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In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched:food,tools,and precious metals and stones.Then the barter system was replaced by coins,which Still had?real value since they were pieces of rare metal.Coins were followed b

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In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched:food,tools,and precious metals and stones.Then the barter system was replaced by coins,which Still had?real value since they were pieces of rare metal.Coins were followed by fiat money,paper notes that?have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.
Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into?even less tangible forms,reducing it to a series of"bits and bytes",or units of computerized.information,going between machines at the speed of light.′Already,electronic fund transfer allows money to be?instantly sent and received by different banks,companies,and countries?through computers and telecommunications devices.


Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the?passage?《》()

A.They promote international trade.
B.They allow very rapid money transfers,
C.They are still limited to small transactions(交易).
D.They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.

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答案:C
解析:
【考情点拨】推理判断题。【应试指导】由第二段可知,网上货币交易系统非常快速,允许不同银行、公司和国家之间的货币交易,因而也就提高了国际贸易;因为它通过网络操作,所以它依赖于电信系统:只有C项未提到,故选C。
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  • 第1题:

    Wealth,in this sense is not money,for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy:“goods”such as food and clothing,and“services”such as transport and entertainment.A country’s capacity to( )wealth is influenced by many factors,most of which have an effect on one another.

    A.control
    B.assemble
    C.yield
    D.benefit

    答案:C
    解析:
    yield“制造,生产”,其他词与句意不符。

  • 第2题:

    In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched:food,tools,and precious metals and stones.Then the barter system was replaced by coins,which Still had?real value since they were pieces of rare metal.Coins were followed by fiat money,paper notes that?have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.
    Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into?even less tangible forms,reducing it to a series of"bits and bytes",or units of computerized.information,going between machines at the speed of light.′Already,electronic fund transfer allows money to be?instantly sent and received by different banks,companies,and countries?through computers and telecommunications devices.


    According to the passage,coins once had real value as currency because they《》()

    A.represented a great improvement over barter
    B.permitted easy transportation of wealth
    C.were made of precious metals
    D.could become collector's items

    答案:C
    解析:
    【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】由第一段第二句可知,金属铸币也有真正的价值是因为它们是由稀有金属铸成的。

  • 第3题:

    The author mentions food,tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all________.

    A.useful items
    B.articles of value
    C.difficult things to obtain
    D.material objects

    答案:D
    解析:

  • 第4题:

    Nowadays the Gaelic language,which is an ancient(),is still heard inthe Highlands and the Western Isles.

    AScottish language

    BEnglish language

    CIrish language

    DCeltic language


    D

  • 第5题:

    Beads, stones, seashells, paper, precious metals such as gold and silver, base metals such as iron have all been used as money. Today, money is printed on paper. A lot of countries use their own currency, with n ames such as dollar, pound, franc, ruble, yuan and so on. Since 2002, 18 of the EU members have replaced their national currencies by Euro notes and coins. If you want to pay for something in another currency, you have to change your money into the other money. If you want to travel outside your native country, you need to change your own country's money for the money of the country you are visiting. Most large banks sell foreign currencies. You can exchange money at a bank or at an office of a tourist agency Wherever you go, exchanging money puts you in touch with international finance, which is concerned with exchange rates between different currencies. Deciding the rate for the international exchange of money is one of the most complex aspects of international banking. Banks are a good option to get your money exchanged.


    正确答案:正确

  • 第6题:

    A color laser printer is producing pages where the ink smears when touched. Which of thefollowing components should be replaced?()

    • A、Paper tray
    • B、Fuser
    • C、Toner
    • D、Drum

    正确答案:B

  • 第7题:

    判断题
    Beads, stones, seashells, paper, precious metals such as gold and silver, base metals such as iron have all been used as money. Today, money is printed on paper. A lot of countries use their own currency, with n ames such as dollar, pound, franc, ruble, yuan and so on. Since 2002, 18 of the EU members have replaced their national currencies by Euro notes and coins. If you want to pay for something in another currency, you have to change your money into the other money. If you want to travel outside your native country, you need to change your own country's money for the money of the country you are visiting. Most large banks sell foreign currencies. You can exchange money at a bank or at an office of a tourist agency Wherever you go, exchanging money puts you in touch with international finance, which is concerned with exchange rates between different currencies. Deciding the rate for the international exchange of money is one of the most complex aspects of international banking. Banks are a good option to get your money exchanged.
    A

