Ⅵ.书面表达(共15分)

假如下表描述的是一位身怀传统技艺的老太太。 请你根据表格中所给的内容以“ A person with a traditional skill”为题写一篇词数为80左右的英语短文(开头已为你写好) 。

  A person with a traditional skill

  Liu Xiaohua is a person with a traditional skill.

   Long ago,people did not need money. They lived on wild animals,fruits and other plants.

   As time passed,people learned to raise animals and grow crops. Sometimes,families produced more than they needed,so they started to trade with other families. Later,people began to use money as a way of exchange. However,it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells,rice,salt,large stones,etc.

   During the 600 BC. people began using coins as money. They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods (货物) and lasted a long time. Later,countries began to make their own coins.

   The Chinese were the first to use paper money,probably as early as the 11th century. The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. (63) However,European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.

   Today,we have many ways to pay for things. We do not use coins or paper money. Often people prefer to pay for things by card. (64) Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.

任务一:根据短文内容简要回答问题。

61.Why did people start to trade?

62.When did people begin to use paper money?

任务二:将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

63.

64.

任务三:请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

65.

60.组织者们预计会有多达200名学生参加这次活动。

The organisers expect  200 students to take part in the activity.

59.你要是想赶上那趟火车，咱们最好马上就动身去火车站。

If you want to catch that train,we’d better  the station immediately.

58.船沉到浪涛里，再也看不见了。

The ship sank below the waves,and was seen  .

57.大家知道，情况始终都是在变化的。

As we know,conditions are changing   .

56.听到消息后，她上上下下地蹦着。

Hearing the news,she was jumping    .

55.Before Mr Brown came to China,he (从事) teaching in a school.

54. After (悬挂) his coat behind the door,he began to read a book.

53.My mother bought a pair of (剪刀) from the shop last week.