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六、新素材·货币大变身 阅读理解
People use money to buy different things.
When they work, they usually get money.
Now, most of the money is made of metal（金属）or paper. But in old times people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. In ancient China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks（象牙）, monkey tails（尾巴）and salt
86 英语 七年级 上册 译林版
were used as money in some parts of Africa. Cows and other animals were used as money too.
The first copper coins（铜币）were made in China. They were round and had a square（方形的）hole in the center. Different countries used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver（银）. But both gold and silver are heavy to carry（携带）when people need a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another.
Money has an interesting history from the days of shell money till today.
(
A. knives B. rice
C. cows D. monkey tails
(
A. It is beautiful.
B. It is easy to carry.
C. It looks like a picture.
D. People like it better than gold or silver.
(
A. money can be made of many things
B. the history of money
C. what kind of metal can be used as money
D. how paper money came into being
(
A. ①/②③④ B. ①/②③/④
C. ①②/③/④ D. ①/②/③④
People use money to buy different things.
When they work, they usually get money.
Now, most of the money is made of metal（金属）or paper. But in old times people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. In ancient China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks（象牙）, monkey tails（尾巴）and salt
86 英语 七年级 上册 译林版
were used as money in some parts of Africa. Cows and other animals were used as money too.
The first copper coins（铜币）were made in China. They were round and had a square（方形的）hole in the center. Different countries used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver（银）. But both gold and silver are heavy to carry（携带）when people need a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another.
Money has an interesting history from the days of shell money till today.
(
D
)28. Some Africans（非洲人）use as money.A. knives B. rice
C. cows D. monkey tails
(
B
)29. Why does paper money become popular today?A. It is beautiful.
B. It is easy to carry.
C. It looks like a picture.
D. People like it better than gold or silver.
(
B
)30. 能力训练点·逻辑推理 The passage tells us .A. money can be made of many things
B. the history of money
C. what kind of metal can be used as money
D. how paper money came into being
(
B
)31. 新考向·篇章结构 What is the structure of the passage?A. ①/②③④ B. ①/②③/④
C. ①②/③/④ D. ①/②/③④
答案
28~31: DBBB
解析
【分析】
28题是细节理解题，需定位题干关键词“Africans”到原文对应内容，匹配非洲人用作货币的物品与选项；29题是细节理解题，需查找纸币流行的原因，定位原文关于金银币难携带、纸币优势的描述；30题是主旨大意题，需通读全文梳理核心内容，确定文章围绕货币历史展开；31题是篇章结构题，需划分段落层次，明确各段大意后确定结构。
【解析】
28题：根据原文第一段“Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in some parts of Africa”，可知非洲部分地区将猴尾作为货币，对应选项D。
29题：根据原文第二段“ But both gold and silver are heavy to carry when people need a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money”，可知纸币因便于携带而流行，对应选项B。
30题：通读全文，文章从古代各类货币（贝壳、刀、猴尾等）讲到硬币、纸币的发展，核心是介绍货币的历史，对应选项B。
31题：分析段落结构：第①段总述货币有有趣的历史；第②段介绍古代不同地区的货币类型；第③段介绍硬币到纸币的演变；第④段总结货币的历史。因此结构为①/②③/④，对应选项B。
【答案】
28~31: DBBB
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕货币历史展开，涵盖细节查找、主旨归纳、篇章结构分析等题型，考查七年级学生的英语文本理解与分析能力，题型典型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
28题是细节理解题，需定位题干关键词“Africans”到原文对应内容，匹配非洲人用作货币的物品与选项；29题是细节理解题，需查找纸币流行的原因，定位原文关于金银币难携带、纸币优势的描述；30题是主旨大意题，需通读全文梳理核心内容，确定文章围绕货币历史展开；31题是篇章结构题，需划分段落层次，明确各段大意后确定结构。
【解析】
28题：根据原文第一段“Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in some parts of Africa”，可知非洲部分地区将猴尾作为货币，对应选项D。
29题：根据原文第二段“ But both gold and silver are heavy to carry when people need a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money”，可知纸币因便于携带而流行，对应选项B。
30题：通读全文，文章从古代各类货币（贝壳、刀、猴尾等）讲到硬币、纸币的发展，核心是介绍货币的历史，对应选项B。
31题：分析段落结构：第①段总述货币有有趣的历史；第②段介绍古代不同地区的货币类型；第③段介绍硬币到纸币的演变；第④段总结货币的历史。因此结构为①/②③/④，对应选项B。
【答案】
28~31: DBBB
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕货币历史展开，涵盖细节查找、主旨归纳、篇章结构分析等题型，考查七年级学生的英语文本理解与分析能力，题型典型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