    B


    正确答案:
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    请阅读 Passage 2,完成第 26~30小题 。Passage 2Paper money is used every day but people do not often think of money as just paper.This is because people agree that it has value,and paper money is supported by the government.People have used paper money for only a few hundred years,but what did people do before printed money was invented? In Medieval England,a stick was the official representation of money. The common system that was used involved counting debt on a piece of wood called a tally stick. The tally stick was marked with a knife.Each mark,or tally,indicated an amount of money.The tally stick acted as a contract.No one really knows who invented the tally stick,but King Henry I of England is credited as the first to use the stick in a widespread fashion.In England,the tally stick was used from 1100-1826.Marks were made on a tally stick to represent the amount of service or goods that were exchanged.The tally stick was cut in halflengthwise into two parts,and one stick was longer than the other.The person giving services or goods received the longer end of the stick,called the stock,and the person paying for the service or goods received the shorter end.Once the stick was cut,it could not be altered.When put together,the two halves fit perfectly together.Medieval England was not the only country to use the tally stick system.In 1960,Belgian scientist Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt discovered an extremely old tally stick made of baboon bone in Africa.At first,he determined the stick to be between about 8,000 to 10,000 years old.This surprised many people because it proved that the tally stick system had been in use for much longer than everyone had previously thought.Further research has shown that this stick is actually much older: now,scientists believe it is 20,000 years old.The tally stick system may no longer be in use today,but its influence is still apparent.People still make contracts and people still borrow and lend money.People still trust that things-whether they are sticks,paper,or coins-have value.The next time paper money is used,just remember: it is only paper!Which of the following statements is true?
    A

    English tally sticks have more marks than African ones.

    B

    Tally sticks are a practical tool in use today.

    C

    The current representation of money is in the form of paper.

    D

    Many models for money have been cut short.


    正确答案: D
    解析:

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    In a pneumatic automation system, a unit producing a signal to govern the position of the controller of the measured variable, relative to the value of the measured variable, is said to have().
    A

    reset action

    B

    proportional action

    C

    two position action

    D

    rate action


    正确答案: A
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    请阅读 Passage 2,完成第 26~30小题 。Passage 2Paper money is used every day but people do not often think of money as just paper.This is because people agree that it has value,and paper money is supported by the government.People have used paper money for only a few hundred years,but what did people do before printed money was invented? In Medieval England,a stick was the official representation of money. The common system that was used involved counting debt on a piece of wood called a "tally stick". The tally stick was marked with a knife.Each mark,or tally,indicated an amount of money.The tally stick acted as a contract.No one really knows who invented the tally stick,but King Henry I of England is credited as the first to use the stick in a widespread fashion.In England,the tally stick was used from 1100-1826.Marks were made on a tally stick to represent the amount of service or goods that were exchanged.The tally stick was cut in halflengthwise into two parts,and one stick was longer than the other.The person giving services or goods received the longer end of the stick,called the "stock",and the person paying for the service or goods received the shorter end.Once the stick was cut,it could not be altered.When put together,the two halves fit perfectly together.Medieval England was not the only country to use the tally stick system.In 1960,Belgian scientist Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt discovered an extremely old tally stick made of baboon bone in Africa.At first,he determined the stick to be between about 8,000 to 10,000 years old.This surprised many people because it proved that the tally stick system had been in use for much longer than everyone had previously thought.Further research has shown that this stick is actually much older: now,scientists believe it is 20,000 years old.The tally stick system may no longer be in use today,but its influence is still apparent.People still make contracts and people still borrow and lend money.People still trust that "things"-whether they are sticks,paper,or coins-have value.The next time paper money is used,just remember: it is only paper!In England,the tally stick was useful for ____.
    A

    deciding debt and credit

    B

    cutting goods in half

    C

    discovering the origins of African tally sticks

    D

    designing tally sticks made of baboon bone


    正确答案: A
    解析:

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    Computer systems consist of two very different types of elements:Hardware,which includes all the physical things that can be touched and(),which tells thehardware how to do.
    A

    Software

    B

    Courseware

    C

    Operatingsystem

    D

    I/Odevices


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    Testing is still a usual means _________which students' progress is measured.
    A

    in

    B

    at

    C

    of

    D

    by


    正确答案: A
    解析:

  • 第13题:

    In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched:food,tools,and precious metals and stones.Then the barter system was replaced by coins,which Still had?real value since they were pieces of rare metal.Coins were followed by fiat money,paper notes that?have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.
    Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into?even less tangible forms,reducing it to a series of"bits and bytes",or units of computerized.information,going between machines at the speed of light.′Already,electronic fund transfer allows money to be?instantly sent and received by different banks,companies,and countries?through computers and telecommunications devices.


    According to the passage,which of the following was the earliest kind Of exchange of wealth?《》()

    A.Bartered foods.
    B.Fiat money.
    C.Coin currency.
    D.Intangible forms.

