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1、2010建行笔试题中的英语阅读部分真题mosteconomistshategold.not,youunderstand,thattheywouldturnuptheirnosesatabarortwo.buttheyfindthereverenceinwhichmanyholdthemetalalmostirrational.thatitwasusedasmoneyformillenniaisirrelevant:itisntanymore.modernmoneytakestheformofpaperor,moreoften,electronicdata.toeconomists,goldis
2、nowjustanothercommodity.sowhyisitspricesoaring?overthepastweek,thishastopped$450atroyounce,upby9%sincethebeginningoftheyearand77%sinceapril2001.ah,comesthereply,goldtransactionsaredenominatedindollars,andtheriseinthepricesimplyreflectsthedollarsfallintermsofothercurrencies,especiallytheeuro,againstw
3、hichithitanewlowthisweek.expressedineuros,thegoldpricehasmovedmuchless.however,thereisnoironlink,asitwere,betweenthevalueofthedollarandthevalueofgold.arisingpriceofgold,likethatofanythingelse,canreflectanincreaseindemandaswellasadepreciationofitsunitofaccount.thisiswheregoldbullscomein.thefallinthed
4、ollarisimportant,butmainlybecauseasastoreofvaluethedollarstinks.withafewlongishrallies,thegreenbackhasbeenonadownwardtrendsinceitcameoffthegoldstandardin1971.nowitissufferingoneofitssharperdeclines.atthemargin,extrademandhascomefromthosewhothinkdollars-indeedanymoneybackedbynothingmorethanpromisesto
5、keepinflationlow-adecidedlyriskyinvestment,mainlybecauseamerica,withtheworldsreservecurrency,hasbeenabletocreateandborrowsomanyofthem.theleastpainfulwayofrepayingthosedollarsistomakethemworthless.thestrikingexceptiontothisextrademandcomesfromcentralbanks,whichwouldliketosellsomeofthegoldtheyalreadyh
6、ave.asalegacyofthedayswhentheircurrencieswerebackedbythemetal,centralbanksstillholdone-fifthoftheworldsgold.lastmonththebankoffrancesaiditwouldsell500tonnesincomingyears.butbigsalesbycentralbankscancausethepricetoplunge-aswhenthebankofenglandsold395tonnesbetween1999and2002.theresultwasanagreementbet
7、weencentralbankstoco-ordinateandlimitfuturesales.ifthepriceofgoldmarcheshigher,thisagreementwillpresumablyberippedup,althoughadollarcrisismightmakecentralbanksthinktwiceaboutswitchingintopapermoney.willtheoverhangofcentral-bankgolddragthepricedownagain?notnecessarily.asjamesgrant,goldbugandpublisher
8、ofgrantsinterestrateobserver,anewsletter,pointsout,inrecentyearsthehugeglutofgovernmentdebthasnotstoppedasharpriseinitsprice.1.ineconomistseyes,goldissomething_.【a】theylookdownupon【b】thatcanbeexchangedinthemarket【c】worthpeoplesreverence【d】thatshouldbereplacedbyotherformsofmoney2.accordingtotheauthor
9、,oneofthereasonsfortherisingofgoldpriceis_.【a】theincreasingdemandforgold【b】thedepreciationoftheeuro【c】thelinkbetweenthedollarandgold【d】theincrementofthevalueofthedollar3.wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat_.【a】thedeclineofthedollarisinevitable【b】americabenefitsfromthedepreciationofthedollar【c】thedep
10、reciationofthedollarisgoodnewstoothercurrencies【d】investmentinthedollaryieldsmorereturnsthanthatingold4.thephrase“rippedup”(line1,paragraph5)mostprobablymeans_.【a】strengthened【b】broadened【c】renegotiated【d】tornup5.accordingtothepassage,theriseofgoldprice_.【a】willnotlastlong【b】willattractsomecentralba
11、nkstosellgold【c】willimpelcentralbankstoswitchintopapermoney【d】willleadtoadollarcrisispassagetwotherearefewmoresoberingonlineactivitiesthanenteringdataintocollege-tuitioncalculatorsandgaspingasthewebspitsbackasix-figuresum.buteconomistssayfamiliesabouttogointodebttofundfouryearsofpartying,aswellasstu
12、dying,canconsolethemselveswiththeknowledgethatcollegeisaninvestmentthat,unlikemanybankstocks,shouldyieldhugedividends.a2008studybytwoharvardeconomistsnotesthatthe“labor-marketpremiumtoskill”ortheamountcollegegraduatesearnedthatsgreaterthanwhathigh-schoolgraduateearneddecreasedformuchofthe20thcentury
13、,buthascomebackwithavengeance(报复性地)sincethe1980s.in2005,thetypicalfull-timeyear-roundu.s.workerwithafour-yearcollegedegreeearned,900,62%morethanthe,500earnedbyaworkerwithonlyahigh-schooldiploma.theresnoquestionthatgoingtocollegeisasmarteconomicchoice.butalookatthestrangevariationsintuitionrevealsthatthechoiceaboutwhichcollegetoattenddoesntcomedownmerelytodollarsandcents.doesgoingtocolumbiauniversity(tuition,ro
