Question

【題目】 Long ago, people did not need money.They on wild animals, fruits and other plants.

As time passed, people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes, families more than they needed, so they started to 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 and so on.

During the 600s B.C, people began using coins money. They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. , countries began to make their own coins.

The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably as as the 11th century. The Italian Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. However, European countries didn’t start using paper money 1600s.

Today, we have many ways to pay for things.We don’t often use coins or paper money. It’s more for people to pay for things by card in our daily lives paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.

【1】A．played B. lived C．ate

【2】A．produced B. planted C．invented

【3】A．talk B. trade C．get

【4】A．for B. with C．as

【5】A．At first B. At least C．Later

【6】A．early B．late C．long

【7】A．inventor B．teacher C．traveler

【8】A．after B．until C．unless

【9】A．common B．dangerous C．inexpensive

【10】A．but B．because C．though

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是貨幣的發(fā)展史，到現(xiàn)在人們更喜歡用卡來付錢，而不是攜帶大量的現(xiàn)金來付款。

【1】B 考查動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：他們以野生動物，水果和其他的植物為生。此題考查固定短語live on以……為生。根據(jù)句意，故選B。

【2】A 考查動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：有時，家庭生產(chǎn)出的比他們要求的更多，所以他們開始與其他家庭交易。A．produced生產(chǎn)；B. planted種植；C．invented發(fā)明。根據(jù)句意，故選A。

【3】B考查動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：有時，家庭生產(chǎn)出的比他們要求的更多，所以他們開始與其他家庭交易。A．talk交談；B. trade交易；C．get得到。根據(jù)句意，故選A。

【4】C考查介詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：人們開始使用硬幣作為金錢。As作為。此題考查介詞，根據(jù)句意，故選C。

【5】C考查副詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：他們很快發(fā)現(xiàn)，硬幣比貨物更容易攜帶，而且持續(xù)了很長時間。后來，各國開始使用他們自己的硬幣。A．At first 首先；B. At least至少；C．Later后來。根據(jù)句意，故選C。

【6】A考查副詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：中國是最早使用紙幣，可能早在第十一世紀就開始使用了。A．early 早； B．late 晚； C．long長。根據(jù)句意，故選A。

【7】C考查名詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：意大利旅行家馬可波羅在十三世紀訪問中國的時候看到中國使用貨幣。A．inventor發(fā)明家；B．teacher老師；C．traveler旅行家。此題考查名詞。根據(jù)句意，故選C。

【8】B考查連詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：然而，歐洲國家并沒有開始使用紙幣，直到17世紀。A．after在……之后； B．until 直到……才；C．unless如果不，除非。根據(jù)句意，故選B。

【9】A考查形容詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：現(xiàn)在在日常生活中用卡付錢更普遍。A．common普遍的；B．dangerous 危險的； C．inexpensive不貴的。根據(jù)句意，故選A。

【10】B考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：現(xiàn)在在日常生活中用卡付錢更普遍因為用卡付款比攜帶大量的真錢來付款更加容易，更加安全。A．but但是；B．because因為；C．though雖然。根據(jù)句意，故選B。