阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

（一）

In 1826， a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera[照相机]. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden._____________

The next important date in the history of photography[摄影术] was in 1837. That year， Daguere， another Frenchman， took a picture of his reading room. In his picture you could see everything very clearly， even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

In about 1840， photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple._____________ But this did not stop them， for example， some in the United States worked very hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people._____________

Photography also became one kind of are by the end if the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world._____________

A. It was difficult to take pictures.

B. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike[栩栩如生的].

C. That was the first photo.

D. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines.

E. They showed feelings， like other kinds of art.

（二）

We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of Goat[山羊]， the year of Monkey[猴子] or the year of Dog. And this year is the year of Rat [老鼠].

Before the Spring Festival， people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On the eve[前夕] of the Spring Festival， there is a big family dinner. After dinner， all the families stay up late[熬夜] to welcome the New Year. On the first day of Chinese New Year， people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives[親戚]. They say “Good luck！” and some other greetings[问候] to each other. People usually have a very good time at the festival.

1. How many Chinese festivals are there in this passage[文章]？[     ]

A. One. B. Two.

C. Three. D. Four.

2. We can find people give every Chinese year ______ name.[     ]

A. an animal B. a flower

C. a fruit D. a ball

3. How do Chinese people usually spend the eve of the Spring Festival？[     ]

A. They put on new clothes and go to the park.

B. They visit their friends and relatives.

C. They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.

D. They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome Chinese New Year.

4. On Chinese New Years Day， people say “______” to each other when they meet.[     ]

A. Merry Christmas

B. Good evening

C. Good luck

D. Thanks

5. The best title[标题] for this passage is “______”.[     ]

A. Good Time

B. The Spring Festival

C. Big Dinner

D. The Year of Pig

（三）

Londons Chinese community[社區] dates back to the 18th century， when a small number of sailors moved to the city to work in East London. As time went on， other Chinese people came to this area and it began to be known as “Chinatown”. However， Londons Chinese community remained very small for many years： at the start of the 20th century， there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain.

______________ At first， the new immigrants[移民] found it difficult to get jobs. In the 1950s， however， a small Chinese restaurant opened in London.______________ Suddenly， Chinese restaurants and take-aways started opening in every part of the city. Instead if too little work， the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much！ They worked as cookers， managers or waiters.______________

As time went by， Londons Chinese community became more and more successful. The sons and daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard. And most went on to get highly paid jobs.

______________ Chinatown， however， is still lovely as ever.

A. Most of them enjoyed their loves and arranged their friends and relatives to join them from overseas.

B. It is difficult to find jobs.

C. Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful.

D. After the Second World War， many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs and came to London.

E. Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to the more expensive area.

（四）

Halloween is my favourite festival. We have a special p___1___ on October 31st. My friends and I always d___2___ up at Halloween. We wear special costumes w___3___ masks. Sometimes we p___4___ our faces and people dont know w___5___ we are. Its wonderful！ This y___6___， Ill wear a tiger costume.

My family always have a party on the e___7___ of October 31st. It usually s___8___ at about 8 p.m. We eat a lot of special Halloween chocolates and c___9___. We have hot drinks and eat lots of nice， hot f___10___. We do not eat moon cakes.

1. p_________   2. d_________   3. w_________ 4. p_________

5. w_________ 6. y_________   7. e_________   8. s_________   9. c_________ 10. f_________

（五）

Long ago， people did not need money. They lived on wild animals， fruits and other plants.

As time passed by， people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes， families produced more than they needed， so they started to trade with other families. ____ However， it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells， rice， salt， large stones， etc.

During the 600s BC， people began using coins as money. They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. _____

The Chinese were the first to use the paper money， probably as early as the 11th century. The Italian travelers Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. ____

Today， we have many ways to pay for things. We do not use coins or paper money. Often people prefer to pay for things by card.____

A. Later， countries began to make their own coins.

B. We use money to buy things every day.

C. Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.

D. However， European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.

E. Later， people began to use money as a means of exchange[交換].

参考答案

（一）CDBE （二）1-5： AADCB

（三）DCAE

（四）1.party  2.dress  3.with  4.paint  5.who 6.year  7.evening  8.starts  9.candies  10.food

（五）AEDC