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  People use money to buy food, books, bicycles 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 parts of Africa.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 were made in China.They were round and had a square hole in the centre.Different countries had used different metals for their money.later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people need a lot of coins to buy something expensive.The Chinese wer the first to use paper money.The first paper money looked mote like a note from one paper to another than the paper money used today.

(1)

We use ________ as money today.

[  ]

A.

paper

B.

shells

C.

gold and silver

D.

copper coins

(2)

People gave up gold and silver coins because ________.

[  ]

A.

they were too heavy

B.

they would be for future use

C.

they were easy to slip off(滑倒)

D.

they were useless

(3)

________ first used paper money.

[  ]

A.

India

B.

America

C.

France

D.

China

(4)

African people used ________ as money in ancient time.

[  ]

A.

clothes and knives

B.

cows and other animals

C.

copper coins

D.

tusks, monkey tails and salt

(5)

The best title for this passage is ________.

[  ]

A.

Paper Can Be Used as Money

B.

African Money Forms

C.

The History of Money

D.

Money in Ancient Time

答案:1.A;2.A;3.D;4.D;5.C;
解析:

(1)

由Most of the money used today is made of paper.而知。

(2)

由最后一段中But gold and silver were heavy…to buy something expensive.而得知。

(3)

依据The Chinese were the first to use the paper money.而知。

(4)

依据第三段中第二句话而得知。

(5)

全文讲述了钱的演变历史。


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A Faithful(忠实的)Dog

  More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince(王子)of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing(打猎)with his men.He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son.The baby was in a wooden cradle(摇篮), which was like a small bed.When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master(主人).He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws(爪子)on the Prince's chest.Then the Prince saw the blood(血)on Gelert's jaws and head.

  "What have you done? " the Prince said.He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son.The cradle was lying on its side on the floor.The clothes were torn(撕坏)and there was blood on them.

  "So you have killed my son? " the Prince said angrily."You unfaithful dog! " He took out his sword(剑)and killed the dog.Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark.Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.

  The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt.Near him was a dead wolf.Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended(保卫)the baby and killed the wolf.

  The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late.Gelert was dead.The Prince was very sad indeed.Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend.The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried(埋葬)him there.After this, the Prince never smiled again.Every morning, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave(墓穴)for a few minutes.

  If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried.There is a sign by his grave.It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog.

(1)

Gelert was the dog of the Prince of ________.

[  ]

A.

Scotland

B.

England

C.

Ireland

D.

Wales

(2)

The Prince told the dog to ________ when he was leaving.

[  ]

A.

watch the door

B.

take care of his baby at home

C.

welcome his friends

D.

stop the strangers

(3)

The dog was very ________ when his master came back from hunting.

[  ]

A.

glad

B.

fearful

C.

afraid

D.

tired

(4)

The Prince was surprised to see blood on Gelert's ________.

[  ]

A.

jaws

B.

paws

C.

head

D.

Both A and C.

(5)

The Prince never smiled again because ________

[  ]

A.

the wolf was killed by Gelert

B.

he had buried the dog on the top of mountain

C.

he had killed his faithful friend Gelert

D.

Gelert had killed his baby son

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