Part I Reading Comprehension

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1、PartIReadingComprehension(30%)　　Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.　　Passage1　

2、　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　　Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.　　Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butp

3、eopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.　　Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoney.InpartsofAfrica,Cattlewereoneoftheearliestkindsofmoney.Otheranimalswereusedasmoney,

4、too.　　ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywerearoundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.　　Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.SwedenandRussiausedcoppertom

5、aketheirmoney.Later,othercountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.　　Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney76)Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthan

6、papermoneyusedtoday.　　Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.　　1.Whichofthefollowingcanbecitedasanexampleoftheuseofmoneyinexchangeforservices?　　A.Tosellabicyclefor$20.　　B.Togetsomemoneyforoldbooksatagaragesale.　　C.Tobuythingsyouneedorwant.　　D.

7、Togetpaidforyourwork.　　2.Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinhistory?　　A.InthePhilippines.　　B.InChina　　C.InAfrica　　D.Wedon’tknow　　3.Why,accordingtothepassage,didancientChinesecoinshaveasquareholeinthecenter?　　A.Becauseitwouldbeeasiertoputthemtogetherandcarrythemaround.　　B.Beca

8、useitwouldbelighterforpeopletocarrythemfromplacetoplace.　　C.Becausepeoplewantedtomakeitlooknicer.　　D.Becausepeoplewan