Nearly everyone agrees that money doesn't buy as much as it used to, no matter where you want to spend it. This is certainly true of the paper money that passes so quickly through one's hands. Inflation (通貨膨脹) eats away at its buying power just as the steady appetite of waves chews at sand cliffs. But what about coins that seem to do very little except make purses and pockets untidy? Unlike notes, metal money becomes more valuable the longer it is held, especially if it is put away where it won't get scratched or worn. Why is this? One reason is that coins, being more durable (耐用的), fall more readily into a category for collections. Naturally, the rarer gold pieces must become more valuable as the price of this metal goes up.

    But, curiously, one of the rarest coins in the world is not made of gold, but of the relatively cheaper silver. In 1840, the United States mint struck 19, 570 silver dollars. That is what its records show. Today only six of this original number remain and these are unlikely ever to the auction market. So what happened to some 19, 564 large silver coins, not the easiest sort of things to lose? One of the more romantic theories is that they were part of the payment to Napoleon for the American territory then known as Louisiana. But they never reached France. Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, the ship transporting them was sunk, either by a storm or by pirates. The probable answer to the mystery is that they were melted down—since the silver value was greater than the actual value of the coin. What really happened to the rest will probably always remain a mystery. What .is known is that whoever can come up with one will find himself instantly rich.

　　 1. It can be inferred from the passage that——.

　　　　  A. money buys as much as it did before

　　    B. money does not buy as much as it did before

　　　　  C. paper money buys more than metal money

　　　　  D. metal money buys more than paper money

　　 2. Which of the following is true of a coin?

　　　　  A. The longer it is held, the less valuable it becomes.

　　　　  B. The more it wears out, the more valuable it becomes.

　　　　  C. The less it gets scratched, the less it values.

　　　　  D. The longer it lasts, the more it values.

　　 3. Coins becomes more valuable because

  　　　　A. they make purses and pockets untidy

　　　　  B. the price of metal goes up

　　　　  C. they fall more readily into a category for collections due to their duration

　　　　  D. both B and C

　　 4. What really happened to some 19, 564 large silver coins?

　　　　  A. They were melted down.　　　　 B. They were sunk in the Gulf of Mexico.

　　　　  C. It is still mystery.　　 　　    　　  D. They were stolen by pirates.

 

答案：B;D;D;C
解析：

1．B。推斷題。本題要求推斷，實(shí)際上從文章第一句便可查找到所需要的細(xì)節(jié)。該句講，錢(qián)不像以前那樣值錢(qián)了。選項(xiàng)B正確，其他三項(xiàng)偏離了原意。

    2．D。細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第一段第五句講，Unlike notes，metal money becomes more valuable the longer it is held．(與紙幣不一樣，硬幣持幣時(shí)間越長(zhǎng)，價(jià)值越大。)據(jù)此，選項(xiàng)D符合題意。其他三項(xiàng)均與此細(xì)節(jié)不一致。

    3．D。細(xì)節(jié)題。第一段最后一句講，硬幣更耐用，很容易成為收藏品，錢(qián)幣本身的金屬會(huì)越來(lái)越值錢(qián)。這與選項(xiàng)B和C一致。根據(jù)題意，選項(xiàng)D正確。

    4．C。細(xì)節(jié)題。文章倒數(shù)第二句講，另外的19，564枚銀幣將永遠(yuǎn)是個(gè)謎。據(jù)此選項(xiàng)C正確。其他三項(xiàng)均為無(wú)證據(jù)的猜測(cè)。

 


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