Question

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(銀). 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．1ooked interesting

C．1ooked like a note

D．had a square hole in the center

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文簡要的介紹了貨幣的發展歷史。

1.根據People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. 可知選B

2.根據But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money.可知選D

3.根據In China, cloth and knives were used as money. 可知選B

4.根據Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands. 可知選C

5.根據The first paper money looked more like a note 可知選C

考點：關于貨幣的說明文閱讀

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