Question

【题目】A. exchange B. carry C. start D. make E. produced

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

As time passed by, people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes, families 【1】 more than they needed, so they started to trade with other families. Later, people began to use money as a means of 【2】. However, it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt, large stones, etc.

During the 600s B.C., people began using coins as money. They soon found that coins were easier to 【3】 than goods and lasted a long time. Later, countries began to make their own coins.

The Chinese were the first to use the paper money, probably as early as the 11th century. The Italian travelers Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. However, European countries did not 【4】 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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】本文主要讲述货币的发展史。刚开始，人们物物交换，后来使用货币交换，这时的货币是贝壳，大米，盐，大石头等，在公元前600，人们开始使用硬币，后来使用纸币，今天有许多支付手段。人们更喜欢使用卡买东西。

【1】句意：有时，家庭生产的比他们需要的多，所以他们开始与其他家庭进行贸易。Produced：生产，制造；结合句意和语境可知选E。

【2】句意：后来，人们开始把钱作为交换的手段。Of介词，后面跟名词，代词或者动名词，Exchange交换，交易，名词；结合句意和语境可知选A。

【3】句意：他们很快发现硬币比货物容易携带，而且持续很长时间。carry ：携带；输送，运送；to动词不定时，后面跟动词原形，结合句意和语境可知选B。

【4】句意：然而，欧洲国家直到17世纪才开始使用纸币。Start，开始，start doing sth.：开始做某事；结合句意和语境可知选C。