阅读理解，判断正（T）误（F）
People use money to buy food,books,bicycles 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(金属) or paper.But in ancient(古代的) time,all kinds of things as money.One of the first kinds of money was shells(贝壳).
In China,cloth and knives were used as money.Elephant tusks(象牙)，monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of Africa.Rice was also a kind of money used by the ancient people in some islands.Cows and other animals were used as money,too.
The first copper coins(铜币) were made in China.They were round and had a square(方形)hole in the center.Different countries had used different metal for their money.Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people need a lot of coins to buy something expensive.The Chinese were the first to use paper money.The first paper money looked more like a note from one paper to another than the paper money used today.
【小题1】People used all kinds of things as money in ancient times. 【小题2】African people used copper coin as money in the old days.
【小题3】People gave up gold and silver coins because they were easy to slip off. 【小题4】The Indians were the first to use paper money. 【小题5】The passage is mainly about the history of money.
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The Inventions
Paper was first made in the year 105. It was made by a Chinese named Cai Lun.
For over 500 years paper was made only in China. People in Japan learned of paper around the
year 600. As years went by, people in other places began to make paper.
The lead (铅) pencil is not made of lead. It is made of graphite (石墨). People found graphite in
15. They thought it was a kind of lead. Today we still call pencils \"lead pencils\". The first pencils
were made by putting strings (线) around sticks of graphite.
The first wooden pencils were made by Kasper Faber in Germany in 1761.
Erasers (橡皮) like those we use today were first made in France by a man named Magellan in
1752. It was Hyman L. Lipman who first put eraser on the ends of pencils. And that is how the
pencils came to be.
1. How many years earlier was paper made in China than in Japan? A. About 100 years. B. About 400 years. C. More than 500 years. D. 495 years
2. Germans made paper _____. A. earlier than Japan B. later than Japan C. as early as Japan D. as late as Japan
3. At first pencils were made of _____. A. wood B. lead C. sticks
D. string and graphite 4. Kasper Faber was _____. A. an Englishman B. a Frenchman C. a German D. an American
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Paper was first made in China. B. Graphite isn't a kind of lead.
C. The first wooden pencils were made in Germany.
题型：阅读理解难度：中档来源：同步题
答案（找作业答案--->>上魔方格）
1-5: CBDCD
Just like Chinese, westerners give gifts on many occasions (场合), such as, on birthdays of good friends,
at Christmas and some other holidays. Although gifts are always welcome, it is not necessary to exchange
(交换) gifts at any time. They exchange gifts only among good friends.
Usually when you are invited to dinner, you needn't bring a gift except on special occasions, for example,
when you are going to be a weekend guest (宾客). If you wish to bring something, the gifts should always
be small, simple and cheap. You might bring some sweets or some small toys for the children, or a book,
some flowers,a bottle of wine etc for the host (主人). If you want to make your gifts special, you can bring
some Chinese tea, Chinese paintings, Chinese papercuts (剪纸) or other things like that,or even you can cook
Chinese dish and bring it with you.
Westerners prefer to open a gift at once, and admire (赞美) it. They would thank you and make some
comment (谈论) about the gift's beauty so that you know they like your gift very much. 1. The westerners ______.
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A. never exchange gifts B. exchange gifts at any time C. exchange gifts among good friends D. don't like gifts at all
2. In this passage, the word \"special\" means ______.
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A. 一般的 B. 特殊的 C. 意外的
D. 不同的
3. You can bring ______ for the children if you are invited.
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A. some sweets B. some flowers C. a book
D. a bottle of wine
4. According to the passage, which sentence of the following is right?
A. If you are invited to dinner, you'd better bring a gift.
B. If you want to make your gifts special, you can bring a big, expensive one. C. Westerners like to open gifts at once.
D. If you want to send a gift, don't send the things made in China. 5. The best title of this passage is ______.
A. How to Exchange Gifts B. Westerners Gifts C. About Giving Gifts D. Special Gifts
题型：阅读理解难度：偏难来源：同步题
答案（找作业答案--->>上魔方格）
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C
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