Question

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 in ancient (古代的) time people often used 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 (象牙), monkey tails and salt were used in some pans of Africa (非洲). Rice was also a kind of money used by the ancient people in some islands.

Cows and other animals were used as money, too.

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.In the past ,the ancient (古代的)Chinese used to have cloth and knives ____.

A. as a tool B. as money

C. as a gift D. as a kind of goods

3. was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands．

A. Gold B. Animals

C. Rice D. Knives

4. 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

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉了我们钱币的发展过程。现在我们都是使用纸币的，但是很久以前，各种各样的东西都曾经当作钱使用过。后来有了硬币，然后人们用金银，但是金银太重了。中国是最早使用纸币的国家。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need.可知，人们用钱来买食物、书和其他他们所需要的东西。由此可知，人们用钱来得到他们需要的东西，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. 和In China, cloth and knives were used as money.可知，很久以前，人们用各种各样的东西来当作钱使用，在中国，人们就曾用布料、刀等当钱使用。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中Rice was also a kind of money used by the ancient people in some islands.可知，在一些岛上，古代的人们还曾经用大米当作钱来使用。由此可知选C。

4.细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today可知，最初的纸币看起来就像是一张纸条，从一个人手里传到另一个人手里。由此可知选C。

考点：文化类短文阅读。