Question

根据下面的短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出恰当的选项补全短文，并将选项的编号依次填写在答题卡上。

Long ago， people did not need money.    1.     

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

           3.  . They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. Later， countries began to make their own coins.

  The Chinese were the first to use paper money， probably as early as the 11^th century.   4. . However， European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.

  Today， we have many ways to pay for things. 5.    . 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.

A. We do not use coins or paper money. B. Later， people began to use money as a means of exchange. C. The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. D. They lived on wild animals， fruits and other plants. E. During the 600s B.C， people began using coins as money.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.E

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是货币的发展史，到现在人们更喜欢用卡来付钱，而不是携带大量的现金来付款。

1.D句意：他们以野生动物，水果和其他的植物为生。根据首句“Long ago， people did not need money.”很久以前，人们不需要钱，此句进一步解释没有钱是如何生活的。答案为D。

2.B句意：后来，人们开始用钱作为交换的手段。结合后面的句子“However， it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells， rice， salt， large stones， etc.” 然而，这不是我们今天使用的钱。他们用贝壳、大米、盐、大石块等。可推测上句一定会出现有关“money”的句子，答案为B。

3.E句意：在公元前600年， 人们开始使用硬币作为金钱。结合下句“They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time.” 他们很快发现，硬币比货物更容易携带，而且持续了很长时间。可知，此时硬币已经开始使用，答案为E。

4.C句意：意大利旅行家马可波罗在十三世纪访问中国的时候看到中国使用货币。结合上下句的时间推断，从11世纪到17世纪，13世纪在中间，故答案为C。

5.句意：今天，我们有很多方法来买东西。我们不经常使用硬币或纸币。根据下句“Often， people prefer to pay for things by card.” 可知，在日常生活中用卡付钱更普遍。故答案为A。

考点：文化类短文阅读。