    答案:A
    解析:
    【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】由第一段第一句可知,最早可以充当财富交换物的是那些能触摸到的东西:食物、工具、稀有金属和石头。A符合题意。

  • 第14题:

    In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched:food,tools,and precious metals and stones.Then the barter system was replaced by coins,which Still had?real value since they were pieces of rare metal.Coins were followed by fiat money,paper notes that?have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.
    Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into?even less tangible forms,reducing it to a series of"bits and bytes",or units of computerized.information,going between machines at the speed of light.′Already,electronic fund transfer allows money to be?instantly sent and received by different banks,companies,and countries?through computers and telecommunications devices.


    Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?《》()

    A.International Banking Policies
    B.The History of Monetary Exchange
    C.The Development of Paper Currencies
    D.Current Problems in the Economy

    答案:B
    解析:
    【考情点拨】主旨大意题。【应试指导】通读全文可知,文章主要讲的是货币发展的历史,故选B。

  • 第15题:

    According to the passage,coins once had real value as currency because they______.

    A.represented a great improvement over barter
    B.permitted easy transportation of wealth
    C.were made of precious metals
    D.could become collector’s items

    答案:C
    解析:

  • 第16题:

    Beads, stones, seashells, paper, precious metals such as gold and silver, base metals such as iron have all been used as money. Today, money is printed on paper. A lot of countries use their own currency, with n ames such as dollar, pound, franc, ruble, yuan and so on. Since 2002, 18 of the EU members have replaced their national currencies by Euro notes and coins. If you want to pay for something in another currency, you have to change your money into the other money. If you want to travel outside your native country, you need to change your own country's money for the money of the country you are visiting. Most large banks sell foreign currencies. You can exchange money at a bank or at an office of a tourist agency Wherever you go, exchanging money puts you in touch with international finance, which is concerned with exchange rates between different currencies. Deciding the rate for the international exchange of money is one of the most complex aspects of international banking. This best title for this passage is The history of money".


    正确答案:正确

  • 第17题:

    An administrator has just imported a shred Volume Group that had been created on another  system in the cluster. In order for the shred volume to be used in the cluster, what is the most important step for the administrator to take first?()   

    • A、 Change the quorum required to false.
    • B、 Change the Volume Group auto vary on to yes, and then vary off the Volume Group.
    • C、 Change the auto vary on value of the Volume Group to no, and then vary off the volume group.
    • D、 Set the Volume Group major number to the same value that the Volume Group had on the system on which it was created.

    正确答案:C

  • 第18题:

    After completing an installation of new software, a system administrator notices the system is slow.  To troubleshoot the performance, which single AIX command could be used to provide a real-time display of CPU, memory and disk utilization()

    • A、topas
    • B、vmo
    • C、iostat
    • D、netstat

    正确答案:B

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    A laptop LCD screen needs to be replaced. Which of the following tools would be BEST used toopen the case?()
    A

    Flathead screwdriver

    B

    Plastic shim

    C

    Metal shim

    D

    Pliers


    正确答案: D
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    请阅读 Passage 2,完成第 26~30小题 。Passage 2Paper money is used every day but people do not often think of money as just paper.This is because people agree that it has value,and paper money is supported by the government.People have used paper money for only a few hundred years,but what did people do before printed money was invented? In Medieval England,a stick was the official representation of money. The common system that was used involved counting debt on a piece of wood called a tally stick. The tally stick was marked with a knife.Each mark,or tally,indicated an amount of money.The tally stick acted as a contract.No one really knows who invented the tally stick,but King Henry I of England is credited as the first to use the stick in a widespread fashion.In England,the tally stick was used from 1100-1826.Marks were made on a tally stick to represent the amount of service or goods that were exchanged.The tally stick was cut in halflengthwise into two parts,and one stick was longer than the other.The person giving services or goods received the longer end of the stick,called the stock,and the person paying for the service or goods received the shorter end.Once the stick was cut,it could not be altered.When put together,the two halves fit perfectly together.Medieval England was not the only country to use the tally stick system.In 1960,Belgian scientist Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt discovered an extremely old tally stick made of baboon bone in Africa.At first,he determined the stick to be between about 8,000 to 10,000 years old.This surprised many people because it proved that the tally stick system had been in use for much longer than everyone had previously thought.Further research has shown that this stick is actually much older: now,scientists believe it is 20,000 years old.The tally stick system may no longer be in use today,but its influence is still apparent.People still make contracts and people still borrow and lend money.People still trust that things-whether they are sticks,paper,or coins-have value.The next time paper money is used,just remember: it is only paper!Who was responsible for making the tally stick system so popular?
    A

    Henry Ⅰ.

