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2008年英语专业四级试题真题及答案详解

PARTIIICLOZE(15MIN)

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassage
ifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeach
blankonyouranswersheet.

Salt,shellsormetalsarestillusedasmoneyinout-of-the-wayparts
oftheworldtoday.

Saltmayseemratherastrange(31)______touseasmoney,(32)______
incountrieswherethefoodofthepeopleismainlyvegetable,itisoften
an(33)______necessity.Cakesofsalt,stampedtoshowtheir(34)______,
wereusedasmoneyinsomecountriesuntilrecent(35)______,andcakes
ofsalt(36)______buygoodsinBorneoandpartsofAfrica.

Seashells(37)______asmoneyatsometime(38)______anotheroverthe
greaterpartoftheOldWorld,Thesewere(39)______mainlyfromthe
beachesoftheMaldivesIslandsintheIndianOcean,andweretradedto
IndiaandChina.InAfrica,shellsweretradedrightacrossthe(40)______
fromEasttoWest.

Metal,valuedbyweight,(41)______coinsinmanypartsoftheworld.
Iron,inlumps,barsorrings,isstillusedinmanycountries(42)______
papermoney.Itcaneitherbeexchanged(43)______goods,ormadeinto
tools,weapons,orornaments.TheearlymoneyofChina,apartfromshells,
wasofbronze,(44)______inflat,roundpieceswithaholeinthemiddle,
called“cash”.The(45)______ofthesearebetweenthreethousandand
fourthousandyearsold—olderthantheearliestcoinsoftheeastern
Mediterranean.

Nowadays,coinsandnoteshave(46)______nearlyallthemorepicturesque
(47)______ofmoney,and(48)______inoneortwoofthemoreremote
countriespeoplestillkeepitforfutureuseonceremonial(49)______
suchasweddingsandfunerals,examplesof(50)______moneywillsoon
befoundonlyinmuseums.

(31)A.objectB.articleC.substanceD.category

(32)A.butB.andC.soD.even

(33)A.abstractB.advantageousC.abundantD.absolute

(34)A.weightB.valueC.roleD.size
(35)A.timesB.eventsC.situationsD.conditions

(36)A.evenB.alsoC.stillD.never

(37)A.hadbeenusedB.areused

C.wouldbeusedD.wouldhavebeen

(38)A.andB.butC.yetD.or

(39)A.collectedB.producedC.grownD.raised

(40)A.cityB.districtC.communityD.continent

(41)A.processedB.producedC.precededD.proceeded

(42)A.inspiteofB.inste