Question

【題目】Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(選擇最恰當?shù)膯卧~或詞語，完成短文)

For many years the United States and the other countries used gold and silver as money. Paper money was used to stand for the holdings(儲備)of both gold and silver. The value of silver was limited to that of gold. Fifteen ounces(盎司) of silver had the same value of one ounce of gold. These values did not change until after 1860 when mines(銀礦)in the west of the United States began to_______large amounts of silver. This extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to_______. Then fifteen ounces of silver would no longer buy one ounce of gold. In 1871 Germany declared(宣布)that it would not support its paper money with silver any more. Instead, it would use only gold. Other countries of Europe quickly_______the same. The United States passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government from using silver as money. Western silver producers protested(抗議)loudly and put much pressure on the_______makers. Five years later a new law was_______It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month. The new law increased the amount of silver money. The country had two kinds of quite different views on the issue(發(fā)行)silver money. Businessmen, bankers and other rich men wanted to_______the use of silver money because it made the dollar less valuable. But farmers, laborers and the others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but also wanted an unlimited supply of it.

【1】A.produceB.findC.searchD.dig

2.

【2】A.riseB.liftC.fallD.set

3.

【3】A.didB.tookC.madeD.acted.

4.

【4】A.lawB.moneyC.goldD.silver

5.

【5】A.refusedB.acceptedC.plannedD.passed

6.

【6】A.endB.continueC.protectD.allow

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【5】D

【6】A

【解析】

本文講述美國和其他國家把金銀當作貨幣的歷史。

【1】句意：直到1860年美國西部的礦山開始大量生產(chǎn)銀，這些價值才發(fā)生變化。

動詞辨析。produce生產(chǎn)；find 發(fā)現(xiàn)； search 搜索； dig挖掘。根據(jù)句意可知選A。

【2】句意：這額外的銀銀子產(chǎn)量導(dǎo)致銀價下跌。

考查動詞辨析。rise提，升起；lift提起，舉起；fall落下，下落；set放，置；根據(jù)上文增加產(chǎn)量可知使銀子價格下降。故選C。

【3】句意：歐洲其他國家也迅速采取了同樣的行動。

考查動詞辨析。did做；took拿；made做；acted行動，做。短語do the same：做相同的事情；故選A。

【4】句意：西方白銀生產(chǎn)商大聲抗議，并對立法者施加了很大壓力。

考查名詞辨析。law法律；money錢；gold金；silver銀。根據(jù)下文“. Five years later a new law was___5___（五年后通過了一項新的法律）”可知“對立法者施加了很大壓力�！�law makers是制定法律的人，立法者；故選A 。

【5】句意：五年后通過了一項新的法律。

考查動詞辨析。refused 拒絕；accepted接受；planned計劃；passed通過。根據(jù)下文“It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month.（它說政府每月必須購買450萬盎司的白銀。）可知“五年后通過了一項新的法律�！惫蔬xD。

【6】句意：商人、銀行家和其他富人希望結(jié)束銀幣的使用，因為銀幣使美元貶值。

考查動詞辨析。end結(jié)束；continue繼續(xù)；protect保護；allow允許。根據(jù)下文“because it made the dollar less valuable.（因為它使美元價值降低）”可知“商人，銀行家，有錢人想結(jié)束使用銀子”；故選A。