Do you know May, one of my best friends in China? She is my true friend. She never 　 1 　 others my secrets. She is a good girl 　 2　 she has poor eyesight, 　 3　 she likes watching TV and reading books 　 4　 bed. She always 　 5　 funny glasses. Now she has a new image（图像）.

Her hair is curly（卷曲的）and long. She 　 6　 , “It’s great. I can go
　 7　 in the supermarket and nobody 　8　 me. So nobody will say
　 9　 to me in the street.” But most of her friends don’t like this new image. I don’t 　 10 it’s great.

(　 ) 1. A. says　　　　　　　 B. talks　　　　　 C. speaks　　　　　　　　　　 D. tells

(　 ) 2. A. and　　　 　　 B. if　　　 C. while　　　　　　　 D. so

(　 ) 3. A. but　　　　　　　　 B. because　　 C. and　　　　　　　　　 D. Then

(　 ) 4. A. on the　　　　　　 B. in the　　　　 C. in 　　　　　　　　　 D. on

(　 ) 5. A. puts　　　　　　　 B. wears　　　　 C. takes 　　　　　　　 D. with

(　 ) 6. A. thinks　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 C. says 　　　　　　　　　　 D. speaks

(　 ) 7. A. swimming　　　　　　 B. boating　　　 C. skating 　　　　　 D. shopping

(　 ) 8. A. gives　　　　　　　 B. takes　　　　 C. knows　　 　　 D. looks

(　 ) 9. A. hello　　　　　　　 B. yes 　　　　 C. no　　 　　　　 D. OK

(　 ) 10. A. like　　　　　　　 B. say 　　　　　 C. think 　　　　　　 D. call

　 The Indians invented and developed the system of numbers from 1 to 9 and 0. We can use the ten numbers to make any number from the biggest to the smallest.

　 However, the ancient Romans invented a different system (系统) of numbers. They used symbols (符号) and replaced them. 1 is “Ⅰ” and 2 is “Ⅱ”. For larger numbers, they invented new symbols—5 is “Ⅴ”, 10 is “Ⅹ”, and so on. But they didn’t have a symbol for zero.

　 Here’s a table of the Roman numbers.

　 The Romans combined their symbols. In this way, “Ⅶ” means “5+1+1”, or 7. However, they found that “ⅡⅡ” (for 4) and “ⅤⅡⅡ” (for 9) were too confusing, so they thought out another idea.

　 If the “Ⅰ” comes after the “Ⅴ”, then you add it (Ⅵ is 6); if the “Ⅰ” comes before the “Ⅴ”, then you subtract (减去) it (Ⅳ is 4). The rule is that you are allowed to add up to three (e.g. Ⅷ is 8), but only subtract one (e.g. XL is 40).

　 How to remember the symbols?

　 Ⅰis like a finger. In a whole hand, the thumb (拇指) and the little finger make a V. Ten fingers are both hands, so the two Vs make an X..

　 Here is a way to remember the other symbols (L, C, D, M)：Little Cats Drink Milk.

(　 ) 51. How many numbers can we make according to the Indians’ system ?

　　　　 A. three: 0, 9, 1　　 B. ten　　　　　 C. eleven　　　 D. lots of

(　 ) 52. Which number was not in the ancient Roman’s number system?

　　　　 A. 1　　　　　　 B. 9　　　　　 C. 0　　　　　　 D. 5

(　 ) 53. What does the underlined word “combined” probably mean in the passage?

　　　　 A. 合并　　　　 B. 分离　　　　 C. 增加　　　　 D. 削减

(　 ) 54. What does MD mean according to the Romans’ rule of calculating?

　　　　 A. 500　　　　　 B. 1000　　　　 C. 1500　　　　 D. 2000

(　 ) 55 Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

　　　　 A. “Little Cats Drink Milk” can help us to remember some of the numbers symbols.

　　　　 B. The Indians invented the system of numbers from 1 to 9 and 0.

　　　　 C. You are not allowed to make a number like “XXL”

　　　　 D. The ancient Romans repeated symbols to make any number.

　　写出每个图标对应的词：

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　　写出每个图标对应的词：

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　House prices （价格）in England went up quickly between 1951 and 1972. The following records （记录）show how much a house in London had risen in price since 1955.

　Take No. 29 Smith Terrace for example. In 1955, Jane Grey sold it for ￡（英磅符号）2,000. Mrs Black bought it next to ￡4,900 and sold it nine years later to Bill and Green White for ￡22,950. Now four years later, in 1972, the house is at the price of ￡30,000.

1． The price of the house was 　　  　 as high in 1972 as in the year when Jane Grey sold it.

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A． about 10 times   　 B． twice

C． 150 percent　  　　D． 15 times

2． Mrs Black made a profit of （净赚）　　  　.　　　

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A． ￡2,900　　　　　 B． ￡8,050

C． ￡18,050　　　　 　　　D． ￡7,050

3． Of all the people, who got most money?　　　

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A． The Whites　　    　B． Jane Grey

C． Mrs Black　　　　 　D． No one

4． When did Mrs Black buy the house? In 　　  　.　

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A． 1972　　　　　　　 B． 1959

C． 1968　　　　　　　　   　　　D． 1972

5． Jane Grey lived in No. 29 Smith Terrace 　　  　.

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