雅思考试阅读模拟试题：钱币

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1、雅思考试阅读模拟试题：钱币雅思考试阅读模拟试题：钱币Intheearlieststagesofman，sdevelopmenthehadnomoreneedofmoneythananimalshave・HewascontentwithverysimpleformsofsheIter,madehisownroughtoolsandweaponsandcouldprovidefoodandclothingforhimselfandhisfamilyfromnaturalmaterialsaroundhim・Ashebecamemorecivili

2、zed,however,hebegantowantbettershelter,moreefficienttoolsandweapons,andmorecomfortableandmorelastingclothingthancouldbeprovidedbyhisownneighborhoodorbytheworkofhisownunskilledhands・Forthesethingshehadtoturntotheskilledpeoplesuchassmiths,1eatherworkersorcarpenters.Itwasthent

3、hatthequestionofpaymentarose・Atfirsthegotwhathewantedbyasimpleprocessofexchange・Thesmithwhohadnotthetimetolookafterlandorcattlewasgladtotakemeatorgrainfromthefarmerinexchangeforanaxeoraplough.Butasmoreandmoregoodswhichhadnofixedexchangevaluecameonthemarket,exchangebecametoo

4、complicatedtobesatisfactory.Anotherproblemarosewhenthosewhomadethingswantedtogetstocksofwoodorleather,oriron,buthadnothingtoofferinexchangeunt订theirfinishedgoodswereready.ThusthedifficultiesofexchangeledbydegTeestotheinventionofmoney.Insomecountrieseasilyhandledthingslikese

5、edsorshellsweregivenacertainvalueandthefarmer,insteadofpayingthesmithforanewaxebygivinghimsomemeatorgrain,gavehimsomanyshells・Ifthesmithhadanyshellsleftwhenhehadboughthisfood,hecouldgetstocksoftherawmaterialsofhistrade・Insomecountriesquitelargethingssuchascowsorcamelsoreven

6、bigflatstoneswereusedfortrade.Later,piecesofmetai,bearingvaluesaccordingtotherarityofthemetalandthesizeofthepieces,orcoinswereused.Moneyasweknowithadarrived・练习lExchangeofgoodsbecamedifficultbecause.A:manbecamemorecivilizedB:smithsbegantolookafterlandorcattieintheirsparetime

7、C:moreandmoregoodswhichhadnofixedexchangevaluescametothemarkerDfarmershadn'tenoughgrainormeattoprovideforskilledworkers2Moneywasnotuseduntil.A:paperwasinventedB:peoplepracticedasimpleprocessofexchangeC:nothingcouldbeofferedinexchangeD:theexchangeofonethingforanotherbecameto

8、ocomplicated3Thebesttitleforthispassageis・A:WhatismoneyB:Whataremoney，sfunctions・C