Question

【题目】When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today. But in the past people used many things instead of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tobacco or stones. Today there are still some places in the world that do not use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean.

On the island of Yap, people use the heaviest money in the world—Yap stones. These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle. They do not originate(起源)from the island. The Yap men have to go to the islands four hundred miles away to get them. Big stones can be twelve feet high as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as a dinner plate.

Rich people do not carry the Yap stones. Servants follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone or a long stick over his shoulder. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones.

【1】What is money today?

【2】What did people use instead of money in the world in the past?

【3】Where do people on the island of Yap get Yap stones?

【4】What do Yap stones look like?

【5】What do the Yap men buy with Yap stones today?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 Money today is coins and paper bills.

【2】 They used many things such as cows, salt, tobacco or stones instead of money in the past.

【3】 They get Yap stones from the islands four hundred miles away.

【4】 They are round, white stones with a hole in the middle.

【5】 They buy everything with Yap stones except everyday shopping.

【解析】

文章主要讲述的是货币。提到货币，人们首先想到的就是当下依然在流通的纸币和硬币，但是在太平洋的一个小岛（雅浦岛）上，人们使用一种特殊的货币，那就是雅浦石头。但是随着时代的进步，在购物的时候他们已经开始使用纸币，但其他时候还是使用石头进行交易。

【1】细节理解题。由句子When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today.可知，当我们想到钱时，我们想到了硬币和纸币。这就是今天的钱。故答案为：Money today is coins and paper bills.

【2】细节理解题。根据句子But in the past people used many things instead of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tobacco or stones.可知，但在过去人们用很多东西代替金钱。一些国家使用奶牛。其他国家使用盐、烟草或石头。因此答案为：They used many things such as cows, salt, tobacco or stones instead of money in the past.

【3】细节理解题。由句子The Yap men have to go to the islands four hundred miles away to get them.可知，亚普人必须到四百英里以外的岛上去才能找到他们。故答案为：They get Yap stones from the islands four hundred miles away.

【4】细节理解题。根据句子These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle.可知，这些是圆形、白色的石头，中间有一个洞。因此答案为：They are round, white stones with a hole in the middle.

【5】推理判断题。由句子Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones. 可知，今天岛上的人们每天都用纸币购物。但在其他方面，他们还是更喜欢yap石头。故本题的答案为：They buy everything with Yap stones except everyday shopping.

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