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.
小題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
小題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
小題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
小題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
小題5:. Which of the following words is omitted at the end of the underlined sentence “But it does”?
A．matter,B．goes.C．risesD．fall

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：
小題1:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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.解釋的很清楚，故選D
小題2:A細節(jié)題。　If in the real world our money incomes go up……But it does這一句即為答案
小題3:C細節(jié)題。由people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible.可知，人們想多用錢，故選C
小題4:B　主旨大意題。根據(jù)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.以及本文作者為通貨臌漲而擔憂
小題5:A 推理題。本題考查了上下文的詞義辨析。A要緊B去C升D降 根據(jù)句意應(yīng)是：它要緊嗎 故選A
點評：本文主要講了通貨膨脹，作者并表示了擔憂。對于考生來說本文的考查內(nèi)容不是他們所熟悉的，所以在閱讀的時候，可能會有理解方面的障礙，需要考生在平時加強閱讀的范圍，拓寬知識面。
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