4. People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in ancient (古代的) time people often used all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells (贝壳).
In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks (象牙), monkey tails and salt were used in some pans of Africa (非洲). Rice was also a kind of money used by the ancient people in some islands.
Cows and other animals were used as money, too.
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 silver 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.
【小题1】People usually use money
.
| A．to buy gold |
| B．to get something they want |
| C．to buy shells |
| D．to buy something expensive |
【小题2】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 |
【小题3】
was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands．
| A．Gold | B．Animals |
| C．Rice | D．Knives |
【小题4】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 |