Question

Good afternoon, everyone. My talk for today is “Early Money”. I’m going to tell you something about money used in the early days. To tell you the truth, we know little about how early people came to use money, but we do know   some of the things which have been used as money. In early times in some   European countries, salt was very difficult to get, so it was used as money. In  some places of Asia, tea was used as money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Perhaps the most common money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money. So you see, things highly valued by everyday may serve as money. The Chinese were the first people to use coins as money. Oh, here are some coins of past. You can come over and have a look.

1.We know         about the development of “Early Money”.

A. muchB. littleC. fewD. a bit

2.Which is NOT referred to in the passage that was probably used in the past?

A. cowsB. nutsC. teaD. silk

3.Why was salt used in Europe?

A. It was used every day.B. It was cheap.

C. It was common.D. It was difficult to get.

4.Which one is still used as money nowadays?

A. nutsB. saltC. cowsD. tea

5.This passage may be a        .

A. newsB. messageC. speechD. notice

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文主要介绍了“早期的钱”。早期在欧洲的一些国家，盐是很难得到的，所以它被用作钱。在亚洲的一些地方，茶被用作钱。美国印第安人用螺母和其他的东西。今天，在一些地方，奶牛仍作为一种货币。中国是最早使用硬币作为货币的。

1.文中To tell you the truth, we know little about how early people came to use money, but we do know some of the things which have been used as money.可知该选B。

2.文中在早期欧洲用盐作为钱，在亚洲的一些地方用茶作为钱，美国印第安人用螺母和其他的东西作为钱，现在的一些地方仍然用奶牛作为钱，但没有提到用丝绸作为钱。所以该选D。

3.文中In early times in some European countries, salt was very difficult to get, so it was used as money.可知该选D。

4.文中In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money.可知该选C。

5.推理判断题。根据短文开头Good afternoon, everyone. My talk for today is “Early Money”.可知该选C。

考点：社会历史类阅读。