2025年初中八年级英语阅读理解(带答案)试题5.docx

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八年级英语阅读理解5

根据短文内容回答问题。

Weusuallythinkofmoneyasbills(纸币)andcoins.Infact,silk，bottlecaps,andotherthingswereusedinhistorytopayforgoods.

Inearlyhistory,humansbartered(以物易物)withoutusingmoney.Forexample,ancientEgyptiansswapped(交换)clothesfortoolsorforwood.Thefirstandoldestformofmoneywascowsandgoats.About3,000yearsago,Chinesepeoplebeganusingshells(贝壳)asmoney.Shellswerethemostwidelyusedformofmoneyinhistory.IntheQinDynasty,theearliestcopper(铜)coinsweremadebytheChinese.SilvercoinsfirstappearedinLydia,andthentheywereintroducedtoGreeceandRoman.

ThefirstpapermoneyappearedinChinaintheNorthernSongDynasty.ThenMarcoPolocametoChina.Whenhereturnedhome,heintroducedthepapermoneytoEuropeans.

DifferentkindsofpapermoneyweremadebyhandandusedthroughoutEuropeoverthenextseveralcenturies.Itwasnotuntil1661thatSwedenbecamethefirstEuropeancountrytoprintpapermoney.

Nowmanypeopledonttakepapermoneyorcoinswiththem,astheycanpayfornearlyanythingwiththeirphones.

1.Whendidpeoplebegintouseshellsasmoney?

2.Whereweresilvercoinsfirstused?

3.WhatdidMarcoPolodoafterhereturnedfromChina?

4.Whydontmanypeopletakepapermoneyorcoinswiththemnow?

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

词汇短语

infact事实上;实际上

Ithoughttheworkwouldbedifficult.Infact,itsveryeasy.

我原以为这工作会很难,事实上却很容易。

tooln.工具;器具

Alwaysselecttherighttoolforthejob.一定要选对干活的工具。

returnv.返回;回来

Iwaitedalongtimeforhimtoreturn.我等他回来等了很长时间。

语篇解读

本文主要介绍了货币的发展史。从牛羊到贝壳,从硬币到纸币,再到如今的电子货币,作为一般等价物的货币,经历了多种形态。

答案详析

1.About3,000yearsago.根据第二段中的About3,000yearsago,Chinesepeo