北京成人英语三级模拟试题一

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1、北京成人英语三级模拟试题一PartIReadingComprehension(30%)　　Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.　　Passage1　　Questions1

2、to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　　Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.　　Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmon

3、ey.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.　　Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoney.InpartsofAfrica,Cattlewereoneoftheearliestkindsofmoney.Otheranimalswereusedasmoney,too.　　ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywerearoundandha

4、dasquareholeinthecenter.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.　　Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Later,othercountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.　　Butevengoldands

5、ilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney76)Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanpapermoneyusedtoday.　　Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.　　1.Whichofthefollow

6、ingcanbecitedasanexampleoftheuseofmoneyinexchangeforservices?　　A.Tosellabicyclefor$20.　　B.Togetsomemoneyforoldbooksatagaragesale.　　C.Tobuythingsyouneedorwant.　　D.Togetpaidforyourwork.　　2.Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinhistory?　　A.InthePhilippines.　　B.InChina　　C.InAfrica　　D.Wedon'tknow　　3.Why,acc

7、ordingtothepassage,didancientChinesecoinshaveasquareholeinthecenter?　　A.Becauseitwouldbeeasiertoputthemtogetherandcarrythemaround.　　B.Becauseitwouldbelighterforpeopletocarrythemfromplacetoplace.　　C.Becausepeoplewantedtomakeitlooknicer.　　D.Bec