首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Did you examine your paper money closely? See if you can locate a $5, $ 10, or $ 20 bill printed before 1964 and marked "Federal
Did you examine your paper money closely? See if you can locate a $5, $ 10, or $ 20 bill printed before 1964 and marked "Federal
admin
2022-07-24
121
问题
Did you examine your paper money closely? See if you can locate a $5, $ 10, or $ 20 bill printed before 1964 and marked "Federal Reserve Note" over the portrait. In the upper-left portion above the seal, a statement written in fine print says that the note is legal tender (法定货币) and that "it is redeemable (可兑现的) in lawful money at the United States Treasury (美国财政部) or at any Federal Reserve Bank (联邦储备银行). " Does this mean that the bill is not lawful? At the bottom center the same bill says, "Will pay to the bearer on demand X dollars. " Does this mean that your X-dollar bill is not X dollars?
Much confusion exists about the real nature of money. Many people think that money has no value unless it is backed by gold or silver. They think that the Federal Reserve note is only a symbol for money, and that real money is the metal backing the note. Some people look on money as wealth and believe that it must have intrinsic value.
If we were to study the history of money, we would find that in different places and at different times a variety of things have been used as money. Cattle, shell, beads (珠子), tobacco leaves, and various metals—including iron, zinc (锌), bronze (青铜), and copper—have all been used as a basis of exchange. The
precious
metals, particularly silver and gold, have proved most satisfactory for this purpose and have been most commonly used in modem times.
Until early 1968, the United States backed its Federal Reserve notes with 25 percent gold, but this did not mean that citizens could use gold as money or convert paper dollars to gold. Clearly, it is not what money is but what it does that is important.
What is the meaning of the underlined word "precious"?
选项
A、invaluable
B、valueless
C、miserable
D、worthless
答案
A
解析
从画线词下文“particularly silver and gold”可推测“precious”指的是“贵重的”意思。invaluable“极宝贵的”,valueless“不值钱的”,miserable“痛苦的”,worthless“没有价值的”,故选A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/M06D777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语二级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语二级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
一个工作人员可以使用多台计算机,而一台计算机可被多个人使用,则实体工作人员与实体计算机之间的联系是()。
下列不属于Java的图形用户界面内容的包是()。
编写函数fun,其功能是:实现两个字符串的连接(不要使用库函数strcat),即把p2所指的字符串连接到p1所指的字符串的后面。例如,分别输入下面两个字符串:FirstString--SecondString程序运行后的输出结果是:FirstSt
Ifyouarelooking【C1】________information,libraryshelvesareagoodplace【C2】________.Butifyouneedup-to-the-minutedatao
Didyouexamineyourpapermoneyclosely?Seeifyoucanlocatea$5,$10,or$20billprintedbefore1964andmarked"Federal
Wheredothespeakerslive?
Jessamineisacalligrapher(书法家)andshehas,overtheyears,printedoutthehistoryofhertownbyprintingupweddingandde
Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
Whereinthemuseumarethefollowingplaces?Gallery1
TheDNAtest,togetherwithothertests,________theprisoner’sinnocence.
随机试题
数据库文件的逻辑结构形式是()。
资本主义绝对地租形成的原因是
下列有关社区诊断的描述不正确的是
A.5B.10C.15D.20E.30发证机关受理申请后,应当在()个工作日内完成对申请材料的审核和对动物诊疗场所的实地考察。符合规定条件的,发证机关应当向申请人颁发动物诊疗许可证;不符合条件的,书面通知申请人,并说明理由
从营养学考虑缺乏下列哪种营养素从膳食考虑应多食用哪种食物
欲把毒理学剂量反应关系中常见的非对称S状曲线转换为直线,需要将
某制冷机在热源T1=300K及冷源T2=250K之间工作,其制冷量为1000kJ,消耗功为250kJ,此制冷机是()。A.不可逆的B.可逆的C.不可能的D.可逆或不可逆的
对于大跨径的桁式组合拱桥,通常采用()。
下列各项中,可以直接或间接利用普通年金终值系数计算出确切结果的项目有()。
一个人面对问题情境时,能独具匠心,想出不同寻常的、超越自己也超越同辈的新奇性意见,表明其思维具有()
最新回复
(
0
)