【正文】 作始于 1407 年，花了 20 萬人 14 年的時間，于 1420 年建成。 注意： ； 10 處，多者 (從第 11 處起 )不計分。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 36 People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money. Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. 37 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 for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa. The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the centre. 38 Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. 39 Sweden and Russia used copper (銅 ) to make their money. Later some 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. 40 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 history from the days of shell money until today. A. The first coins in England were made of tin (錫 ). B. But people used to use all kinds of things as money.[ C. No one knows for certain when people began to use money. D. People strung (串連 ) them together and carried them from place to place. E. Money, as we know, is all made of paper. F. They began to use paper money. G. Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. 第三部分 英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45 分） 第一節(jié) 完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C、 D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 angle (角度 ) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best. If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45176。 11. Why is the man happy? A. He was promoted. B. He found a new job. C. He was praised by his boss. 12. What advice did the man give his boss? A. Add more signingin stations. B. Call off the signingin system. C. Introduce a new signingin system. 13. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Ask for an award. B. Talk with his colleagues. C. Behave himself in the pany. 聽第 9 段材料 , 回答第 14 至 17 題 。 6. Where does the woman work? A. In a newspaper office. B. In a sports club. C. In a sports shop. 7. What kind of water sports does the man often do? A. Sailing. B. Swimming. C. Windsurfing. 聽第 7 段材料 , 回答第 8 至 10 題 。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試 卷的相應(yīng)位置。 第 I卷 第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分） 第一節(jié) (共 5 小題；每小題 1． 5 分，滿分 7． 5 分 ) 聽下面 5段對話。 [KS5 UKS5 U 1. What does the woman think makes people happy? A. Money. B. Love. C. Success. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. A television. B. A picture. C. A movie. 3. Where did the woman meet Alice? A. At a restaurant B. At a school. C. At a clothes shop.. 4. Who is the woman? A. A house agent. B. A house owner. C. A house keeper. 5. How long can the man keep the book? A. For three weeks. B. For two weeks. C. For one week. 第二節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 分，滿分 分） 聽下面 5段對話或獨(dú)白。 聽第 6 段材料 , 回答第 7 題 。 is next to the bank. 聽第 8 段材料 , 回答第 11 至 13 題 。 A When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems too. One big disadvantage is moneyit costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘 ), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of travelling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous. Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chanc