anything in the market place that he or she considered to be of equal value. Barter, however, was a very unsatisfactory system because people's precise needs were seldom met. People needed a more practical system of exchange, and various money systems developed based on goods that the members of society recognized as having value. Cattle, grain, teeth, shells, feathers, salt, elephant tusks, and tobacco had all been used. Precious metals gradually took over because, when made into coins, they were portable, durable, recognizable, and divisible into larger and smaller units of value.
A coin is a piece of metal, usually disc-shaped, which bears words, designs or numbers show-ing its value. Until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, coins were given monetary worth based on the exact amount of metal contained in them, but most modern coins are based on face value — the value that the governments choose to give them, which doesn't show the actual metal content. Coins have been made of gold, silver, copper, aluminum (铝) , nickel (镍) , lead, zinc (锌) , plastic and in China even from tea leaves. Most governments now issue paper money in the form of bills, which are really \much more convenient in the modern world. Checks and credit cards are being used increasingly, and it is possible to imagine a world where \no longer be used. Even today, in the United States, many places, especially filling stations will not accept cash at night for security reasons. 46. Barter here means __________.
A. exchanging goods for goods B. exchanging money for goods C. exchanging goods for money
D. exchanging sheep for anything in the market
47. Why were precious metals gradually used for making coins? A. Because they were durable and portable. B. Because they were recognizable.
C. Because they were divisible. D. All of the above. 48. Coins were given value according to the exact amount of metals contained in them __________.
A. between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries B. after the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries C. during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries D. before the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries 49. Promises to pay means __________.
A. opportunities to pay B. necessities to pay
C. obligations to pay D. possibilities to pay
50. A world without any money in the form of coins and paper is __________. A. suitable B. possible C. avoidable D. necessary
Reading Comprehension ( 2 ) (5points, 1 points each) Task 4 Directions: In this task, there is a passage with5 questions(51 through55). Read the passage
carefully.Then answer the questions in the fewest possible words. The answer should
be written after corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet. Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. \they said to the boss. \people I'd trust,\
Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again, no answer came. Then he hit the door as
he could and finally a voice said, \Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again. 51. Why were most of the astronauts unwilling to go on the trip? They thought they __________________________________. 52. Why were Sam and Joe chosen?
They were the only men who _________________________. 53. What did the two astronauts think the trip would be like?
_________________________________________________. 54. Joe didn't want to work with Sam again. What's the reason? Sam was possibly___________________________________. 55. What does this story show us?
________________________________of the astronauts' life. Part IV Translation ( 20 points, 2 points each)
Directions: The translation should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer
Sheet.
Section A Translate the following English into Chinese. (10 points)
56. The words and phrases given in this dictionary are those that are likely to be needed by every person.
57. The people there will pay two or three times as much as they used to pay for a house. 58. As far as an Advertising and Sales Manager is concerned, excellent oral English is also a necessary requirement.
59. It is reported that so far, foreign insurance companies have made their way into 19 cities in China.
60. Air moves from places where the pressure is high to places where the pressure is low. Section B Translate the following Chinese into English. (10 points) 61. 是我们的所为和所不为决定着我们的未来。
62. 他要是知道她的电话，就用不着费那么多事儿了。
63. 比尔·盖茨是世界上最富裕的人，没有他买不起的东西。 64. 他会讲法语、德语、西班牙语、更不用说英语了。 65. 我仍然记得20年前我第一次遇见我的老师的情景。 Part V Writing ( 10 points )
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do writing. You are required to write a Composition
entitled On Internet. Remember to express your ideas clearly in your composition. You should write in on less than 80 words on the Composition Sheet.
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