Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

We all use money every day. It is essential because we can pay money for whatever we want.Money is recognized as banknotes and coins.

However,many years ago people couldn’ t go to the shop and buy what they wanted.They had to get what they wanted through the barter trade(實物交易).It was really difficult,for the barter often depended on coincidence of wants.For example,the seller of grain has to find a buyer who wants to buy grain and who also could offer something the seller wants to buy.And one more example,if a wheat farmer needs what a fruit farmer produces,a direct exchange is impossible because seasonal fruit would spoil before the grain harvest.The solution is to trade fruit for wheat indirectly through a third intermediate commodity(中間的商品),such as cattle,salt,shells,wine.However,commodity money had their disadvantages.For example,cattle,fur,precious stones couldn’ t be cut into smaller pieces and it was inconvenient to keep and transport them.Thus coins were invented.

The earliest known coins in the western world came from Lydia in about 650 B.C.Greek cities,the Great Persian Empire and Roman Empire quickly adopted the new useful technique of metal currency.And by the end of the 6th century,coinages were common throughout the region.However,coins as well as commodity money had many disadvantages.For instance,coins quickly show wear(磨損) and they usually have small value,so it’ s difficult to count large sums of coins.

At first,paper money was used in China in about 650 A.D.After then,it was used in Persia and Japan.In Europe,paper money was firstly produced in the Netherlands in the 16th century and in the USA in the 17th century.Paper money is worthless but symbolic.In other words,paper money is just a note.It has a purchasing power because the government announces it as money and citizens accept it universally.

【1】The writer explains the difficulty of barter trade by_______.

A. telling stories B. using examples

C. presenting a theory D. making a comparison

【2】What do we know about the early coins?

A. They usually had large value.

B. They were first used in Greece.

C. They still had many disadvantages.

D. People didn’ t like the metal currency.

【3】Paper money was used earlier in_______.

A. Rome B. Greece

C. the USA D. the Netherlands

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. Function of money. B. History of money.

C. Invention of money. D. Types of money.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是錢幣發(fā)展的歷史過程，先由物物交易，發(fā)展到硬幣后來到紙幣。

【1】B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段4、5句For example,the seller of grain has to find a buyer who wants to buy grain and who also could offer something the seller wants to buy.And one more example,if a wheat farmer needs what a fruit farmer produces,a direct exchange is impossible because seasonal fruit would spoil before the grain harvest.可知作者列舉了兩個例子來說明實物交易很困難，是通過舉例說明的方法展開闡述的。故B正確。

【2】C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩句However,coins as well as commodity money had many disadvantages.For instance,coins quickly show wear(磨損) and they usually have small value,so it’ s difficult to count large sums of coins.可知早期的硬幣也有很多不足之處。故C項正確。

【3】D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第三句In Europe, paper money was firstly produced in the Netherlands in the 16th century and in the USA in the 17th century.可知歐洲地區(qū)最先使用紙幣是是荷蘭，荷蘭在16世紀開始使用紙幣，而美國是在17世紀開始使用的。AB項是歐洲國家，比荷蘭晚，美國也比荷蘭更晚。所以荷蘭是四個選項中最新使用紙幣的國家。故D正確。

【4】B 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是錢幣發(fā)展的歷史過程，先由物物交易，發(fā)展到硬幣后來到紙幣，故B項正確。ACD三項都只是文章的部分內(nèi)容，并非中心思想。