Question

It is a matter of common observation that although money income keeps going up over the years, we never seem to become richer. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is what we call inflation: the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. We have got used to higher and higher rates of inflation in recent years. What could be bought twenty years ago for one pound now costs well over 2 pounds. And at present this rate of inflation seems to be rising rather than falling. If in the real world our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices do. One might think that inflation doesn’t matter. But it does ------.When money is losing value it also loses one of the qualities of a good money—stability of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable means of delayed payment. Nobody wants to hold a wasting possession, so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore simply stimulates（刺激）our spending and discourages saving.

1.From the passage we can know that inflation is a situation in which________.

A．everyone’s incomes rise

B．money will hold its value

C．we can watch our money grow

D．money constantly loses its value

2.．In the writer’s view, if incomes and prices rise at the same rate, ________.

A．inflation maybe still be a problem

B．we have nothing to worry about

C．inflation is no longer a problem

D．we will become richer and richer

3.．Under inflation people are likely to ________.

A．go to the bank more often than usual

B．save more money since their incomes rise

C．spend money quickly rather than to save it

D．keep money at home instead of going to banks

4.．We can conclude according to the passage that ________.

A．the writer is a government official

B．the writer is worried about inflation

C．the writer encourages people to spend money

D．the writer has become richer because of inflation

5.. Which of the following words is omitted at the end of the underlined sentence “But it does”?

A．matter,

B．goes.

C．rises

D．fall

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.D 细节题。根据本文第三句This condition is what we call inflation: the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable.解释的很清楚，故选D

2.A细节题。 If in the real world our money incomes go up……But it does这一句即为答案

3.C细节题。由people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible.可知，人们想多用钱，故选C

4.B 主旨大意题。根据文章前三行It is a matter of common observation that although money income keeps going up over the years, we never seem to become richer. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is what we call inflation: the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable.以及本文作者为通货臌涨而担忧

5.A 推理题。本题考查了上下文的词义辨析。A要紧B去C升D降 根据句意应是：它要紧吗 故选A

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