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Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company’s stock (股票) price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills’ school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time.

The Chicago school’s 420 students learn about economic(经济学). They also get a chance to make money. Each 1st grade and 5th grade, students learn the basics of economics and investing(投资).

Then in 6th grade, they put what they’ve learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy.

After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1st grade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash.

In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. “We bought stock just at the right time,” she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. “It was a good buy,” says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day.

The school’s two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits(利润).

1. At Bills’ school, students can’t 　　　　 .

A. learn the basics of economics         B. learn how to invest money

C. get a chance to make money            D. share all the money they make

2. Who manages the $20,000 in the class?

A. The teachers.　　 　　　　 B. The school.　　　　

C. The students.　　　　　     D. The parents.

3.Google stock the kids bought has reached more than ______ at present.

A. $500　　　　　　 　 B. $400　　　　　

C. $10,000　　　　　 D. $20,000

4.According to Paragraph 5, we know that 　　　　 .

A. Bills’ class bought the Apple stock after the iphone came out

B. it was a mistake for the class to buy Google stock

C. the students get some investing experience in the school

D. the class bought the two kinds of stocks at the same time

5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. How students make money in the US.

B. Students learn economics and investing at school.

C. Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day.

D. What US students hope to do after graduation.

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Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company’s stock (股票) price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills’ school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time.

The Chicago school’s 420 students learn about economic(经济学). They also get a chance to make money. Each 1st grade and 5th grade, students learn the basics of economics and investing(投资).

Then in 6th grade, they put what they’ve learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy.

After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1st grade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash.

In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. “We bought stock just at the right time,” she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. “It was a good buy,” says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day. The school’s two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits(利润).

1.At Bills’ school, students can’t 　　　 .

A. learn the basics of economics

B. learn how to invest money

C. get a chance to make money

D. share all the money they make

2.Who manages the $20,000 in the class?

A. The teachers.　　　 B. The school.

C. The students. 　　 D. The parents.

3.According to Paragraph 5, we know that 　　　 .

A. Bills’ class bought the Apple stock after the iphone came out

B. it was a mistake for the class to buy Google stock

C. the students get some investing experience in the school

D. the class bought the two kinds of stocks at the same time

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. How students make money in the US.

B. Students learn economics and investing at school.

C. Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day.

D. What US students hope to do after graduation.

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Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company’s stock (股票) price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills’ school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time.

The Chicago school’s 420 students learn about economic(经济学). They also get a chance to make money. Each 1st grade and 5th grade, students learn the basics of economics and investing(投资).

Then in 6th grade, they put what they’ve learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy.

After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1st grade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash.

In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. “We bought stock just at the right time,” she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. “It was a good buy,” says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day.

The school’s two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits(利润).

1. At Bills’ school, students can’t 　　　　 .

A. learn the basics of economics             B. learn how to invest money

C. get a chance to make money            D. share all the money they make

2. Who manages the $20,000 in the class?

A. The teachers.　　　 　　　　 B. The school.　　　　

C. The students.　　　　　     D. The parents.

3.Google stock the kids bought has reached more than ______ at present.

A. $500　　　　　　 　 B. $400　　　　　

C. $10,000　　　　　 D. $20,000

4.According to Paragraph 5, we know that 　　　　 .

A. Bills’ class bought the Apple stock after the iphone came out

B. it was a mistake for the class to buy Google stock

C. the students get some investing experience in the school

D. the class bought the two kinds of stocks at the same time

5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. How students make money in the US.

B. Students learn economics and investing at school.

C. Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day.

D. What US students hope to do after graduation.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

1.Rick will spend the summer holiday with ________ .

A.other teenagers B.his sister C.his brother D.other club members

2.What will Tony do in the summer holiday?

A.Walk ten kilometres. B.Have a big party. C.Ride a horse. D.Play football.

3.Victoria is going to spend ________ at a football club.

A.a month B.two weeks C.six weeks D.two months

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Lily will give a talk tomorrow. She is thinking about ________ to make everyone happy with her speech.

A. how to say　　　　 B. what to say

C. what can I say　　 D. how can I say

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Good afternoon, everyone. My talk for today is “Early Money”. I’m going to tell you something about money used in the early days. To tell you the truth, we know little about how early people came to use money, but we do know　　 some of the things which have been used as money. In early times in some　　 European countries, salt was very difficult to get, so it was used as money. In　 some places of Asia, tea was used as money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Perhaps the most common money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money. So you see, things highly valued by everyday may serve as money. The Chinese were the first people to use coins as money. Oh, here are some coins of past. You can come over and have a look.

