题目内容
20.Did you know that money is not worth the paper it is printed on?Money is really just a symbol.(31 )BLong ago,people did not use money.They made or grew food,clothes,and other things they needed.Later,people started trading.They would trade what they made to someone else in order to get different foods and goods.To trade like this is to barter(物物交换).The barter system was a good system.Bakers could trade bread for wheat.Weavers could trade cloth for meat.Trading not just let people work at certain jobs.(32)EBut one problem with bartering was that not everyone agreed on prices.People had to work out a price each time they wanted to trade.Another problem was that the goods might be too heavy to carry.What if the cow farmer wanted to trade a cow for a horse with the horse farmer?They would have to carry their animals with them.(33)DWhat if the cow farmer wanted to trade a cow for a chicken?A cow is worth more than a chicken.The farmer should get"change."But how can you make change from a cow?
(34)APeople used to use all kinds of small things for money.They used shells,beads,feathers,seeds,and even salt.A group of people would decide the worth of a kind of shell.Other kinds of shells would be worth more or less.Then people had money that was worth a certain amount.It was easy to carry.It was easy to make change.
With time going by,we finally have the money that we use today.(35)F
A.This is where money comes in.
B.That means it stands for something else.
C.They made clothes from wool from their sheep.
D.Bartering did not have a way to make change,either.
E.It also gave people a way to buy things they needed.
F.With money,we don't have to travel with chickens,cows,or clay pots!
G.When people traded,they no longer had to make everything they needed.
分析 本文是一篇选句填空阅读,属于说明文,你知道钱不值得印在纸上吗?钱真的只是一个象征么?本文以此展开,主要讲述了钱出现的原因.
解答 31.B.考查文章内容理解以及上下文联系.句意:这意味着它代表别的东西.根据Money is really just a symbol.可知,钱仅仅是一个标志.故此处B符合语境.故选B.
32.E.考查文章内容理解以及上下文联系.句意:它也给人们一种购买他们需要的东西的方法.根据Trading not just let people work at certain jobs.可知,交易不仅让人们在某些特定的工作上工作.故此处E符合语境.故选E.
33.D.考查文章内容理解以及上下文联系.句意:换货也没有办法改变.根据What if the cow farmer wanted to trade a cow for a chicken?可知,如果牛农想要用一头牛买鸡,怎么办?故此处D符合语境.故选D.
34.A.考查文章内容理解以及上下文联系.句意:这就是钱出现的原因.根据People used to use all kinds of small things for money.可知,人们习惯用各种小东西来赚钱.故选A.
35.F.考查文章内容理解以及上下文联系.句意:用钱,我们不必带着鸡,奶牛或陶罐一起旅行!根据With time going by,we finally have the money that we use today.可知,随着时间的推移,我们终于有了我们今天使用的钱.故选F.
点评 本文是一篇选句填空阅读,题目主要考查文章内容理解以及上下文联系.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.