Question

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 11^th 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.
【小題1】  People used ________ as a means of exchange before the 7^th century BC.
A. paper money       B. card          
C. large stone         D. coins
【小題2】From the passage, we know that European countries used paper money in the ________.

A．11th century	B．12th century
C．16th century	D．17th century

【小題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.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】B

解析試題分析：本文講述了錢的發展史。錢的出現伴隨著交易的進行。有很多東西曾經作為交換的貨幣使用過。如貝殼、大米、鹽、大石頭等。后來用硬幣、紙幣。今天我們更喜歡用信用卡消費，因為它攜帶起來更方便和安全。
【小題1】細節理解題。根據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世紀，人們開始用硬幣當錢用。他們發現硬幣比貨物更容易攜帶，保持的時間長。large stone屬于a kind of goods。紙幣最早在中國的11^th century被使用；用信用卡是許多人的事。故選C。
【小題2】細節理解題。根據However, European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.可知，歐洲國家直到17^th century才開始用紙幣。故選D。
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money…可知，馬可波羅是意大利旅行家，所以A錯；根據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世紀來訪中國時看到中國人在用紙幣，所以B對；用鹽交換物品是物物交換時代，現代的人用紙幣、更喜歡用信用卡，所以C對；根據Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money可知，現代信用卡比代大量的真錢更安全和容易，所以D錯。本題要求選出正確的陳述，故選B。
考點：社科類短文閱讀。