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1、(TEM-42008)Salt,shellsormetalsarestillusedasmoneyinout-the-waypartsoftheworldtoday.Saltmayseemratherastrange(31)touseasmoney,(32)incountrieswherewerethefoodofthepeopleismainlyvegetable,itisoftenan(33)necessity.Cakesofsalt,stampedtoshowtheir(34),wereusedasmoneyinsomecountriesuntilrecent(35
2、),andcakesofsalt(36)buygoodsinBorneoandpartsofAfrica.Seashells(37)asmoneyatsometime(38)anotheroverthegreaterpartoftheOldWorld.Thesewere(40)fromEasttoWest.Medal,valuedbyweight,(41)coinsinmanypartsoftheworld.Iron,inlumps,barsorrings,isstillusedinmanycountries(42)papermoney.Itcaneitherbeexch
3、anged(43)goods,ormadeintotools,weapons,orornaments.TheearlymoneyofChina,apartfromshells,wasofbronze,(44)inflat,roundpieceswithaholeinthemiddle,called“cash”.The(45)ofthesearebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsold——olderthantheearlistcoinsoftheeasternMediterranean.Nowadays,coinsandnote
4、shave(46)nearlyallthemorepicturesque(47)ofmoney,and(48)inoneortwoofthemoreremotecountriespeoplestillkeepitforfutureuseonceremonial(49)suchasweddingsandfunerals,examplesof(50)moneywillsoonbefoundonlyinmuseums.31.A.objectB.articleC.substanceD.category32.A.butB.andC.soD.even33.A.abstractB.ad
5、vantageousC.abundantD.absolute34.A.weightB.valueC.roleD.size35.A.timesB.eventsC.situationsD.conditions36.A.evenB.alsoC.stillD.never37.A.hadbeenusedB.areusedC.wouldbeusedD.wouldhavebeenused38.A.andB.butC.yetD.or39.A.collectedB.producedC.grownD.raised40.A.cityB.districtC.communityD.continen
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7、.becauseD.if49.A.eventsB.gatheringsC.occasionsD.assemblies50.A.originalB.primitiveC.historicalD.crude译文：如今，在世界上一些非常偏远的地区，人们还在把盐、贝壳或金属作为货币使用。把盐这种物质作为钱来使用也许看起来很奇怪。但是在以植物为主要食品的国家，盐就是一种绝对必需品。直到近代，在一些国家，人们还在把上面烙刻了不同价值的盐饼当作钱来使用，在婆罗洲和非洲的部分地区盐饼仍可以用来买东西。贝壳曾一度被当作钱在旧大陆的大部分地区使用
