题目内容
13.In early societies,people relied on a simple system of exchange(交换).Perhaps a good hunter had more animal skins than he could use.His neighbor,a good fisherman,might have too many fish but needed furs to protect his children from the cold.Both soon realized that their problems could be easily solved by exchanging what they did not need for what they did need.This method of exchange is called barter.The word comes from the Italian barattare and the French barater,which mean"to trade."As societies developed,people in ancient times turned to many different things in the search for a good way of exchange,or money.One of the earliest forms of money was cattle (牛).The richest person was the one who owned the most farm animals,such as cows and sheep.Cattle were called capitale in Latin,and from that Latin word we get the English word"capital,"meaning"wealth."
But people came to realize that this new method often failed to produce satisfactory results.A cow or a sheep must be fed and cared for.Sometimes they died of disease.Some animals were fat and some were thin.A person who wanted to sell something might believe that it was worth much more than one cow.The buyer might not be willing to give the seller two.Paying a cow and a half was certainly not a good way to solve the problem.
When people began to trade with people who lived far away,again a new way of exchange had to be found.Soon such things as grain (谷物) and salt came into use.They could be weighed exactly.They could be stored and transported easily.Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt.And it is from salarium,the Latin word for"salt money,"that our own word"salary (薪水)"comes.We still speak of people as not being worth their salt if they do not do their jobs well.
33.The buyer in Paragraph 3 probably feltB.
A.his cows were healthy and fat
B.using cows as money had disadvantages
C.the price set by the seller was too high
D.he should give the seller sheep instead of cows
34.The performance of someone worth his salt isD.
A.worrying
B.surprising
C.Disappointing
D.satisfying
35.The text probably comes from an article aboutA.
A.the history of money
B.the development of society
C.simple systems of exchange
D.some interesting Latin words.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了货币的历史,人们从以物易物到有了盐和粮食作为货币.
解答 33.B.推理判断题.根据第三段The buyer might not be willing to give the seller two.Paying a cow and a half was certainly not a good way to solve the problem可知买方可能觉得使用牛羊做交易有缺点;故选B.
34.D.推理判断题.根据最后一段And it is from salarium,the Latin word for"salt money,"that our own word"salary (薪水)"comes.We still speak of people as not being worth their salt if they do not do their jobs well可知worth their salt 的表现意为令人满意的;故选D.
35.A.推理判断题.根据最后一段When people began to trade with people who lived far away,again a new way of exchange had to be found.Soon such things as grain (谷物) and salt came into use可知文本可能来自一篇关于货币的历史的书;故选A
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
![](http://thumb2018.1010pic.com/images/loading.gif)