经济文化类阅读

1、.政治经济文化类阅读passage 1People use money to buy food, books 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 the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of m

2、oney was shells.In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks牙, monkey tail and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.The first copper coins were made in China. They were round

3、 and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver银. But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were thefirst to use

4、paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.1People usually use money Ato buy gold Bto get something they wantCto buy shells Dto buy something expensiv

5、e2Long, long ago people all over the world used as money.Athe same metal Bthe same paperCthe different metals Dall kinds of things3In the past, the ancient Chinese used to have cloth and knives .Aas a tool Bas money Cas a gift Das a kind of goods4 was also a kind of money used by the people in some

6、islands.AGold BAnimals CRice DKnives5The first paper money .Alooked like the same as the paper money used todayB1ooked interestingC1ooked like a noteDhad a square hole in the centerpassage 2In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies. Good education is often

7、regarded as被看做 a ticket to success in their future. So many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes some of them are even made to go to remedial补习的classes after school. There are many programmes

8、 工程outside school hours at school. The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service社区效劳. In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters大片, Hong Kong and Singapore mov

9、ies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well. Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer and video games. They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores. So, it looks like life as a

10、middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich丰富的 and colorful.1. What is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Subjects. B. After-class activities. C. Schoolwork. D. Things to do in the spare time. 2. Why do students work hard at school in Singapore? A. Because they have a lot of homework

11、. B. Because they have to go to remedial classes. C. Because they want to get a good future. D. Because they have many outside school activities. 3. What does “exams are a big headache mean in the first paragraph? A. Students are afraid of exams. B. Students often have a headache before an exam. C.

12、Students have too many exams. D. Students are in poor health because of exams.4. Which sentence are right according to the passage? A. The students in Singapore have a lot of homework every day.B. The students cant take part in sports outside school hours. C. Few students like to listen to pop music

13、 in their spare time.D. All students are made to go to remedial补习的classes after school.5. What do you know from the last sentence? A. The middle school students live an easy life in Singapore. B. The middle school students life in Singapore is amazing. C. The middle school students life in Singapore

14、 is boring. D. The middle school students life in Singapore is not easy, but interesting. passage 3Music is an international language. Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class，after class，and at lunch. Students

15、with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports，the weather，politics，and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music. Popula

16、r music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country，young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes，all the young people want to meet

17、him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It has stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the co

18、ws they were watching. Today，any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music，such as the symphonies of Beethoven.1. Almost e

19、very American student likes .A. popular musicB. American songs C. folk music D. classical music2. What do adult drivers do while they are driving？A. Listen to pop songs. B. Listen to news and make a CD.C. Listen to music and news. D. Listen to folk music.3. Whats one of the reasons that singers beco

20、me national stars？A. Their CDs or tapes are used in every state. B. Several young people buy their CDs.C. They are followed by young people. D. They are handsome or beautiful.4. was started by cowboys.A. Popular music B. Western music C. Serious music D. Folk music5. What may be the best title for t

21、his passage？A. Popular Music in America B. Kinds of Music in AmericaC. How to Be Famous Singers D. History of Musicpassage 4Did you visit the Shanghai World Expo? What impressed 给留下印象 you? 21st Century Kids invites four kids to talk about their experiences. They are back from the Expo. What did they

22、 bring us? Lets see what they have to say. I went to the SAIC-GM Pavilion 上汽集团通用汽车馆. I found my dream car there. It is a green car. Its name is “Leaf. Chinese engineers made the car. Its roof is in the shape of a leaf. The roof takes in CO2 and changes it into electricity for the car. The Japan Pavi

23、lion is full of high technology. The “Wonder Camera is cool. It can find a smiling face in a crowd. When youre smiling, it takes a photo of you. I want to invent something like that in the future. My favorite pavilion is the Germany Pavilion. I watched the Energy Source show. Visitors made a ball sw

24、ing back and forth 来回摇摆 by using only their voices. Its amazing! Although we had waited for quite a long time before we entered the hall, I think it is well worth seeing with your own eyes.I like painting, so my parents took me to the France Pavilion to see the famous paintings. But the French cooks

25、 caught my eye. I saw them cook. My mom told me that they are some of the best cooks in the world. The dish they cooked looked like a painting. So, being a cook is my second dream job.1The 21st Century Kids seems to be _.A. a travel service B. a newspaper C. a group of tourists D. four children2 Wha

26、t does the underlined word “electricity mean in the passage?A. 电 B. 汽油 C. 灯光 D. 指示3 What activity did the writer experience in the France Pavilion?A. Using the “Wonder Camera B. Driving the green car “Leaf. C. To have delicious French dishes. D. To see cooks painting.4 What made the ball in the Germ

27、any Pavilion swing?A. Visitors smiling faces B. CO2 from carsC. Some secret power D. Noise made by visitors5 The trip to the Shanghai World Expo made the four kids _.A. hardworking and polite B. amazed and frightenedC. patient and cheerful D. excited and curiouspassage 5You probably know you should

28、say please and “thank you at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can

29、 hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people cant hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to ou

30、r MP3 player, you shouldnt have it turned up too high.Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools dont allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that dont have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes

31、, it just doesnt make sense to listen to your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.Take One Out! Once in a while its okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagi

32、ne you are listening to your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and its not fo

33、r you.Its Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.1The underlined word “volume in Paragraph T

34、wo probably means _.A. the type of music B. the amount of a soundC. the length of a song D. the colour of and MP3 player2No one wants to listen to _ from others MP3 player.A. a loud sound B. sad storiesC. a long movie D. the words of a song3We can take one earphone out when we _.A. show others the w

