中考英语复习二轮专题特训+题型四+完成图表+.docxVIP

2024中考英语复习二轮专题特训题型四完成图表

话题一事物介绍

Passage1

Asthescienceandtechnologyisdevelopingsofast,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinourdailylife,especiallythewaytobuythings.Itissoconvenientandfasttopaythatwejustneedasmartphone,fingerprint,oreventoputourfacesinfrontofacamera.However,howdidpeoplebuythingsinthepast?

Between11,000and6,000yearsago,peoplestartedexchanginganimalsandfoodtogetthethingstheyneeded.Itisnamedbartering(以物换物).Peoplebarteredonethingforanother.Here’showitworkedinthebeginning.

Around3,000yearsago,peoplethoughtthatshells(贝壳)wereagoodformofmoney.Why?Thereasonsaresimpleforpeoplethen.Shellsarebeautifulandhard.Theydon’tbreakeasily,sotheycanlastalongtime.Peoplecan’tfindshellseverywhere,whichmakesthemvaluable.Ifpeoplewantedsomething,theywouldpayshellsforit.

Next,abouttwohundredyearslater,thefirstcoinwasinventedinChina.Thecoinsweremadeoutofmetal.Nowadays,wehavesmallandroundcoins.Butintheolddays,theyweremadeintodifferentshapesindifferentcenturies.

About1,200yearsago,theChinesewerethefirsttoprintmoney,butitwasn’tpapermoney.Theyusedleather(皮革)whichwasmadefromthehidesofanimals.Itwasn’tuntiltheseventhcenturythattheydecidedtousepaper.Atlast,theworldhaditsfirstpapermoney.Paperislighterthanthecoinsandtheycanbecarriedmoreeasily,sopeoplelikeitverymuch.Ifyouhadpapermoney,youwouldn’tneedsomanycoins.Strangely,ittookmuchmorecenturiesforothercountriesaroundtheworldtostartusingsuchmoney.

Thankstothedevelopmentoftechnology,westillhavepapermoneyandcoins,butnowwealsopayforthingselectronically.

Passage2

外文素材改编自180DaysofREADING

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