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Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,booksbicyclesandhundredsofotherthingstheyneed.Whentheywork,theusuallygetpaidinmoney.

Mostofthemoneyusedtodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butinancient(古代的)timespeopleoftenusedallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells(贝壳).

InChina,cloth(布)andkniveswereusedasmoney.Elephanttusks(象牙),monkeytails(尾巴)andsaltwereusedinsomepartsofAfrica(非洲).Ricewasalsoakindofmoneyusedbytheancientpeopleinsomeislands.Cowsandotheranimalswereusedasmoney,too.

Thefirstcoppercoins(铜币)weremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquare(方形)holeinthecenter.Differentcountrieshaduseddifferentmetalsfortheirmoney.Latersomecountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver(银).Butgoldandsilverwereheavytocarrywhenpeopleneedalotofcoinstobuysomethingexpensive.TheChinesewerethefirsttousepapermoney.Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepapertoanotherthanthepapermoneyusedtoday.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案

1．Weuseasmoneytoday.

A．paperB．shells

C．goldandsilverD．coppercoins

2．Peoplegaveup(放弃)goldandsilvercoinsbecause.

A．theweretooheavyB．theywouldbeforfuture(未来的)use

C．theywereeasytoslipoff(滑倒)D．Theywereuseless

3．firstusedpapermoney.

A．IndiaB．AmericaC．FranceD．China

4．Africanpeopleusedasmoneyinancienttimes.

A．clothandknivesB．cowsandotheranimals

C．coppercoinsD．tusks,monkeytailsandsalt.

5．Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A．PaperCanBeUsedasMoneyB．AfricaMoneyForms

C．TheHistoryofMoneyD．MoneyinAncientTime