雅思阅读模拟的试题：钱币
<p><span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="civilized">civilized</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="unskilled">unskilled</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="smiths">smiths</span>, <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="carpenters">carpenters</span>. <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="arose">arose</span>.</p><p> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smith">smith</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="axe">axe</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plough">plough</span>. <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="satisfactory">satisfactory</span>. <span word="another">another</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="arose">arose</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="leather">leather</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>.</p><p> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smith">smith</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="axe">axe</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="grain">grain</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="shells">shells</span>. <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smith">smith</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="camels">camels</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>. <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>, <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rarity">rarity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span>. <span word="money">money</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>.</p>
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