新东方成人三级英语二)

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1、CollegeEnglishTest--------------------------------------------------------------------------------PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA

2、,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneed

3、orwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.　Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedas

4、money.InpartsofAfrica,Cattlewereoneoftheearliestkindsofmoney.Otheranimalswereusedasmoney,too.　ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywerearoundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsan

5、ddesignsfortheirmoney.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Later,othercountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.　Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theyb

6、egantousepapermoney76)Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanpapermoneyusedtoday.　Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbecitedasanexampleoftheuseofmoneyinexchangeforservices?A.Tosellabicyclefor

7、$20.B.Togetsomemoneyforoldbooksatagaragesale.C.Tobuythingsyouneedorwant.D.Togetpaidforyourwork.2.Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinhistory?A.InthePhilippines.B.InChinaC.InAfricaD.Wedon’tknow3.Why,accordingtothepassage,didancientChinesecoinshaveasquareholeinthecenter?A.Becaus

8、eitwouldbeeasiertoputthemtogetherandcarrythemaround.B.Becauseitwouldbelighterforpeopletocarrythemfromplacetoplace.C.B