1、Passage 5Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to
buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work,
they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money today is made of metal paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as
money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money.
In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money. In parts of
Africa, cattle were one of the earliest money. Other animals were used as money too.
The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the
center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place. Different countries have
used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin.
Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later, other countries began to make coins
of gold and silver.
But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper
money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.
1. Which of the following can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for
services?
4. Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy
something expensive?

141.In ______ I see why he failed in the exam. He had never actually done his homework

A. 　 ordeal

B. 　 ridiculous

C. 　 retrospect

D. 　 thrilled

1、Passage 16Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I
also explain that there‘s a big difference between ―being a writer‖, and writing. In most cases these
individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. ―You‘ve got to want to write,‖ I say to them, ―not want to be a writer.‖
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed
by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year
career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did
have was a friend who found me a place in a New York apartment building. It didn‘t even matter
that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like
a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn‘t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so
hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed
about it for years. I wasn‘t going to be one of those people who die wondering – what if I would
keep putting my dream to the last even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.
This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.4. ―...people who die wondering, what if‖ ( Para. 3) refers to ―those ______‖.

A. 　 who think too much of the dark side of life

B. 　 who regret giving up their career halfway

C. 　 who think a lot without making a decision

D. 　 who are full of imagination even upon death

3、20、

A. 　 limitation

B. 　 division

C. 　 goodness

D. 　 qualities

6、1、

A. meaning

B. sense

C. case

D. situation

125.The movie star( )with your sister, didn‘t he?

A. 　was used to dance

B. 　 used to dancing

C. 　 used to dance

D. 　 was used to dancing

156.The( )of marketing research is published monthly.

A. 　diary

B. 　 notebook

C. 　 journal

D. 　 tape

74.( )with the other applicants, the last girl we interviewed was much more skilled and intelligent.

A. 　Contrary

B. 　 According

C. 　 Compared

D. 　 Contrast

1、Passage 15There is a commonly held myth that Einstein was an underachiever at school, but it really
isn＇t true. While he may have had difficulties with languages, Einstein excelled in physics,
mathematics and music. Einstein held many patents and was a keen inventor.
While working at Swiss patent office in Bern he took it upon himself to write his own
scientific papers in his spare time, mostly at weekends and in the evenings after work. 1905 was
Einstein＇s miracle year. During this year he wrote three fundamental papers, any of which would
have guaranteed him immortality in the world of physics.
His first was on a new understanding of the structure of light. Einstein argued that light is
composed of small particles of energy, called photons, as well as oscillating waves.
The second paper built upon the theory of kinetics. Einstein explained how atoms were
responsible for the buffeting of particles of material in suspension, like cigarette smoke suspended
in air. This paper presented the first direct evidence for the existence of atoms, vindicating an idea
that had been around for over 2000 years.
His third paper of 1905 was ―On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies‖. Here Einstein
derived the theory of ―special relativity‖. In a supplementary paper four months later, he
formulated the famous equation, E=mc2, where mass and energy are equivalent, showing that a
very small amount of mass converts to a huge amount of energy. This is the driving force behind
atomic bombs, and all the stars in the Universe.
5. Which of the following words can be used to best describe the author‘s attitude towards
Einstein?

A. 　Skeptical.

B. 　 Critical.

C. 　 Admiring.

D. 　 Exaggerated.

4、2、

A. 　 changed

B. 　 been developed

C. 　 been cleaned

D. 　 informed

5、15、

A. top

B. match

C. equal

D. challenge