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1、Where did she lost it ?3.Name of person turning in the lost property4.Description of the lost property5.II. Reading Comprehension （阅读理解）Directions: in the following practice，you are going to read 5 passages. After reading a passage, you will find questions or unfinished statements. For each question

2、 or statement, you are required to make the correct choice among A,B,C and DPassage 1What makes money valuable? Why is a piece of paper marked $ 10 worth more than one marked $1? You could say there is no reason. Its true that a special kind of paper is used to make dollar bills, and they are pretty

3、, but thats not what makes them valuable. The real reason money is valuable is that everyone believes it is.Ancient economies had no paper money or coins. Some used barter- trading one thing for another. Others used all kinds of objects as money. Any object would do, as long as there was not an unli

4、mited amount of it. Animals or metals were popular, and so were manufactured products like jewelry or weapons. Wealth in ancient Greece was measured in tools or cattle. This kind of money had two purposes. First, it was useful in itself. Tools and cattle can be used for farming. And second, it was a

5、 way to symbolize and measure value. A house, for example, would be valued at a certain number of tools or cattle. This greatly simplified trade. Other societies used money that was totally symbolic. For instance, American Indians used wampum, which is made from seashells. And until recently on the

6、pacific island of Yap, people use large stone discs as money.In most places these types of money died out because more practical forms of money were invented. People started using precious metals, such as gold and silver, that were easier to carry around than tools or stones. And in the eighteenth c

7、entury, paper money was introduced. At first people were suspicious of new currency, but they came to accept it because the government or bank issuing it would exchange an equal amount of gold for the paper. A $ 10 bill really was worth $ 10 for gold. But now, people are used to the idea that the go

8、vernment doesnt have to back its money with gold. Everyone believes that a $ 10 bill is worth $10 and that is good enough. But if, for some reason, people ever lost faith in paper money, ten dollars wouldnt be worth the paper its printed on.1. According to the writer the real reason money is valuabl

9、e is that everyone believes _ .A. money is valuable B. gold is valuable C. money is gold D. money can buy gold2. The writer of this selection mentioned animals, metals and manufactured products like jewelry or weapons because _.A. they were valuable B. they were used as money in ancient timesC. peop

10、le liked them D. they were useful3. Paper money was invented _.A. to take the place of other types of moneyB. to be replaced by other types of moneyC. in the nineteenth centuryD. in the seventeenth century4. At first people did not have trust in paper money because _.A. people can make it by themsel

11、vesB. the paper was not of good qualityC. it looked like an ordinary piece of paperD. it was not worth much5. People came to accept paper money when _.A. the government began to issue itB. the bank began to issue itC. they could exchange it for the same amount of goldD. people see it for the first t

12、ime. Passage 2Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van（住房汽车） A small car can hold（容纳）four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is ver

13、y crowded（拥挤）. A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together. Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat a

14、re used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases（衣箱）when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparentshome , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents. Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When

15、a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes

16、 have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.6. From the passage, a van is also called _. A. a motor carB. a motor homeC. a motorbikeD. a big truck 7. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they_. A. sold their old houseB. moved to their grandparentshouse C. built

17、a new place for a van D. sold their second car 8. A motor home is usually owned by a family with_.A. a baby B. much money C. more than two children D. interest in vans 9. Americans usually use motor homes_. A. to travel with all the family members of holiday B. to do some shopping with all the famil

18、y members C. to visit their grandparents at weekends D. to drive their children to school every day 10. Motor homes have become popular because_. A. they can take people to another city when people are free B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays C. some peop

19、le think motor homes are cheap D. big families can put more things in motor homes Passage 3If youve been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals（网友）, you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English.Throughout the world, every night childr

20、en and their elders are “talking” onlinemany of them are talking at the same time.Its fast: trying talking to six people once. Its convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers.And it requires very simple language. Theres neither time nor space fo

21、r explanations. Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB （=be right back） will do?Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI （=pardon me for jumping in）.Interested in whom youre talking to? Type A/S/L, the common reque

22、st to know your pals age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal. If something makes you laugh, say youre OTF （=on the floor）, or LOL （=laughing out loud）, or join the two into ROTFL （=rolling on the floor laughing）. And when its time to get back to work or go to bed, you typ

23、e GTG （=got to go） or TTYL （=talk to you later）.People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals. Punctua

24、tion （标点） is going too.11. The passage mainly talks about _. A. how to save money online B. how to make friends online C. how to use simple language online D What a computer can do12. When people are online, they talk by _.A. using body language B. drawing some strange pictures C. making phone calls

25、 D. making use of an especially short form of English13. The sentence “Theres neither time nor space for explanations” means that _.A. people should use words properly B. people should know what time it is when they are talking C. people online have to express themselves in a simple way D. people sh

26、ould communicate in a funny way 14. If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means _.A. the people on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fineB. you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New YorkC. you are talking to 17 girls who are from New YorkD. the people you are talking

27、 to is a 17-foot tall New York girl15. Which of the following is a way to save online time?_.A. People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks. B. Many people draw pictures.C. People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard. D. People never use the “shift” key. Passage 4Computers are very

28、important to modern lifeMany people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday lifeIt is thought that we wont have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the InternetThere will be no more books because we will be able to get all

29、texts from computersThe Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy foodMost telephone calls will be made by computers, tooSome people are glad about those new ways of shopping and communicatingOthers do not think that computers will replace our old waysSome people think that one day we w

30、ill not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers, which will keep many different books in them at the same timeWe wont need to turn lots of pages and paper will be savedComputerized books will be used more and moreWhile many people say it is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buyIt is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers. Because paper books will perhaps be more friendlyMaybe computers wont change these two habits