2014届高三英语二轮专题强化选阅读理解21.docxVIP

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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。

Nearlyeveryoneagreesthatmoneydoesntbuyasmuchasitusedto,nomatterwhenyouwanttospendit.Thisiscertainlytrueofthepapermoneythatpassessoquicklythroughoneshands.Butwhataboutcoinsthatseemtodoverylittleexceptstayinpursesandpockets?Unlikenotes,metalmoneybecomesmorevaluablethelongeritisheld,especiallyifitisputawaywhereitwontgetscratched(破坏)orworn.Whyisthis?Onereasonisthatcoins,beingmoredurable(持久的),fallmorereadilyintoacategoryforcollectors.Naturally,therarergoldpiecesmustbecomemorevaluableasthepriceofthismetalgoesup.

But,curiously,oneoftherarestcoinsintheworldisnotmadeofgold,butoftherelativelycheapersilver.In1840,theUnitedStatesmint(造币厂)struck19570silverdollars.Thatiswhatitsrecordsshow.Todayonlysixofthisoriginalnumberremainandtheseareunlikelyevertoreachtheauction(拍卖)market.Sowhathappenedtosome19564largesilvercoins,nottheeasiestsortofthingstolose?OneofthemoreromantictheoriesisthattheywerepartofthepaymenttoNapoleonfortheAmericanlandthenknownasLouisiana.ButtheyneverreachedFrance.SomewhereintheGulfofMexico,theshiptransportingthemwassunk,eitherbyastormorbypirates(海盗).Theprobableanswertothemysteryisthattheyweremelteddown—sincethesilvervaluewasgreaterthantheactualvalueofthecoin.Whatreallyhappenedtotherestwillprobablyalwaysremainamystery.Whatisknownisthatwhoevercancomeupwithonewillfindhimselfinstantlyrich.

Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat .

moneybuysasmuchasitdidbefore

moneydoesnotbuyasmuchasitdidbefore

papermoneybuysmorethanmetalmoney

metalmoneybuysmorethanpapermoney

Whichofthefollowingistrueofacoin?

Thelongeritisheld,thelessvaluableitbecomes.

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