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,goldisnowjustanothercommodity.sowhyisitspricesoaring?overthepastweek,thishastopped$450atroyounce,upby9%sincethebeginningoftheyearand77%sinceapril2001.ah,comesthereply,goldtransactionsaredenominatedindollars,andtheriseinthepricesimplyreflectsthedollarsfallintermsofothercurrencies,especiallytheeuro,againstwhichithitanewlowthisweek.expressedineuros,thegoldpricehasmovedmuchless.however,thereisnoironlink,asitwere,betweenthevalueofthedollarandthevalueofgold.arisingpriceofgold,likethatofanythingelse,canreflectanincreaseindemandaswellasadepreciationofitsunitofaccount.thisiswheregoldbullscomein.thefallinthedollarisimportant,butmainlybecauseasastoreofvaluethedollarstinks.withafewlongishrallies,thegreenbackhasbeenonadownwardtrendsinceitcameoffthegoldstandardin1971.nowitissufferingoneofitssharperdeclines.atthemargin,extrademandhascomefromthosewhothinkdollars-indeedanymoneybackedbynothingmorethanpromisestokeepinflationlow-adecidedlyriskyinvestment,mainlybecauseamerica,withtheworldsreservecurrency,hasbeenabletocreateandborrowsomanyofthem.theleastpainfulwayofrepayingthosedollarsistomakethemworthless.thestrikingexceptiontothisextrademandcomesfromcentralbanks,whichwouldliketosellsomeofthegoldtheyalreadyhave.asalegacyofthedayswhentheircurrencieswerebackedbythemetal,centralbanksstillholdone-fifthoftheworldsgold.lastmonththebankoffrancesaiditwouldsell500tonnesincomingyears.butbigsalesbycentralbankscancausethepricetoplunge-aswhenthebankofenglandsold395tonnesbetween1999and2002.theresultwasanagreementbetweencentralbankstoco-ordinateandlimitfuturesales.ifthepriceofgoldmarcheshigher,thisagreementwillpresumablyberippedup,althoughadollarcrisismightmakecentralbanksthinktwiceaboutswitchingintopapermoney.willtheoverhangofcentral-bankgolddragthepricedownagain?notnecessarily.asjamesgrant,goldbugandpublisherofgrantsinterestrateobserver,anewsletter,pointsout,inrecentyearsthehugeglutofgovernmentdebthasnotstoppedasharpriseinitsprice.1.ineconomistseyes,goldissomething_.【a】theylookdownupon【b】thatcanbeexchangedinthemarket【c】worthpeoplesreverence【d】thatshouldbereplacedbyotherformsofmoney2.accordingtotheauthor,oneofthereasonsfortherisingofgoldpriceis_.【a】theincreasingdemandforgold【b】thedepreciationoftheeuro【c】thelinkbetweenthedollarandgold【d】theincrementofthevalueofthedollar3.wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat_.【a】thedeclineofthedollarisinevitable【b】americabenefitsfromthedepreciationofthedollar【c】thedepreciationofthedollarisgoodnewstoothercurrencies【d】investmentinthedollaryieldsmorereturnsthanthatingold4.thephrase“rippedup”(line1,paragraph5)mostprobablymeans_.【a】strengthened【b】broadened【c】renegotiated【d】tornup5.accordingtothepassage,theriseofgoldprice_.【a】willnotlastlong【b】willattractsomecentralbankstosellgold【c】willimpelcentralbankstoswitchintopapermoney【d】willleadtoadollarcrisispassagetwotherearefewmoresoberingonlineactivitiesthanenteringdataintocollege-tuitioncalculatorsandgaspingasthewebspitsbackasix-figuresum.buteconomistssayfamiliesabouttogointodebttofundfouryearsofpartying,aswellasstudying,canconsolethemselveswiththeknowledgethatcollegeisaninvestmentthat,unlikemanybankstocks,shouldyieldhugedividends.a2008studybytwoharvardeconomistsnotesthatthe“labor-marketpremiumtoskill”ortheamountcollegegraduatesearnedthatsgreaterthanwhathigh-schoolgraduateearneddecreasedformuchofthe20thcentury,buthascomebackwithavengeance(报复性地)sincethe1980s.in2005,thetypicalfull-timeyear-roundu.s.workerwithafour-yearcollegedegreeearned,900,62%morethanthe,500earnedbyaworkerwithonlyahigh-schooldiploma.theresnoquestionthatgoingtocollegeisasmarteconomicchoice.butalookatthestrangevariationsintuitionrevealsthatthechoiceaboutwhichcollegetoattenddoesntcomedownmerelytodollarsandcents.doesgoingtocolumbiauniversity(tuition,ro