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1、2008年英语专业四级试题真题及答案详解发布时间：2008-06-19 C.Long-distancecallers.D.Governmentofficials.PARTIIICLOZE(15MIN)Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.Salt,sh
2、ellsormetalsarestillusedasmoneyinout-of-the-waypartsoftheworldtoday.Saltmayseemratherastrange(31)______touseasmoney,(32)______incountrieswherethefoodofthepeopleismainlyvegetable,itisoftenan(33)______necessity.Cakesofsalt,stampedtoshowtheir(34)______,
3、wereusedasmoneyinsomecountriesuntilrecent(35)______,andcakesofsalt(36)______buygoodsinBorneoandpartsofAfrica.Seashells(37)______asmoneyatsometime(38)______anotheroverthegreaterpartoftheOldWorld,Thesewere(39)______mainlyfromthebeachesoftheMaldivesIsla
4、ndsintheIndianOcean,andweretradedtoIndiaandChina.InAfrica,shellsweretradedrightacrossthe(40)______fromEasttoWest.Metal,valuedbyweight,(41)______coinsinmanypartsoftheworld.Iron,inlumps,barsorrings,isstillusedinmanycountries(42)______papermoney.Itcanei
5、therbeexchanged(43)______goods,ormadeintotools,weapons,orornaments.TheearlymoneyofChina,apartfromshells,wasofbronze,(44)______inflat,roundpieceswithaholeinthemiddle,called“cash”.The(45)______ofthesearebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsold—older
6、thantheearliestcoinsoftheeasternMediterranean.Nowadays,coinsandnoteshave(46)______nearlyallthemorepicturesque(47)______ofmoney,and(48)______inoneortwoofthemoreremotecountriespeoplestillkeepitforfutureuseonceremonial(49)______suchasweddingsandfunerals
7、,examplesof(50)______moneywillsoonbefoundonlyinmuseums.(31)A.objectB.articleC.substanceD.category(32)A.butB.andC.soD.even(33)A.abstractB.advantageousC.abundantD.absolute(34)A.weightB.valueC.roleD.size(35)A.timesB.eventsC.situationsD.conditions(36)A.e
8、venB.alsoC.stillD.never(37)A.hadbeenusedB.areusedC.wouldbeusedD.wouldhavebeen(38)A.andB.butC.yetD.or(39)A.collectedB.producedC.grownD.raised(40)A.cityB.districtC.communityD.continent(41)A.processedB.producedC.precededD.proceeded(42)A.inspiteofB.inste
