阅读理解 People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usual...

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     People use money to buy food, books 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 or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells.
    In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙), monkey tail and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.
     The first copper coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver(银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed 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 person to another than the paper money used today.
     Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.

（1）、People usually use money ．

A、to buy gold B、to get something they want C、to buy shells D、to buy something expensive

（2）、Long, long ago people all over the world used as money.

A、the same metal B、the same paper C、the different metals D、all kinds of things

（3）、In the past, the ancient Chinese used to have cloth and knives .

A、as a tool B、as money C、as a gift D、as a kind of goods

（4）、 was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands.

A、Gold B、Animals C、Rice D、Knives

（5）、The first paper money ．

A、looked like the same as the paper money used today B、looked interesting C、looked like a note D、had a square hole in the center

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    When does music in public places become noise pollution?
    You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you're made to hear somebody else's choice in music. Say you've just landed at an airport. At the airport, the "background"（背景）music may be played loudly.
    When you are on the way to your hotel, there may be another kind of music played by the taxi driver. Then you finally reach your hotel. But when you are taking the elevator(电梯)，there is elevator music.
    You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the owner of the restaurant thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person playing the violin comes around. This is called the "music wallpaper". It is to make you buy more and eat a lot. Even the government thinks this is "noise pollution," especially when the music is too loud.
    Noise pollution may be bad for our hearing. It's also bad for some of our daily activities, such as sleeping, conversations and so on.
The fact that you can't see, taste or smell it may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. The air around us is always filled with sounds, but most of us would not think we are surrounded(包围) by noise. This can be bad for our health. So many people like soft and quiet music in their house.

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When an animal helps another animal，it usually gets something valuable in return. For a long time，many scientists thought that only people could act generously just because it feels good.
However，a new study in Germany suggests that chimpanzees (an animal like a large monkey without a tail ) also do good things for no real reason. And so do children who are as young as 18 months of age. Maybe it is because humans and chimpanzees share an ancestor about 6million years ago.
People and chimpanzees appear to develop such features without any other training，says Warneken，a scientist in Germany.
Warneken and his partners worked on adult chimpanzees that live on an island in the African country of Uganda. They also worked with 18-month-old children in Germany. The researchers performed three experiments on the adult chimpanzees and two experiments on the kids. In the first animal experiment，a person tried to reach his arm into a cage to get a stick，but he couldn't reach it. A chimpanzee was in the cage，and it could reach the stick if it wanted to.
Thirty-six chimpanzees took part in this experiment one by one，and no chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done. Even though the animals hadn't met the person before，they usually took the stick and gave it to the person. What's more，they did this whether or not the person offered them bananas as a reward.
In a similar experiment，36 children acted in a similar way. They helped the person reach the stick，whether or not they were offered toys for their help.
Researchers did other experiments on chimpanzees and babies. No rewards were offered in either experiment. And still，both the chimpanzees and children went out of their way to help. Still，the new study is different from earlier findings. Researchers have found that chimpanzees don't give rewards of food to other chimpanzees，even if it costs them nothing to be generous.

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There are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you can't ride. It doesn't live on land, but in the sea. Its head looks like the head of a horse .So people call it a "sea horse." In fact, The sea horse is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water. A sea horse always stands up in the water when it swims.

The mother sea horses give eggs, but they put the eggs inside father's body to keep them safe in its pouch until they hatch()孵化. When the eggs are hatched after 40 to 50 days, the baby sea horses swim away.

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Many animals are in danger of dying out. We can see the number of animal species decreases faster and faster and this trend will continue. From 1980 to 2010, at least I million animal species disappeared. Worse still, more and more wild animals are in great danger. It is not a piece of terrible news; it is a fact, a harsh reality. Unfortunately, we may not see these animals in the near future.

Why is the number of animal species declining year by year? Apparently animals have become victims of fashion industry. Animal skin has been used to make fashionable clothes and these clothes are sold at a high price. So some greedy people begin to kill animals in a large quantity. This irresponsible behaviour not only breaks the balance of nature but also endangers the living environment of human beings.

As far as I am concerned, something must be done to stop this illegal action. We believe "no buying, no killing". First, we must make concerning laws to protect these animals in danger. Second, we must take some measures to protect animals effectively. Animals are our friends and part of our environment. Third, we should raise people's awareness to protect animals and our environment. In this way, we can build a harmonious society and ensure a sustainable development.

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One day, you open the fridge and find some moldy (发霉的)food. But before you can throw it away, your mother stops you. She doesn't want to waste food. She cuts off the moldy part and eats the rest. Is it safe to do this?

Mold (霉菌)can grow on almost all kinds of food. Mold is usually green, white, black or grey. Mold makes food soft and changes its color. Moldy food tastes quite bad一一and it's not safe to eat.

If you find mold in soft food, just throw it away. Soft food, such as bread, tomatoes or hot dogs, usually contains water. This allows mold to easily grow below its surface. Bacteria (细菌)can also grow along with it.

But it's easy to remove mold from hard food. The mold can't grow very deeply inside this kind of food. According to the BBC, you should cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold to remove it. It's OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest. But if the food is completely covered with mold, you should still throw it away.

Most kinds of mold are bad for us. But some kinds of mold can be used to make food. For example, penicillium (青霉菌)can be used to make many types of cheeses, such as blue cheese. These cheeses are safe to eat--and they're quite delicious as well.

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Recycling: China takes it seriously

On July 1st, Shanghai launched(颁布）a new and very strict recycling law. People who fail to obey it could be fined as much as 200 yuan($30) while the fine for companies can be as high as 50,000 yuan ($7,285). And many were fined. It became a hot topic in Shanghai, even around China. All major cities in China are expected to start similar garbage classification(分类) within the year.

WHY RECYCLE

Too much garbage: Everything about China is big. When it comes to garbage there are 215 million tons of each year, and still growing, by as high as 10% every year.

Too much pollution: Landfill and burning two main disposal methods(处理方法) in China, are problematic in themselves and could lead to more pollution if handled improperly(处理不当).

Too many usable: There are many usable materials in garbage, and trash sorting can help collect such recyclables more efficiently. Even compost(肥料) can be used.

HOW TO SORT

Most Chinese cities classify(分类) garbage into four categories:

Recyclables: Newspapers, mirrors, plastics, cans, glass, fabrics, and abandoned electronics.

Kitchen waste: perishables(易腐的) such as leftovers, offal(动物内脏), fruit peel, tea grounds, as well as eggshells and fallen leaves of potted plants.

Others: disposable(一次性的)dishware, broken bowls and dishes, tissues, diapers(尿布), plastic wrap, and large animal bones.

Dangerous waste: rechargeable batteries, lighting tubes, expired(过期的) medicines, mercury thermometers (水银温度计)and etc.

In addition to fines, Chinese cities are taking other measures as well. For example, Lectures(讲座) on trash sorting have been given at kindergartens, elementary and middle schools. People who properly classify garbage can receive points and regularly exchange the points for small gifts.

If you want to know more about recycling in China, please click chinadaily.com.cn.

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