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There is a story of a country where the rate of inflation (通货膨胀) is so high that clever people
pay for a taxi ride before , instead of after the trip. The story may or may
not be true. But inflation was up so fast that by the end of 1923 they were 50
billion percent higher-a rise of almost 2,500% a month.
There was so
much paper money, and it had so little value, that people carried bags full of
money around to pay for things. One woman tells the story of standing outside a
shop with a basket full of 500,000 mark notes. She wanted to buy just one piece
of meat, and she hoped she had enough money. But when she was looking , a thief
robbed her. He didn’t take her money, he threw it away and took the basket
instead.
At first
workers demanded to be paid every day. But as the situation became worse, they
had to be paid twice a day. But they had to run out and spend the money at
once, or it would lose its value. People bought anything that was for sale but
food was almost impossible to find. Farm workers refused to take money. They
wanted to be paid in potatoes instead.
New policies
ended the inflation in 1923 when the government introduced a new money. But
about half of the German people lost everything in those three and a half
years.
76.
This passage is mainly about
__________from July, 1920 to December, 1923 in Germany.
A. the value of
money
B. the inflation
C. the social
problems
D. the industry
77.
According to the passage, in
Germany the prices in 1920 were _________.
A. the lowest in history
B. the highest in history
C. higher than those in 1923 D.
lower than those in 1923
78.
The thief stole the basket instead
of the money in it because he thought __________.
A.
the basket was what he needed
most
B.
the money was of no value
C.
the basket was more valuable
than the money
D.
he couldn’t buy a piece of meat
with the money
79.
The farm workers demanded to be
paid in potatoes because they believe that ________.
A. the potato
was valuable
B. the money might lose its value
C. the potato
was too expensive
D. the money could not buy potatoes
80.
Which of the following best
shows the inflation in Germany between 1920 and 1923 ?
%
%
1920 1921 1922 1923
1920 1921 1922 1923
A B
%
%
1920 1921 1922 1923
1920 1921 1922 1923
C
D
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