Question

请仔细阅读第1-5题，从A到F的六个选项中选出符合各段主题的句子，其中一项为多余选项。

_______1. Long long ago, people did not need money. They hunted animals and gathered wild fruits and other plants for food. They made clothes from animal skin and lived in caves.

_______2.As time passed, people settled in villages and began to plant crops. Sometimes, families produced more than they needed, so they started to trade with other families. Later, people began to use money as a means of exchange. However, it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt, large stones, furs, dried fish, gold, etc.

_______3. During the 600s B. C., people began using coins as money. They soon found that coins were easier to handle than goods and lasted a long time. Later, countries began to make their own coins.

________4.The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably as early as the eleventh century. The Italian explorer Marco Polo saw the Chinese using paper money when he visited China in the 1200s. However, European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.

_______5.Today, we have many ways to pay for things. We do not use only coins or paper money. Often, people prefer to pay for things by check or credit card. Paying with a check or credit card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.

A. Money is the outcome(结果) of social development.

B. Besides coins and paper money, people now pay by check or credit card.

C. The Chinese were the first to use paper money.

D. People began to use coins because they were easier to handle and lasted a long time.

E. There was no money long long ago.

F. We use only coins or paper money to pay for things.

Answer 1