题型：语法填空（语篇） 题类：常考题 难易度：困难
河北省张家口市2017-2018学年高二下学期英语期末考试试卷
The history of Chinese currency covers more than 3,000 years. Currency of some type has been used in China since the Neolithic age (新石器时代), can be traced back to between 3,000 and 4,500 years ago. Cowry shells (贝壳) are believed to have been the (early) form of currency used in Central China, and were used during the Neolithic period. The use of shell money is confirmed in the Chinese writing system. The traditional (character) for “goods”, “buy” and “sell”, in addition to other (vary) words relating to exchange, all contain the “shell”.
Around 210 BC, the first emperor of China Qin Shi Huang (260 — 210 BC) abolished all other forms of local currency and introduced uniform copper coin. Although paper money (invent) in China in the 9th century, the base unit of currency remained the copper coin. Copper coins were used the chief currency in China until the (introduce) of yuan in the late 19th century.
Currently, the RMB is the official currency of China. With over 1.3 billion people (use) RMB every day, it is one of the most commonly used currencies in the world. Nowadays, online payment is taking a large share in the market. Will paper money disappear one day like shells or copper coins (replace) by a new way of payment? Only time can tell.
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