In modern society, people use money every day. It seems that it is very importan

In modern society, people use money every day. It seems that it is very importan

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In modern society, people use money every day. It seems that it is very important in our life. That’s because without money you can’t buy any goods(商品) you want. But I think few people know the history of money.
Long ago, people did not need money. They lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants. As time passed, people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes, families produced more than they needed, so they started to trade with other families. Later, people began to use money as a means of exchange. 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. Later, countries began to make their own coins.
The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably as early as the 11th century. The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. However, European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.
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. Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.
小题1:  People used ________ as a means of exchange before the 7th century BC.
A. paper money       B. card          
C. large stone         D. coins
小题2:From the passage, we know that European countries used paper money in the ________.
A.11th centuryB.12th century
C.16th centuryD.17th century
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE in this article?
A.Marco Polo was from Canada.
B.Chinese used paper money earlier than Italy.
C.Today people often prefer to pay for things by salt.
D.Carrying around much “real” money is easier and safer than Paying with a card.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
解析

试题分析:本文讲述了钱的发展史。钱的出现伴随着交易的进行。有很多东西曾经作为交换的货币使用过。如贝壳、大米、盐、大石头等。后来用硬币、纸币。今天我们更喜欢用信用卡消费,因为它携带起来更方便和安全。
小题1:细节理解题。根据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.可知,在公元7世纪,人们开始用硬币当钱用。他们发现硬币比货物更容易携带,保持的时间长。large stone属于a kind of goods。纸币最早在中国的11th century被使用;用信用卡是许多人的事。故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据However, European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.可知,欧洲国家直到17th century才开始用纸币。故选D。
小题3:推理判断题。根据The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money…可知,马可波罗是意大利旅行家,所以A错;根据The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s.可知,意大利旅行家在13th世纪来访中国时看到中国人在用纸币,所以B对;用盐交换物品是物物交换时代,现代的人用纸币、更喜欢用信用卡,所以C对;根据Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money可知,现代信用卡比代大量的真钱更安全和容易,所以D错。本题要求选出正确的陈述,故选B。
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Thousands of years ago, people didn"t live in cold places because they didn"t know how to keep themselves warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies.    小题1:  .
小题2:   . It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire.    小题3:    The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.
But people still didn"t know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest they tried to keep it burning.    小题4:
But later they found different ways to make fire. For example, they made fire by burning wood or knocking two pieces of stones.
Today it"s easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters.    小题5:
根据短文内容,把A-E五个选项填入文中空缺处,使短文内容完整、正确。
A. If it went out, they had to wait for years.
B. The skins keep them warm.
C. They can make fire at any time they need.
D. People took some of this fire to their homes.
E. Nature is people"s good friend..

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Long, long ago people made fires from lightening (闪电). But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightening. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing (摩擦). They made a hole on a piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.
A years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.
About two centuries ago, people began to make matches. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is very useful.
小题1: From the text we know that a spark can _______.
A.fire any leavesB.burn anything
C.burn dry leavesD.keep fire burning
小题2:We can also get a fire by ________.
A.making a hole on a big piece of wood
B.putting a smaller stick into the hole
C.turning the stick hard for a while
D.all above together
小题3: Matches have been used ________.
A.for about two thousand years
B.for about two hundred years
C. since people began to use fire for cooking
D. since people used the heat from the sun
小题4: From the text, we know that _______.
A.electric fire starters are widely used
B.people haven’t used matches since they had electric fire starters
C.today there are only two ways to make fire
D.some forest fires happen from lightening
小题5: Which of the following is the right order of the ways to make fires that people got to know?
a. with a match              b. from the sun
c. from lightening            d. by rubbing
e. with an electric fire starter
A.a, b, c, d, eB.b, c, a, e, d
C.c, d, b, a, eD.d, a, c, b, e

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Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA. People dress up in costumes (化妆服装) like a witch (巫婆), a ghost (鬼)or a skeleton (枯髅). The children go to houses to say “Trick or treat!” Long ago, if a child was not good, he or she would get a trick like having a stone in his or her bag instead of some candy. Nowdays, no one gets tricks. All the children receive lots and lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary (恐怖的) movies.
小题1: What do you know about Halloween?
小题2: How do people celebrate Halloween?
小题3: Who go to houses to say “Trick or treat!”
小题4: Which do children receive nowadays, stone or candy?
小题5: What else do people do besides going to parties and playing different games?
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