2019年自考和函授学位英语考试冲刺专项练习题（附答案）

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1、2019年自考和函授学位英语考试冲刺专项练习题（附答案）学位英语考试阅读理解冲刺练习(一)Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork，theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butpeopleused

2、touseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoney.InsomepartsofAfrica,cattlewereoneoftheearliestkindsofmoney.Otheranimalswereusedasmoney,too.Thefirstm

3、etalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Later,othe

4、rcountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney.Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanpapermoneyusedtoday.Moneyhashadani

5、nterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbecitedasanexampleoftheuseofmoneyinexchangeforservices?A.Tosellabicyclefor$20.B.Togetsomemoneyforoldbooksatagaragesale.C.Tobuythingsyouneedorwant.D.Togetpaidforyourwork.2.Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinh

6、istory?A.InthePhilippines.B.InChina.C.InAfrica.D.Wedon‘tknow.3.Why,accordingtothepassage,didancientChinesecoinshaveasquareholeinthecenter?A.Becauseitwouldbeeasiertoputthemtogetherandcarrythemaround.B.Becauseitwouldbelighterforpeopletocarrythemfromplacetoplace.C.Becausepeople

7、wantedtomakeitlooknicer.D.Becausepeoplewantedtosavetheexpensivemetaltheyweremadefrom.4.Whydoestheauthorsaythatevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive?A.Becausetheyareeasytosteal.B.Becausetheyaredifficultforpeopletoobtain.C.Becausetheyarenoteasytocarr

8、yaround.D.Becausetheythemselvesareexpensive,too.5.Whichdoyouchooseasthebest