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    Today, most of the world’s money is made up of paper. However, the idea of paper money first ____1____(start) in China. For much of Chinese history, ____2___ was considered as money were small coins with holes in the middle. These coins were put on a piece of string, 100 coins a bunch. ____3____(normal), ten bunches were kept on ____4____same string, which could be very heavy to carry around. Since even 1,000 coins were not really worth that much, business deals of any ____5____ (important) could require many strings of coins—even a whole room of them. 

    To solve this problem, ____6____(begin) around the late 8th and early 9th centuries, businessmen would deposit their coins with someone, who would give ____7____(they) a piece of paper called feiqian, or "flying money ". Then when the businessmen did business, they could use that paper instead ____8____having to carry a truckload of coins around. In 812, three departments of the Tang Dynasty government began using paper receipts for large deals where a lot of coins would have to ____9____(carry) over a long distance. This was not money in the modern sense, as it could only be used ____10____(pick) up coins at the end of the trip. This finally led to the printing of paper money as we know it today by the early 11th century.

【答案解析】    本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了纸币的历史渊源。

1.started。考查动词的时态。此处陈述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时；start在此为不及物动词，应用主动语态，故填started。

2.what。考查名词性从句。句意：在中国历史的大部分时间里，钱被认为是中间有洞的小硬币。空处引导主语从句，从句中缺少主语，指物，故填what。

3.Normally。考查副词。句意：通常情况下，十串放在同一根绳子上，携带起来会很重。该空位于句首修饰整个句子，因此要用normal的副词形式，且首字母应大写，故填Normally。

4.the。考查冠词。same 常与定冠词the搭配，故填the。

5.importance。考查名词。句意：因为即使是1 000枚硬币也不值那么多钱，任何重要的商业交易都可能需要许多串的硬币——甚至是整间屋子的硬币。此处考查"of +抽象名词"结构，应填important的名词形式importance。

6.beginning。考查非谓语动词。句意：为了解决这个问题，大约从8世纪末到9世纪初开始，商人们会把他们的硬币存放在别人那里，别人会给他们一张叫作"飞钱"的纸。分析句子结构可知，空处为非谓语动词作状语，其逻辑主语为整个主句，与 begin之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，所以填现在分词beginning。

7.them。考查代词。此处"他们"代指商人们，作give的宾语，所以用宾格形式them。

8.of。考查介词。句意：这样，当商人做生意时，他们就可以使用那种纸，而不必带着大量的硬币到处走。固定搭配"instead of"意为"而不是"。

9.be carried。考查动词的语态。句意：在812年，唐朝政府的三个部门开始使用纸质收据来进行大型交易，在这些交易中大量的硬币不得不长途运输。have to后跟动词原形，且a lot of coins与carry之间为动宾关系，所以应用被动语态，故填be carried。

10.to pick。考查非谓语动词。句意：这不是现代意义上的钱，因为它只能用来在旅途结束时取回硬币。be used to do sth.意为"被用来做某事"，故填to pick。