1.We know 　　　　　 about the development of “Early Money”.

A. much            B. little                C. few            D. a bit

2.Which is NOT referred to in the passage that was probably used in the past?

A. cows            B. nuts                C. tea            D. silk

3.Why was salt used in Europe?

A. It was used every day.                B. It was cheap.

C. It was common.                        D. It was difficult to get.

4.Which one is still used as money nowadays?

A. nuts            B. salt                C. cows            D. tea

5.This passage may be a 　　　　 .

A. news            B. message            C. speech            D. notice

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

We talked with June Galloway about her book Get off on the Right Foot: Don’t Let the Wrong Gesture Ruin (毁坏) Your Day.

English is the world’s international language. But in your book, non-verbal (不用语言的) communication is paid more attention to. 　　　 ▲　　　

June: Well, gestures (手势) and other body language can have different meanings in different places. Something that you think is friendly or polite could be considered to be very impolite in another culture. I’ve described many of these customs and cultural differences, so my readers won’t have a bad start when they meet people from places where the culture is different from their own.

Can greeting someone the wrong way really lead to misunderstanding (误解)?

June: In some places, yes. The heavy handshake that a North American expects may seem quite impolite in other places. And a light handshake―which is usual in some countries—may seem unfriendly to a North American.

What other gestures can cause misunderstanding?

June: Take the gesture for “come here” for example. In North America, people gesture with the palm (掌心) up. Well, in southern Europe, that gesture means “goodbye”. And in many Asian countries, the palm-up gesture is thought rude. Instead, people there gesture with the palm down.

Surely, there must be some gestures used everywhere, right? What about the thumb-up (翘拇指) gesture for “great”?

June: Sorry. That’s very rude in Australia and the Middle East. That is why it important to know about body language and cultural differences.

1.Which gesture should you use if you want to say “goodbye”.in southern Europe?

A. B.

C. D.

2.According to the passage, ________ is/are NOT mentioned in June’s book.

A.the importance of body language. B.some common gestures

C.the development of body language D.different meanings of a gesture

3.Which of the following can be put in the 　　　 ▲　　　 ?

A.How is that possible? B.Could it make readers interested?

C.Can you give us some examples? D.why is that so important?

4.What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A.June paid more attention to the language of English in her book.

B.A girl from Australia may be angry with you if you praise her by using the thumb-up gesture.

C.Body language is the world’s international language.

D.In many Asian countries, the palm-up gesture is thought rude.

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—Who did Mary _________ just now?

—Her teacher. They talked about the school trip.

A. fill with　　　　　 B. carry with

C. talk with　　　　 D. start with

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today. But in the past people used many things instead of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tobacco or stones. Today there are still some places in the world that do not use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean.

On the island of Yap, people use the heaviest money in the world—Yap stones. These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle. They do not originate(起源)from the island. The Yap men have to go to the islands four hundred miles away to get them. Big stones can be twelve feet high as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as a dinner plate.

Rich people do not carry the Yap stones. Servants follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone or a long stick over his shoulder. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones.

1.What is money today?

2.What did people use instead of money in the world in the past?

3.Where do people on the island of Yap get Yap stones?

4.What do Yap stones look like?

5.What do the Yap men buy with Yap stones today?

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When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today. But in the past people used many things in place of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tobacco, tea or stones. Today there are stills some places in the world that do not use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean.

On the island of Yap, people use the heavist money in the world —Yap stones. These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle. The Yap stones do not originate from the island. The Yap men have to go to the islands four hundred miles away to fetch them. Big stones can be twelve feet high — as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as a dinner plate.

Rich people do not carry the Yap stones. Servants follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone on a pole over his shoulder. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. On the island of Yap, people use ____ as money.

A. stones　　　 B. cows　　　 C. dinner plates　　　　 D. salt

2. What does the word “originate” mean?

A. Grow.　　　 B. Come.　　 C. Develop　　　　 D. Begin

3.Now paper money is used _____ on the island of Yap.

A.only by rich people　　

B. in place of Yap stones　　

C. for shopping of everyting　

D. for everyday shopping

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. money used around the world　　 B. the history of Yap Island

C. money used on Yap Island　　　　 D. different kinds of money

5. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. The Yap stones originate from the island of Yap.

B. The Yap stones are all twelve feet high.

C. The Yap stones have a hole in the middle.

D. People on Yap Island use small stones as dinner plates.

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