阅读理解.
It is a matter of common observation that although money income keeps going up over the
years, we never seem to become richer. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is what
we call inflation (通胀) the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes
less valuable. We have got used to higher and higher rates of inflation in recent years. What
could be bought twenty years ago for one pound now costs well over 2 pounds. And at present
this rate of inflation seems to be rising rather than falling. If in the real world our money incomes
go up at the same rate as prices do?One might think that inflation doesn't matter. But it does .
When money is losing value it also loses one of the qualities of a good money-stability(稳定)
of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable means
of delayed payment. Nobody wants to hold a wasting possession, so people try to get rid
of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore simply simulates(刺激)our spending and
discourages saving.
1．From the passage we can know that inflation is a situation in which________.
A. everyone's incomes rise
B. money will hold its value
C. we can watch our money grow
D. money constantly loses its value
2．In the writer's view, if incomes and prices rise at the same rate, ________.
A. inflation maybe still be a problem
B. we have nothing to worry about
C. inflation is no longer a problem
D. we will become richer and richer
3．Under inflation people are likely to ________.
A. go to the bank more often than usual
B. save more money since their incomes rise
C.spend money quickly rather than to save it
D.keep money at home instead of going to banks
4．We can conclude according to the passage that ________.
A. the writer is a government official
B. the writer is worried about inflation
C. the writer encourages people to spend money
D. the writer has become richer because of inflation
5. Which of the following words is omitted (省略) at the end of the underlined sentence
"But it does"?______.
A. Matter.
B. Goes.
C. Rises.
D. Falls
