初一英语阅读Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,booksbicyclesandhundredsofotherthingstheyneed.Whentheywork,theusuallygetpaidinmoney.Mostofthemoneyusedtodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butinancient(古代的)timespeopleoftenuse

　　初一英语阅读

　　Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,booksbicyclesandhundredsofotherthingstheyneed.Whentheywork,theusuallygetpaidinmoney.

　　Mostofthemoneyusedtodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butinancient(古代的)timespeopleoftenusedallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells(贝壳).

　　InChina,cloth(布)andkniveswereusedasmoney.Elephanttusks(象牙),monkeytails(尾巴)andsaltwereusedinsomepartsofAfrica(非洲).Ricewasalsoakindofmoneyusedbytheancientpeopleinsomeislands.Cowsandotheranimalswereusedasmoney,too.

　　Thefirstcoppercoins(铜币)weremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquare(方形)holeinthecenter.Differentcountrieshaduseddifferentmetalsfortheirmoney.Latersomecountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver(银).Butgoldandsilverwereheavytocarrywhenpeopleneedalotofcoinstobuysomethingexpensive.TheChinesewerethefirsttousepapermoney.Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepapertoanotherthanthepapermoneyusedtoday.

　　根据短文内容,选择正确答案

　　1．Weuseasmoneytoday.

　　A．paperB．shells

　　C．goldandsilverD．coppercoins

　　2．Peoplegaveup(放弃)goldandsilvercoinsbecause.

　　A．theweretooheavyB．theywouldbeforfuture(未来的)use

　　C．theywereeasytoslipoff(滑倒)D．Theywereuseless

　　3．firstusedpapermoney.

　　A．IndiaB．AmericaC．FranceD．China

　　4．Africanpeopleusedasmoneyinancienttimes.

　　A．clothandknivesB．cowsandotheranimals

　　C．coppercoinsD．tusks,monkeytailsandsalt.

　　5．Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

　　A．PaperCanBeUsedasMoneyB．AfricaMoneyForms

　　C．TheHistoryofMoneyD．MoneyinAncientTime