届高英语轮专题强化选：阅读理解.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题强化选：阅读理解 1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 Nearly everyone agrees that money doesnt buy as much as it used to, no matter when you want to spend it. This is certainly true of the paper money that passes so quickly through ones hands. But what about coins that seem to do very little except stay in purses and pockets? Unlike notes, metal money becomes more valuable the longer it is held, especially if it is put away where it wont get scratched (破坏) or worn. Why is this? One reason is that coins, being more durable (持久的), fall more readily into a category for collectors. 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 (造币厂) struck 19570 silver dollars. That is what its records show. Today only six of this original number remain and these are unlikely ever to reach the auction (拍卖) market. So what happened to some 19564 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 land 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 (海盗). 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. 71. We can learn 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 72. Which of the following is true of a coin? A. The longer it is held, the less valuable it becomes. B. The more i