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Over the years, people have used different forms of money as a way to trade or save. These are all money in different forms. Some types of money are still being used for trading today. Let's learn about the history of money.
Seashells
Generally, people think the first form of money was seashells. Shells were used about 3,000 years ago in some East Asian countries like China and some countries in Africa. Shells were considered a good choice because they were easy to carry, similar in size and lasted a long time.
Coins
Then, people developed skills for making metal things, and metal coins appeared. Metal coins were made of bronze (青铜), iron, gold or silver. The earliest metal coins were gold coins from Lydia, which were used around 600 BCE. Coins had different shapes. For example, in ancient China, people had daobi ( knife coins ), fangkongqian ( round coins with a square hole in the centre ), etc.
Paper money
The first known paper money appeared in China during the Song dynasty, which is called jiaozi. The paper was a promise to pay a certain amount of money. Six centuries later( in the 1600s ), banks in Europe started to give out paper money. Paper money became common in almost all currencies (货币), and it is still widely used.
Digital money
These days, people are used to paying for things electronically. Now many countries are developing digital currencies. Money is used in a new form.
1. Why were seashells considered a good choice as the first form of money?
Because they were
2. Where did the earliest gold coins come from?
They came from
3. What was the first known paper money called in ancient China?
It was called
4. What are many countries developing now according to the passage?
Now many countries are developing
5. Draw a timeline to show the development of money.
Over the years, people have used different forms of money as a way to trade or save. These are all money in different forms. Some types of money are still being used for trading today. Let's learn about the history of money.
Seashells
Generally, people think the first form of money was seashells. Shells were used about 3,000 years ago in some East Asian countries like China and some countries in Africa. Shells were considered a good choice because they were easy to carry, similar in size and lasted a long time.
Coins
Then, people developed skills for making metal things, and metal coins appeared. Metal coins were made of bronze (青铜), iron, gold or silver. The earliest metal coins were gold coins from Lydia, which were used around 600 BCE. Coins had different shapes. For example, in ancient China, people had daobi ( knife coins ), fangkongqian ( round coins with a square hole in the centre ), etc.
Paper money
The first known paper money appeared in China during the Song dynasty, which is called jiaozi. The paper was a promise to pay a certain amount of money. Six centuries later( in the 1600s ), banks in Europe started to give out paper money. Paper money became common in almost all currencies (货币), and it is still widely used.
Digital money
These days, people are used to paying for things electronically. Now many countries are developing digital currencies. Money is used in a new form.
1. Why were seashells considered a good choice as the first form of money?
Because they were
easy to carry
, similar in size and lasted a long time.2. Where did the earliest gold coins come from?
They came from
Lydia
.3. What was the first known paper money called in ancient China?
It was called
jiaozi
.4. What are many countries developing now according to the passage?
Now many countries are developing
digital currencies
.5. Draw a timeline to show the development of money.
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答案
1. easy to carry 2. Lydia 3. jiaozi
4. digital currencies
5. [图1 第2题图]
4. digital currencies
5. [图1 第2题图]
解析
【分析】本题为任务型阅读，需根据各问题的关键词定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息作答；第5题需梳理货币发展的时间节点，结合原文内容整理。
【解析】1. 定位到Seashells段落最后一句，原文明确说明贝壳作为货币的优点包含“easy to carry”，故填该内容；2. 定位到Coins段落，原文指出最早的金币来自Lydia，故填该地点；3. 定位到Paper money段落，原文说明中国最早的纸币叫jiaozi，故填该名称；4. 定位到Digital money段落，原文提到许多国家正在发展digital currencies，故填该内容；5. 梳理货币发展时间线：约3000年前出现贝壳货币，约公元前600年出现金属硬币，中国宋朝出现纸币交子，现在发展数字货币，对应要求的时间线图。
【答案】1. easy to carry 2. Lydia 3. jiaozi 4. digital currencies 5. [图1 第2题图]
【知识点】任务型阅读，细节理解，内容梳理
【点评】本题考查学生快速定位文章细节、提取关键信息的能力，题型常规，难度适中，适合多数学生完成。
【难度系数】0.3
【解析】1. 定位到Seashells段落最后一句，原文明确说明贝壳作为货币的优点包含“easy to carry”，故填该内容；2. 定位到Coins段落，原文指出最早的金币来自Lydia，故填该地点；3. 定位到Paper money段落，原文说明中国最早的纸币叫jiaozi，故填该名称；4. 定位到Digital money段落，原文提到许多国家正在发展digital currencies，故填该内容；5. 梳理货币发展时间线：约3000年前出现贝壳货币，约公元前600年出现金属硬币，中国宋朝出现纸币交子，现在发展数字货币，对应要求的时间线图。
【答案】1. easy to carry 2. Lydia 3. jiaozi 4. digital currencies 5. [图1 第2题图]
【知识点】任务型阅读，细节理解，内容梳理
【点评】本题考查学生快速定位文章细节、提取关键信息的能力，题型常规，难度适中，适合多数学生完成。
【难度系数】0.3
