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【题目】阅读理解（二）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题．

The People's Bank of China will come out the fifth edition（版本）of the renminbi（RMB） from August 30， 2019． These banknotes（纸币）will have brighter colors and new security features（防伪特征）．

We've been using banknotes for around 1，000 years． Back in the Northern Song Dynasty，Chinese people made the worlds earliest paper money to replace（代替） metal coins． These banknotes were called jiaozi．

Paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry． These advantages made it more popular than other forms of money． But now， in the digital （数码的）age， paper money seems to be disappearing for the same reason．

China seems to be heading towards becoming a cashless（不用现金的） society． From supermarkets to street stores， people pay by using the We Chat Wallet and Alipay apps on their mobile phones． Sweden is even closer to a future without paper money． Many Swedish banks no longer even have cash on hand．

But there are worries about creating cashless societies． Some say it is unfair to the poor and people without much education． It's not easy for them to open bank accounts（ 账户）or deal with mobile phones． And if all of your money is"digital， it may not be safe enough．

Is paper money going away？ Although paper money is used less than electronic payment （电子支付） in some countries，it won' t disappear at once in most parts of the world．

【1】When will the fifth edition of RMB come out？

【2】Which country made the world 's earliest paper money to replace metal coins？

【3】Why is paper money more popular than other forms of money？

【4】Do many Swedish banks have any cash on hand？

【5】what does the writer want to tell us？

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】August 30，2019．

【2】Northern Song Dynasty．

【3】Because paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry．

【4】No，they don't．

【5】Paper money won' t disappear at once in most parts of the world．

【解析】

本文是说明文。短文介绍了中国人民银行发行的第五版人民币和纸币的未来发展趋势。

【1】August 30，2019．考查细节理解，根据原文第一段第1句The People's Bank of China will come out the fifth edition of the renminbi（RMB） from August 30, 2019.中国人民银行将从2019年8月30日开始发行第五版本人民币．故答案为August 30，2019．。

【2】Northern Song Dynasty考查细节理解，根据原文Back in the Northern Song Dynasty，Chinese people made the worlds earliest paper money to replace metal coins，回到北宋时期，中国人让世界上最早的纸币钱来代替金属硬币，故答案为Northern Song Dynasty。

【3】Because paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry．考查细节理解，根据原文Paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry． These advantages made it more popular than other forms of money，纸币更容易制作且更加容易携带，这些优势让它比其他货币的形式更加受欢迎．故答案为Because paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry.。

【4】No，they don't．考查细节理解，根据原文Many Swedish banks no longer even have cash on hand．可知很多瑞士银行甚至不再在手头上拥有现金了，所以题目中的回答是否定的，故答案为No，they don't.。

【5】Paper money won' t disappear at once in most parts of the world．考查主旨大意，根据原文Although paper money is used less than electronic payment in some countries，it won' t disappear at once in most parts of the world．虽然纸质货币在一些国家比电子支付用得更少，在大部分国家它不会马上消失．可知作者告诉我们在大部分国家纸币不会马上消失．即Paper money won' t disappear at once in most parts of the world．故答案为Paper money won' t disappear at once in most parts of the world．