大学英语四六级考试阅读提高的练习（4）
<p> <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="curiously">curiously</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rarest">rarest</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="silver">silver</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1804, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="mint">mint</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> 19,570 <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="show">show</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> 19,564 <span word="large">large</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="coins">coins</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="easiest">easiest</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>? <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="Somewhere">Somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="transporting">transporting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sunk">sunk</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="probable">probable</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="melted">melted</span> <span word="downsince">downsince</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>.</p><p> 26. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inferred">inferred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="that">that</span>_______.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="money">money</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="before">before</span></p><p> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="money">money</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="before">before</span></p><p> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="money">money</span></p><p> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="money">money</span></p><p> 27. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="TRUE">TRUE</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>?</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span>.</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wears">wears</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span>.</p>
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