    B

    No one really knows.

    C

    Money borrowers.

    D

    Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt.


    正确答案: D
    解析:

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    请阅读 Passage 2,完成第 26~30小题 。Passage 2Paper money is used every day but people do not often think of money as just paper.This is because people agree that it has value,and paper money is supported by the government.People have used paper money for only a few hundred years,but what did people do before printed money was invented? In Medieval England,a stick was the official representation of money. The common system that was used involved counting debt on a piece of wood called a "tally stick". The tally stick was marked with a knife.Each mark,or tally,indicated an amount of money.The tally stick acted as a contract.No one really knows who invented the tally stick,but King Henry I of England is credited as the first to use the stick in a widespread fashion.In England,the tally stick was used from 1100-1826.Marks were made on a tally stick to represent the amount of service or goods that were exchanged.The tally stick was cut in halflengthwise into two parts,and one stick was longer than the other.The person giving services or goods received the longer end of the stick,called the "stock",and the person paying for the service or goods received the shorter end.Once the stick was cut,it could not be altered.When put together,the two halves fit perfectly together.Medieval England was not the only country to use the tally stick system.In 1960,Belgian scientist Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt discovered an extremely old tally stick made of baboon bone in Africa.At first,he determined the stick to be between about 8,000 to 10,000 years old.This surprised many people because it proved that the tally stick system had been in use for much longer than everyone had previously thought.Further research has shown that this stick is actually much older: now,scientists believe it is 20,000 years old.The tally stick system may no longer be in use today,but its influence is still apparent.People still make contracts and people still borrow and lend money.People still trust that "things"-whether they are sticks,paper,or coins-have value.The next time paper money is used,just remember: it is only paper!According to the passage,what makes money valuable?
    A

    People who use it.

    B

    Gold that people find.

    C

    Inventions.

    D

    Agreement.


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第22题:

    判断题
    Beads, stones, seashells, paper, precious metals such as gold and silver, base metals such as iron have all been used as money. Today, money is printed on paper. A lot of countries use their own currency, with n ames such as dollar, pound, franc, ruble, yuan and so on. Since 2002, 18 of the EU members have replaced their national currencies by Euro notes and coins. If you want to pay for something in another currency, you have to change your money into the other money. If you want to travel outside your native country, you need to change your own country's money for the money of the country you are visiting. Most large banks sell foreign currencies. You can exchange money at a bank or at an office of a tourist agency Wherever you go, exchanging money puts you in touch with international finance, which is concerned with exchange rates between different currencies. Deciding the rate for the international exchange of money is one of the most complex aspects of international banking. Currency means money in the form of paper.
    A

    B


    正确答案:
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    请阅读 Passage 2,完成第 26~30小题 。Passage 2Paper money is used every day but people do not often think of money as just paper.This is because people agree that it has value,and paper money is supported by the government.People have used paper money for only a few hundred years,but what did people do before printed money was invented? In Medieval England,a stick was the official representation of money. The common system that was used involved counting debt on a piece of wood called a "tally stick". The tally stick was marked with a knife.Each mark,or tally,indicated an amount of money.The tally stick acted as a contract.No one really knows who invented the tally stick,but King Henry I of England is credited as the first to use the stick in a widespread fashion.In England,the tally stick was used from 1100-1826.Marks were made on a tally stick to represent the amount of service or goods that were exchanged.The tally stick was cut in halflengthwise into two parts,and one stick was longer than the other.The person giving services or goods received the longer end of the stick,called the "stock",and the person paying for the service or goods received the shorter end.Once the stick was cut,it could not be altered.When put together,the two halves fit perfectly together.Medieval England was not the only country to use the tally stick system.In 1960,Belgian scientist Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt discovered an extremely old tally stick made of baboon bone in Africa.At first,he determined the stick to be between about 8,000 to 10,000 years old.This surprised many people because it proved that the tally stick system had been in use for much longer than everyone had previously thought.Further research has shown that this stick is actually much older: now,scientists believe it is 20,000 years old.The tally stick system may no longer be in use today,but its influence is still apparent.People still make contracts and people still borrow and lend money.People still trust that "things"-whether they are sticks,paper,or coins-have value.The next time paper money is used,just remember: it is only paper!Why were many people surprised about tihe tally stick in Africa?
    A

    The material it was made from had never been seen before.

    B

    It was much older than previously thought.

    C

    It was cut sideways instead of lengthwise.

    D

    Money did not exist in Africa then.


    正确答案: D
    解析: