科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
In the earliest stages of man’s development he had no more need of money than animals have. He was content with very simple forms of shelter, made his own rough tools and weapons and could provide food and clothing for himself and his family from natural materials around him. As he became more civilized, however, he began to want better shelter, more efficient tools and weapons, and more comfortable and more lasting clothing than could be provided by his own neighborhood or by the work of his own unskilled hands. For these things he had to turn to the skilled people such as smiths, leather workers or carpenters. It was then that the question of payment arose.
At first he got what he wanted by a simple process of exchange. The smith who had not the time to look after land or cattle was glad to take meat or grain from the farmer in exchange for an axe or a plough (犁). But as more and more goods which had no fixed exchange value came on the market, exchange became too complicated to be satisfactory. Another problem arose when those who made things wanted to get stocks of wood or leather, or iron, but had nothing to offer in exchange until their finished goods were ready.
Thus the difficulties of exchange led by degree to the invention of money. In some countries easily handled things like seeds or shells were given a certain value and farmer, instead of paying the smith for a new axe by giving him some meat or grain, gave him so many shells. If the smith had any shells left when he had bought his food, he could get stocks of the raw materials of his trade. In some countries quite large things such as cows or camels or even big flat stones were used for trade. Later, pieces of metal, bearing values according to the rarity (稀有) of the metal and the size of the pieces, or coins were used. Money as we know it had arrived.
What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Man needed little in the earliest stages of development.
B. Man preferred to make tools by himself.
C. How the simple process of exchange arose.
D. What the early man needed from others.
As men became more civilized they __________.
A. all learnt to make by themselves the things needed
B. had to travel a lot to look for what they wanted
C. wanted better things than those they themselves could provide
D. no longer provided food and clothing for themselves
Exchange of goods became difficult because __________.
A. man became more civilized
B. there was not a marketplace for farmers and smiths to exchange their goods
C. farmers hadn’t enough grain or meat to provide for skilled workers
D. more and more goods which had no fixed exchange values appeared on the market.
Money was not used until __________.
A. paper was invented
B. nothing could be offered in exchange
C. people practiced a simple process of exchange
D. the exchange of one thing for another became too complicated
What was used for trade according to the text?
A. Shells B. Tea C. Salt D. Horses
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學年江蘇省無錫一中高一下學期期中考試英語卷(帶解析) 題型:單選題
The company has been _______ of President(總裁) Smith for 20 years and who will _______ it after his retirement?
A.in the control; take over | B.in the control; take down |
C.in control; take over | D.in control; take down |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆吉林省吉林市普通中學高三上學期期末考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:填空題
下面文中共有10處錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號∧,并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線\劃掉。
修改:在錯詞下面劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2、只允許修改10處,多者從第11處不計分。
At Chinese New Year, my family and I have a very busy time. Two days before New Year’s Day, I went out with my friends from school to the seafood restaurant in Pudong. It was the noisiest restaurant which I had ever been to, and the food was cheap and delicious. After that, we went to shopping for new clothes and found lots of bargain. I visited my old teacher, Mr. Smith. For my surprise, he said he didn’t find Chinese New Year very excited. He was even wearing new clothes! Because we have so many tests this week, I have to start studying hard again now. How I wish the holiday were long than ever before!
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015屆江蘇省高一下學期期中考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
The company has been _______ of President(總裁) Smith for 20 years and who will _______ it after his retirement?
A.in the control; take over B.in the control; take down
C.in control; take over D.in control; take down
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學年吉林省吉林市高三上學期期末考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:短文改錯
下面文中共有10處錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號∧,并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線\劃掉。
修改:在錯詞下面劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2、只允許修改10處,多者從第11處不計分。
At Chinese New Year, my family and I have a very busy time. Two days before New Year’s Day, I went out with my friends from school to the seafood restaurant in Pudong. It was the noisiest restaurant which I had ever been to, and the food was cheap and delicious. After that, we went to shopping for new clothes and found lots of bargain. I visited my old teacher, Mr. Smith. For my surprise, he said he didn’t find Chinese New Year very excited. He was even wearing new clothes! Because we have so many tests this week, I have to start studying hard again now. How I wish the holiday were long than ever before!
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