   44  that they could have made a difference with a little   45 , and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.

小题1:	A．giving B．making C．calling D．telling

小题2:	A．When B．Before C．If D．Though

小题3:	A．against B．between C．beside D．with

小题4:	A．how B．why C．whom D．what

小题5:	A．guess B．sign C．problem D．answer

小题6:	A．read B．proved C．meant D．wrote

小题7:	A．different B．free C．important D．strong

小题8:	A．angrily B．silently C．carefully D．happily

小题9:	A．refused B．expected C．offered D．prepared

小题10:

A．proud B．clever C．honest D．patient

小题11:

A．or B．so C．and D．but

小题12:

A．help B．stop C．love D．remember

小题13:

A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone

小题14:

A．decide B．realize C．suggest D．agree

小题15:

A．energy B．practice C．knowledge D．effort

Here are two letters to George and his replies.

小题1:Alice is worrying about ________.
A. her friends   B. her marks          C. her height      D her weight
小题2:Bob should _______ according to George’s letter.

A．take more exercise	B．talk to his friends
C．join a basketball team	D．learn some French.

小题3:George advises Alice to talk to _____ for help.

A．her mother

B．her teacher

C．Bob’s teacher

D．Bob’s friends

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。　有一个选项为多余选项。
A funny thing happened to my sister Tina last month. She lives in Japan and teaches English. In Japan, people don’t usually wear their outdoor shoes in the house or in school, and a lot of buildings have places for shoes. So her school ahs a special place for shoes.     小题1:       
Tina teaches English in the evening. One Friday, she went to school, and she put her shoes in the shoe box—as usual. Then she had an interesting spoken English class with her students.    小题2:     But to her surprise, her shoes weren’t in the box. There was only one pair of those there, and they weren’t her hoes! She had to get home in a hurry.    小题3:         
On Monday, at her next English class, her shoes were in a shopping bag on her desk! There was a note that said, “I’m so sorry. I took your shoes by mistake!”   小题4:      Somebody felt a lot of shame!

A. It’s a shoe box. B. Tina is my sister. C. So she put on the shoes and left. D. After class she got ready to leave. E. But there was no name on the note.