2012年成人英语三级考试模拟测试题卷(附答案).pdf

2012 2012 成人英语三级考试模拟测试题卷（附答案） Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money. Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money. In parts of Africa, Cattle were one of the earliest kinds of money. Other animals were used as money, too. The first metal coins were made in China. They were around and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.SwedenandRussiaused copper to make their money. Later, other countries began to make coins of gold and silver. Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomething expensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegan to use paper money 76)The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today. Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntil today. 成人英语网上学习：/kcnet1810/ 1 1. Which of the following can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for services? A. To sell a bicycle for