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1、2008年英语专业四级试题真题及答案详解PARTIIICLOZE(15MIN)Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.Salt,shellsormetalsarestillusedasmoneyinout-of-the-waypartsoftheworldtoday.Saltmayseemratherastrange(
2、31)______touseasmoney,(32)______incountrieswherethefoodofthepeopleismainlyvegetable,itisoftenan(33)______necessity.Cakesofsalt,stampedtoshowtheir(34)______,wereusedasmoneyinsomecountriesuntilrecent(35)______,andcakesofsalt(36)______buygoodsinBorneoandpartsofAfrica.Seashells(37)____
3、__asmoneyatsometime(38)______anotheroverthegreaterpartoftheOldWorld,Thesewere(39)______mainlyfromthebeachesoftheMaldivesIslandsintheIndianOcean,andweretradedtoIndiaandChina.InAfrica,shellsweretradedrightacrossthe(40)______fromEasttoWest.Metal,valuedbyweight,(41)______coinsinmanypar
4、tsoftheworld.Iron,inlumps,barsorrings,isstillusedinmanycountries(42)______papermoney.Itcaneitherbeexchanged(43)______goods,ormadeintotools,weapons,orornaments.TheearlymoneyofChina,apartfromshells,wasofbronze,(44)______inflat,roundpieceswithaholeinthemiddle,called“cash”.The(45)_____
5、_ofthesearebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsold—olderthantheearliestcoinsoftheeasternMediterranean.Nowadays,coinsandnoteshave(46)______nearlyallthemorepicturesque(47)______ofmoney,and(48)______inoneortwoofthemoreremotecountriespeoplestillkeepitforfutureuseonceremonial(49)___
6、___suchasweddingsandfunerals,examplesof(50)______moneywillsoonbefoundonlyinmuseums.(31)A.objectB.articleC.substanceD.category(32)A.butB.andC.soD.even(33)A.abstractB.advantageousC.abundantD.absolute(34)A.weightB.valueC.roleD.size(35)A.timesB.eventsC.situationsD.conditions(36)A.evenB
7、.alsoC.stillD.never(37)A.hadbeenusedB.areusedC.wouldbeusedD.wouldhavebeen(38)A.andB.butC.yetD.or(39)A.collectedB.producedC.grownD.raised(40)A.cityB.districtC.communityD.continent(41)A.processedB.producedC.precededD.proceeded(42)A.inspiteofB.insteadofC.alongwithD.inlinewith(43)A.aga
8、instB.asC.inD.for(44)A.oft