35、ay B. talk to friends on the phoneC. watch a sporting event D. have dinner with our parents4Its all right to use our MPS player in _.A. schools B. libraries C. restaurants D. museums5What can be the best title of this passage?A. Music Lovers B. Music Manners C. MP3 Players D. MP3 Earphonespassage 6S

36、ix Chinese CharactersDear students，our country has a long history. Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning and some of them are particularly loved by Chinese people. Here are the top six lucky ones. Please note we use “pinyin here because “pinyin is the Chinese spelling system for the

37、characters. For example，“fu is the “pinyin for good luck in Chinese.“pinyin “fu is only the phonic 语音的 part of the character and if you want to know the meaning of good luck “fu，you must read the Chinese character 福 because “fu also represents 代表 other Chinese characters that sound the same.1福 “fu m

38、eans blessing，good fortune，good luck.Chinese character 福 “fu is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year.It is often displayed upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment.The upside down 福 “fu means good luck comes since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds t

39、he same as the character for “come2禄 “lu means prosperity.It is used to mean officials salary 薪水 in feudal 封建的 China.3寿 “shou means longevity.Chinese character 寿 “shou also means life，age or birthday.4喜 “xi is happiness.The doubled character 喜 “xi means double happiness. It is usually displayed ever

40、ywhere at Chinese weddings.5财 “cai is wealth or money.Chinese often say “money can make a ghost turn a millstoneIt is to say money really can do a lot of things. But，still money cant buy everything.6和 “he means harmonious.Peoples harmony is an important part of Chinese culture.When you have harmonio

41、us relations with others，things will be a lot easier for you.1What does the word “character means in this passage？_ _A性格 B汉字 C角色 D特征2We use_ _ to show how to read the Chinese characters.A“pinyin Bspelling CChinese Dletters3What does the upside down 福 “fu mean？_ _AIt means coming. BIt means that good

42、 luck comes.CIt means good fortune. DIt means that “fu is upside down.4Which sentence is right according to the passage？_ _AMoney is a ghost. BMoney can buy everything.CMoney is everything. DMoney isnt everything.5After reading the passage，can we say that sound “he only means harmony？_ _ANo，we cant.

43、 BYes，we can.CI know several words read as “he DYes，you can.passage 7In 2050 we will still celebrate most of the same festivals as people celebrate now, and for us Chinese people the most important festival is still Spring Festival. People sometimes call Spring Festival “Luna New Year. “Lunar means

44、“something to do with the moon, and you will never guess where I will spend the “Lunar New Year in 2050-I want to spend it on the moon! In autumn，2049，Mc DonaldsYes，we still have Mc Donalds in 2049! will hold a competition to celebrate the opening of their first branch分部 on the moonThe first prize i

45、s a trip to the moon for the winner and his or her family. The winner will be allowed to choose when to take the trip. Lucki1y，I win the prize ! I decide to go at Spring Festival By 2048 or 2049，we may have learnt in our history class that the first space tourist is a rich businessman who paid milli

46、ons of dollars to be allowed to take a ride on a rocketSpace travel wi1l be a 1ot more common than it is nowBut it is still something only billionaires亿万富翁 can affordCommon families like mine can hardly have the chance to take holidays in spaceSo we will be all very happy and thrilled when we really

47、 arrive at Jiuquan Space Centre in GansuThe television cameras are there to record pictures of us getting into the space bus and then it is “3, 2,1-Go! We are on our way to the moon1. “ You will never guessin Paragraph 1 shows that the writer is going to tell us something_A. dangerous B. surprising

48、C. useful D. terrible2. In the year 2050，holidays in space are_A. very usual for most common people B. not what we want to haveC. still too expensive for most people D. not too expensive for us3. The word “thrilled in the 1ast paragraph means_.A. tired B. worried C. pleased D. excited4. Where will t

49、he writer want to spend the Spring Festival in 2050?A. At his home B. At the Space CentreC. On the moon D. On the rocket.passage 8“Coolis a word with many meaningsIts old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit coldAs the world has changed，the word has had many different meanin

50、g “Coolcan be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“Its coolYou may think，“Hes so cool，when you see your favourite footballer We all maximize扩大 the meaning of“coolYou can use it instead of many words such as “new or “surpr

51、isingHeres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is usedA teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall瀑布they had visitedOn one students paper was Just the one sentence，“Its so coolMaybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt But the story also shows

52、 a scarcity缺乏of wordsWithout “cool，some people have no words to show the same meaningSo it is quite important to keep some credibility可信性Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool？ I canAnd I think they are also very cool1We know that the word“cool has had _

53、. Aonly one meaning Bno meanings Cmany different meanings Dthe same meaning 2In the passage，the word“expressmeans“_. Asee Bshow Cknow Dfeel 3If you are _ something，you may say，“Its cool Ainterested in Bangry about Cafraid of Dunhappy with 4The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word

54、 is used Apleased with Bstrange to Cworried about Dcareful with 5In the passage，the writer suggests暗示that the word “cool_ Acan be used instead of many words Busually means something interesting Ccan make your life colourful Dmay not be as cool as it seems passage 9Take a look at teenagers around, dr

55、essed in baggy-pants 宽松裤, drinking soft drinks such as coke, reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or Hong Kong, you will get the same impression. But should we copy others or should we maintain 保存 our differences?It sounds convenient that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you wont feel strange in any corner of world. But just imagi