Question

【题目】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 people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells(贝壳).

In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙), monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands.

The first copper coins(硬币) 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(银). 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.different metals

D.all kinds of things

【3】The first paper money .

A.looked like the same as the paper money used today

B.looked interesting

C.looked like a note

D.had a square hole in the center

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文简要的介绍了货币的发展历史。从最初的贝壳，布和刀，象牙，后来发展到铜钱，金银货币，最后发展到使用纸币。

【1】细节理解题。根据People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need.可知人们用钱可以买到他们需要的东西。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据But people used to use all kinds of things as money.得知过去人们通常用各种各样的东西作为金钱。可知选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.可知最早的第一张纸币纸币看起来更像一个音符。故选C。