[2025 辽宁大连期末]People use money to buy food, books and lots of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use many kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells (贝壳). In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks (长牙), monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.
The first copper (铜) coins were made in China. Different countries have used different metals as their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver (银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed 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 than the paper money used today. Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.
()16. What do people use money to do?
A. To play.
B. To keep at home.
C. To buy something useless.
D. To buy things they need.
()17. From the passage we know that weren't used as money in the world.
A. trees
B. elephant tusks
C. monkey tails
D. salt
()18. What problems did people have using gold and silver coins?
A. They didn't have much.
B. They were too heavy to carry.
C. They didn't like them.
D. People couldn't found them.
()19. In the world what kinds of money were first made by Chinese people?
A. Copper coins.
B. Gold coins.
C. Paper money.
D. Both A and C.

16. D 细节理解题。根据“People use money tobuy food, books and lots of other things theyneed.”可知选 D 项。
17. A 细节理解题。根据“Elephant tusks,monkey tails and salt were used in some partsof the world.”可知选 A 项。
18. B 细节理解题。根据“But gold and silverwere heavy to carry when people needed a lotof coins to buy something expensive.”可知选B 项。
19. D 细节理解题。根据“The first copper coinswere made in China.”和“The Chinese werethe first to use paper money.”可知选 D 项。

C
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[2025云南昆明期末]Team spirit（精神）means that people work together and help each other as part of a team. When people have team spirit, they try their best. 20 Everyone has seen or felt team spirit. This can happen when they are part of a team, or see people cheering for（欢呼）a team or players.
21 One kind is when a group of people work together to reach a goal. Another kind is when people support（支持）a person or a team.
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A third kind is when a whole（整个的）country cheers for its team. 22
Team spirit has good results. It helps people make friends and believe in each other even when they don't agree with each other. 23 It can bring fights or disagreements between team members.
Some people don't fully understand what team spirit means. 24 But team spirit can be built anywhere. It can be between friends, schoolmates, or even two people sitting next to each other. It's about working together to reach the same goal, no matter where you are.

D

20. E 根据下文“Everyone has seen or felt teamspirit. This can happen when they are part of ateam, or see people cheering for a team orplayers.”可知,选项 E(他们努力工作使他们的团队成为最好的。)符合语境。故选 E 项。
21. B 根据下文“One kind is…A third kind iswhen a whole country cheers for its team.”可知,选项 B(有不同种类的团队精神。)符合语境。故选 B 项。
22. F 根据上文“A third kind is when a wholecheers for its team.”可知,选项 F(这显示了人们对自己的国家的热爱。)符合语境。故选 F 项。
23. D 根据下文“It can bring fights ordisagreements between team members.”可知,选项 D(然而,团队精神也带来了不好的结果。)符合语境。故选 D 项。
24. G 根据上文“Some people don't fullyunderstand what team spirit means.”可知,选项 G(他们认为它只是关于成为一个群体或团队的一部分。)符合语境。故选 G 项。