《2025年学霸组合训练七年级英语上册译林版扬州专版》

二、阅读理解

Today, currency(货币) is a mixture of coins and paper money. But it wasn't always that way. Before people had metal(金属的) coins and paper bills, they used a lot of unusual things for money. In one part of the world, for example, people used sharks' teeth for money. In some places, brightly coloured feathers and rare seashells were money. People in one area even used the hair from elephants' tails for money.
No one knows for sure when people started using metal coins for money. The oldest coins are over 2,500 years old, so we know that people used coins a very long time ago. At first, people used precious metals, such as gold and silver, to make coins. They stamped the shape of a person or an animal on each coin to show its value(价值).
In the 13th century, people in China used iron coins for their currency. These coins weren't worth very much, and people had to use many of them to buy things. Because it was inconvenient to carry so many of these coins, the government started making paper receipts(存款凭证). People took these receipts to banks and traded them for coins. This was the first example of paper money.
Today, most countries use a mixture of coins and paper bills for their currency. In the United States, the paper bills are all the same size and colour. For example, the 1 bill is the same size and colour as the 100 bill. In many other countries, the bills have different sizes and colours. The smaller bills are worth less money. This makes it easier for people to tell the value of their money.
In 2002, twelve European countries started using a completely new currency. It's called the euro. Many Europeans miss their old currencies, but now it's easier to move money from one country to another.
(B)1. What kind(s) of currency did people often use 2,500 years ago?
A. Metal coins.
B. Unusual things.
C. The euro.
D. Paper money.
(C)2. What does the underlined word “precious” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A. 导电的
B. 常见的
C. 贵重的
D. 美观的
(A)3. How does the writer organize this passage?
A. By following time order.
B. By listing many numbers.
C. By following space order.
D. By giving and solving problems.
(A)4. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. The History of Money
B. Money around the World
C. Examples of Paper Money
D. The Use of Metal Money

答案： 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A