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
My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City was immediate and definite. “You won’
My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City was immediate and definite. “You won’
admin
2013-06-17
45
问题
My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City was immediate and definite. “You won’t catch me putting my money in there!” he declared, “Not in that glass box!”
Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money.
In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity (实物) that could be carried, or stolen. Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a building’s design made it appear impenetrable, the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money.
But the attitude toward money has, of course, changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit. A deficit (赤字) economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us the safety: he offers us a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the disappearance of the heavy-walled bank.
Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of imaginative powers. From this point of view, it is hard to say where architecture ends and human assertion (说法) begins.
It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude towards the new trend in banking is______.
选项
A、cautious
B、regretful
C、positive
D、hostile
答案
C
解析
观点态度题。全文作者把新旧银行进行对比,阐述各自的特点,并指出老式银行向现代银行转变。全文并没有表现出作者对现代银行的不满,因此A,B,D不正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/rz07777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、It’sfarfromtheacademicbuildings.B、Therearefewfirst-yearstudentslivingthere.C、Nobusesgotoit.D、It’solderthan
A、Therearemanyvisitorsthere.B、Therearemanystudentsthere.C、Therearemanyoldstreetsthere.D、Therearemanybicycles
A、Watchingtraditionalplays.B、Visitingthemagnificentlibraries.C、Boatingontheriver.D、Cyclinginnarrowstreets.C
Listeningtomusicwhileyoudrivecanimproveyourreactiontimeandabilitytoavoidhazards,accordingtoAustralianpsycholo
Listeningtomusicwhileyoudrivecanimproveyourreactiontimeandabilitytoavoidhazards,accordingtoAustralianpsycholo
WheneveranyoneannoyedLightning,hewouldbecomesoangryhewouldburnbuildingsandknockdowntrees.Fromthissentence,we
WheneveranyoneannoyedLightning,hewouldbecomesoangryhewouldburnbuildingsandknockdowntrees.Fromthissentence,we
A、Watchtraffic.B、Obeycommands.C、Crossstreetssafely.D、Guardthedoer.DWhichofthefollowingskillsguidedogshavetole
随机试题
患者女,26岁,农民。因无明显诱因出现烦躁、焦虑、抑郁、怀疑被人议论和被害5个月,2月前出现四肢近端阵发性发绀,腕、足、踝关节红、肿、热、痛并指端发麻,进行性出现皮肤变黑、色素沉着、双侧颜面部呈对称性皮疹,口唇色素沉着并增厚,面部及四肢皮肤红斑、脱发,间歇
与幽门螺杆菌有关的叙述,正确的是
一新生仔犬,初生时活泼健壮,采食母乳后逐渐出现精神沉郁、反应迟钝、喜卧的现象。皮肤及可视黏膜黄染,尿量少而黏稠,血液学检查红细胞数显著减少。该病最可能的诊断是()
在市场经济条件下,利率的高低主要取决于()等因素。
发包人进行委托监理时,应当将( )以书面形式通知承包人。
2000年该中国公民来源于甲国的特许权使用费所得应补税额为( )元。2001年度该中国公民来源于甲国的财产租赁所得抵免限额为( )元。
甲公司向乙公司购买水泵一台,为支付货款,签发了一张以自己为出票人、以乙公司为收款人、以M银行为承兑人、票面金额为30万元、到期日为2008年8月3日的银行承兑汇票,并交付给乙公司。甲公司和M银行均在该汇票上进行了签章。乙公司的财务人员A利用工作之便,将上
云计算中的“云”,是因为它在某些方面具有现实中云的特征,这些特征不包括()。
教学评价要从当地的教学实际出发,评价的内容、方案、方法等都要符合当地的具体条件,这说明教学评价遵循()。
数据库系统四要素中,什么是数据库系统的核心和管理对象
最新回复
(
0
)