PETS全国职称英语等级考试样题—(财经类)6

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Passage 2
　　The value of money is going down. What you could buy in 1970 for
　　￡20, now, in 1979 costs ￡56.40. That’s inflation and nobody likes it, least
　　of all the Bank of England. One of the results of inflation is that people need
　　coins and notes of higher value. At the moment, the note of the highest value
　　which is generally in circulation(流通) is the ￡20 note. Now, the Bank of
　　England plans to introduce a new, ￡50 note. And the Bank is trying to decide
　　which famous English man or woman to put on the back of the new note.
　　Quite a problem. The Bank usually chooses safe, historical personalities. We
　　already have Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist, the first duck of Wellington, the
　　famous soldier who led the British army at Waterloo, Florence Nightingale,
　　founder of English nursing and - of course - Shakespeare. So far, the list of
　　possible choices for the ￡50 note is quite predictable (可预测的). There’s Sir
　　Francis Drake, to represent the achievements of English explorers in the
　　sixteenth century. Then we have Lord Nelson, another sailor and the man who won
　　the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 for England. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the
　　engineer, is also on the list because of the magnificent bridges which he
　　built. The Bank will not forget music this time either - sir Edward Elgar, one
　　of our most famous composers of the nineteenth century is a possible choice. If
　　they choose a woman, the faminist (女权主义者) movement has two
　　representatives. Boadicea, Queen of the early English tribes of the first
　　century, who fought against the Romans, or Emily Pankhurst, who fought to get
　　the vote for women early in this century.
　　What do you think of this 0selection? There’s no one who was alive in the last
　　fifty years on it and no political leader. Why not? Why doesn’t the Bank
　　choose popular heroes-like the Beetles, for example? Write and tell "BBC Modern
　　English" who is on your list for this banknote. Imagine you have to choose
　　some personality to go on a banknote in your own country. Who is your choice?
　　26. "Inflation" in this story means _________.
　　○A. "rise in prices resulting from an increase in the money, credit, etc."
　　○B. "the rise and fall of the voice in speaking"
　　○C. "the process of inflating or being inflated"
　　○D. "an illness brought by infection"
　　27. Who dislike(s) inflation most?
　　○A. Ordinary people.
　　○B. Merchants.
　　○C. Officials.
　　○D. The Bank of England.
　　28. Why is there no-one who was alive in the last fifty years in the 0selection
　　and no political leader?
　　○A. Because the Bank of England does not like contemporary figures and
　　political leaders.
　　○B. Because living personalities and political leaders are not as influential
　　as anyone in this 0selection.
　　○C. Because the Bank of England usually chooses safe and historical
　　personalities.
　　○D. Because living personalities and political leaders are not allowed to be
　　put on the back of the new banknote.
　　29. The British army at Waterloo was fighting against _________.
　　○A. the Indian army
　　○B. the French army
　　○C. the Spanish army
　　○D. the Russian army
　　30. BBC Modern English is _____________.
　　○A. a book
　　○B. a TV program
　　○C. a TV guide
　　○D. a magazine for students of English as a foreign language