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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 pr 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 money. Other animals
were used as money too.
The first metal coins were made in China. They were round 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. The first coins in
England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later,
other countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive.
Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money.
The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper
money used today.
Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.
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 $20.
B. To get some money for old books at a garage sale.
C. To buy things you need or want.
D. To get paid for your work.
2. Where were shells used as money in history?
A. In the Philippines. B. In China.
C. In Africa. D. We don’t know.
3. Why did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?
A. Because it would be easier to put them together and carry them around.
B. Because it would be lighter for people to carry from place to place.
C. Because people wanted to make it look nicer.
D. Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.
4. Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy
something expensive?
A. Because they are difficult for people to obtain.
B. Because they themselves are expensive, too.
C. Because they are not easy to carry around.
D. Because they are easy to steal.
5. Which do you choose as the best title for this passage?
A. Money and Its Use
B. Different Things Used as Money
C. Different Countries, Different Money
D. The History of Money
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Plastics play animportant role in almost every aspect of our lives. Plastics are used tomanufacture everyday products such as beverage containers, toys, and furniture.The widespread use of plastics demands proper disposal of plastic waste.Plastics make up almost 13 percent of the urban solid waste stream, a dramaticincrease from 1960, when plastics were less than one percent of the wastestream. The largest category of plastics are found in containers and packaging(e.g. soft drink bottles, lids, shampoo bottles), but they are also found indurable (e.g. appliances, furniture) and nondurable goods (e.g. diapers, trashbags, utensils, and medical devices). The recycling rate for different types ofplastics varies greatly, resulting in an overall plastic recycling rate of only8 percent, or 2.7 million tons in 2011.
Currently, the UShas the capacity to recycle plastics at a greater rate as a latest technologyhas come into being that helps in converting plastic waste disposal intoa good source of green fuel. A new process for turning plastics into fuel wasinvented. First, many different kinds of unwashed plastics are melted together.Then a special chemical is used to turn the fluid into a vapor(蒸汽). Thisreduces the plastic to its most basic elements to make it have a high fuelvalue. It is tested that 86 percent of what goes in comes out as fuel. And 8percent of the recycled plastic is used to run the system. This technology willreduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil and theamount of plastic waste in its landfills(垃圾填埋场).
Scientists sayplastic-to-oil technology is still new and developing. They say it is not yetknown if the process is environmentally friendly. And some question whetherturning plastics into oil can even be considered “recycling”.Carson Max is with the publication Resource Recycling, a magazine that reportson the plastic recycling industry. He says because there is a lot of plasticwaste and a great demand for oil, the recycling technology may create greatchanges in both industries. “So they’re getting value from something that would otherwise go to thelandfill, things that wouldn’t be accepted into a recycler.”
26. According to the article, the great increase in use ofplastic goods requires_______.
A. richer source of green fuel
B. more categories of durable plastics
C. faster development of plastic products
D. more efficient disposal of plastic waste
27. The word “converting” inParagraph 2 most probably means “_______”.
A. coloring
B. inventing
C. consuming
D. transforming
28. What will the plastic-to-oil technology result in?
A. Less dependence on imported oil
B. Increase in plastic waste
C. Production of more plastic goods
D.Disappearance of landfills
29. What is Carson Max’s attitude towards the plastic-to-oiltechnology?
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Critical
D. Indifferent
30. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The important function of plastics in everyday life
B. The new technology of plastic waste disposal
C. The development of plastics industry
D. The categories of plastics
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