试题-全国-2014_2015中考英语总复习 第45讲 阅读理解（二）考点跟踪突破 外研版.rar

4阅读理解(二)(一)(2014，达州)Inmodernsociety，peopleusemoneyeveryday.Itseemsthatitisveryimportantinourlife.That'sbecausewithoutmoneyyoucan'tbuyanygoods(商品)youwant.ButIthinkfewpeopleknowthehistoryofmoney.Longago，peopledidnotneedmoney.Theylivedonwildanimals，fruitsandotherplants.Astimepassed，peoplelearnedtoraiseanimalsandcrops.Sometimes，familiesproducedmorethantheyneeded，sotheystartedtotradewithotherfamilies.Later，peoplebegantousemoneyasameansofexchange.However，itwasnotthekindofmoneyweusetoday.Theyusedshells，rice，salt，largestones，etc.Duringthe600sBC，peoplebeganusingcoinsasmoney.Theysoonfoundthatcoinswereeasiertocarrythangoodsandlastedalongtime.Later，countriesbegantomaketheirowncoins.TheChinesewerethefirsttousepapermoney，probablyasearlyasthe11thcentury.TheItaliantravelerMarcoPolosawtheChineseusingmoneywhenhevisitedChinainthe1200s.However，Europeancountriesdidnotstartusingpapermoneyuntil1600s.Today，wehavemanywaystopayforthings.Wedonotusecoinsorpapermoney.Often，peopleprefertopayforthingsbycard.Payingwithacardiseasierandsaferthancarryingaroundalotof“real”money.1．Peopleused__C__asameansofexchangebeforethe7thcenturyBC.A．papermoneyB．cardC．largestonesD．coins2．Fromthepassage，weknowthatEuropeancountriesusedpapermoneyinthe__D__．A．11thcenturyB．12thcenturyC．16thcenturyD．17thcentury3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEinthisarticle？__B__A．MarcoPolowasfromCanada.B．ChineseusedpapermoneyearlierthanItaly.C．Todaypeopleoftenprefertopayforthingsbysalt.D．Carryingaroundmuch“real”moneyiseasierandsaferthanpayingwithacard.(二)(2014，丽水)Manypeoplehaveafear(害怕)ofpublicspeaking.Accordingtoastudy，ithasaninfluenceon3inevery4people.Thisfactissurprisingandworrying，asmostjobsrequiresomespeakingability.Thefollowingwillhelpyoutomakeaspeechbetter.Writenotecards.Writemainideasonyourcards.Don'twritedetails.Putinsomefunfacts，questions，andotheractivitiesonthecardstosharewiththeclass.Don'tlookatyournotecardsforalongtimewhilespeaking.Ifnecessary，you'reonlygoingtowanttohaveaquicklookatthecardforinformation，notreadeverylastword.Smileat