首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones.
In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones.
admin
2014-02-10
42
问题
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______.
选项
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
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。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/2BYC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库成考专升本分类
0
英语
成考专升本
相关试题推荐
______shewaslivinginNewYorkthatshemetherhusbandTom.
Throughouthistorymanhashadtoacceptthefactthatalllivingthingsmustdie,butpeoplenowlivelongerthanthey【36】.Yet
Themenworkallweekinthefactory,andattheendoftheweektheygettheirpay.Naturallyenough,theyopentheenvelopesa
Intheyear2000,theworldisgoingtohaveapopulationofabout8billion.Mostscientistsagreethatthemostsevereproblem
Artificialflowersareusedforscientificaswellasfordecorativepurposes.Theyaremadefromavarietyofmaterials,sucha
Theaimofaletterofapplication(求职信)istohelpyouto"sell"yourself.Itshouldstate【21】thejobyouwant,andshouldtell
Theaimofaletterofapplication(求职信)istohelpyouto"sell"yourself.Itshouldstate【21】thejobyouwant,andshouldtell
Nobodycantouchthatboxwithoutpermissionbecausethereis______init.
Withoutproperplanning,tourismcancauseproblems.Forexample,【21】manytouristscan【22】publicplacesthatarealsoenjoyed【23
Withoutproperplanning,tourismcancauseproblems.Forexample,【21】manytouristscan【22】publicplacesthatarealsoenjoyed【23
随机试题
“上联:八百里洞庭凭岳阳壮阔;下联:两千年赤壁览黄鹤风流。”这一对联表示的省区分别是:
设p(x)=a0xn+a1xn-1+…+an-1x+an.其中ai(i=0,1,…,n)为实数,a0≠0,n≥1.证明:|p(x)|=+∞.
下面哪些药物不适用于头颈部鳞癌的治疗
与鼻咽癌发生相关的病毒是
下列疾病过程中,红、肿、热、痛、功能障碍表现比较明显的是
PACO2>45mmHg可见于中枢性或外周性呼吸抑制导致肺泡通气不足。()
企业购入资产超过正常信用条件延期付款实质上具有融资性质时,应按购买价款的现值,借记“固定资产”、“在建工程”等科目,按应支付的价款总额,贷记()科目,按其差额,借记“未确认融资费用”科目。
“众里寻他千百度,蓦然回首,那人却在灯火阑珊处。”这是辛弃疾《青玉案.元夕》里的名句,“元夕”指的是()。
根据《中华人民共和国未成年人保护法》的规定,学校、幼儿园的教职员应当尊重未成年人的(),不得对未成年人和儿童实施体罚、变相体罚。
一项任务必须由你和同事共同完成。但是期间你同事接到一个电话说有紧急情况,要请假。你怎么办?
最新回复
(
0
)