The first copper coins(硬币) were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver (银). But gold and sil ver 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. ( )55. People usually use money . A. to buy gold B. to get something they want C. to buy shells D. to buy something expensive ( )56.In the past ,the ancient (古代的)Chinese used to have cloth and knives ____. A. as a tool B. as money C. as a gift D. as a kind of goods ( )57. was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands. A. Gold B. Animals C. Rice D. Knives ( )58. The first paper money ___ . A. looked like the same as the paper money used today B. looked interesting C. looked like a note D. had a square hole in the center C Channel 1(一频道) Channel 2 18:00 Around China 17:45 Computers today 18:30 Children’s programmer 18:10 Foreign arts 19:00 News 18:30 Modern English 19:30 Weather report 19:00 Animal world 19:40 Around the world 19:25 In Asia 20:10 TV play: Sisters 20:20 Sports 21:00 English for today 21:00 Sports player: Yao Ming 21:15 Pop music 21:45 English news 21:55 Talk show 22:05 On TV next week ( ) 59. You’ll know something about _____ at 19:00 on Channel 2. A. animals B. news C . foreign arts D. Asia ( ) 60. If you want to watch NBA, the best programmer for you would be ______. A. Sports B. Around the world C. Foreign arts D. English news ( ) 61. “Modern English” is a programmer that ______. A. teaches you English B. tells you something about English classroom C. lets you know English news D. makes foreign friends D Mr. Smith works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep. (责任编辑:admin) |