英语翻译People use money to buy food,books,bicycles 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 times peoples used to use all kinds of

英语翻译People use money to buy food,books,bicycles 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 times peoples used to use all kinds of
英语翻译
People use money to buy food,books,bicycles 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 times peoples used to use all kinds of things as money.One of the first kinds of money was shells.
In China,cloth and knives were used as money.Elephant tusks,monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of Africa.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 were made in China.They were round and had a square hole in the centre.Different countries had used different metals for their money.Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people need 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 paper to another than the paper money used today.
1.We use ______ as money today.
A.paper
2.People gave up gold and silver coins because _______.
D.they were too heavy.
3.______ first used paper money.
B.China
4.African people used _____ as money in ancient times.
D.tusks,monkey tails and salt
5.The best title for this passage is _______.
C.The History of Money

英语翻译People use money to buy food,books,bicycles 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 times peoples used to use all kinds of
人们用钱来买食物、书籍、自行车,和其它他们所需要的数以百计的东西.通常,他们从工作中获得金钱.
现时代所用的钱通常是由金属或纸张制成.然而,在过去,古人曾把许多不同种类的东西用作钱.其中一种早期的金钱便是贝壳.
在中国,布料和刀则被用作钱.一些非洲部落则以象牙、猴尾和盐作为钱.米也被古时候居住在岛屿上的人们所用.甚至牛和其它动物也被用作钱.
世界上第一个铜钱是在中国制造的.它们呈圆形,中间有个四方形的小洞.不同的国家则运用不同的金属来制造钱.后来,一些国家开始使用金和银.由于金和银的重量不轻,在人们需要携带大量钱币时,非常不便.
中国人首用纸币.最初的纸币比起现在的纸币,看起来更像是一张张的便条.
1.今天,我们用 ______ 来造钱（当纸币）.
A.纸张
2.人们弃用金币和银币是因为_______.
D.它们太重
3.______ 是第一个使用纸币的国家.
B.中国
4.非洲人在古时候以______当钱.
D.象牙、猴尾和盐
5.最适合此短文的题目是_______.
C.钱的历史