Question

Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，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(储备)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(银矿)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(抗议)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(发行)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.produce B.find C.search D.dig

2.

2.A.rise B.lift C.fall D.set

3.

3.A.did B.took C.made D.acted.

4.

4.A.law B.money C.gold D.silver

5.

5.A.refused B.accepted C.planned D.passed

6.

6.A.end B.continue C.protect D.allow

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.D

6.A

【解析】

本文讲述美国和其他国家把金银当作货币的历史。

1.句意：直到1860年美国西部的矿山开始大量生产银，这些价值才发生变化。

动词辨析。produce生产；find 发现； search 搜索； dig挖掘。根据句意可知选A。

2.句意：这额外的银银子产量导致银价下跌。

考查动词辨析。rise提，升起；lift提起，举起；fall落下，下落；set放，置；根据上文增加产量可知使银子价格下降。故选C。

3.句意：欧洲其他国家也迅速采取了同样的行动。

考查动词辨析。did做；took拿；made做；acted行动，做。短语do the same：做相同的事情；故选A。

4.句意：西方白银生产商大声抗议，并对立法者施加了很大压力。

考查名词辨析。law法律；money钱；gold金；silver银。根据下文“. Five years later a new law was___5___（五年后通过了一项新的法律）”可知“对立法者施加了很大压力。”law makers是制定法律的人，立法者；故选A 。

5.句意：五年后通过了一项新的法律。

考查动词辨析。refused 拒绝；accepted接受；planned计划；passed通过。根据下文“It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month.（它说政府每月必须购买450万盎司的白银。）可知“五年后通过了一项新的法律。”故选D。

6.句意：商人、银行家和其他富人希望结束银币的使用，因为银币使美元贬值。

考查动词辨析。end结束；continue继续；protect保护；allow允许。根据下文“because it made the dollar less valuable.（因为它使美元价值降低）”可知“商人，银行家，有钱人想结束使用银子”；故选A。