英语六级考试冲刺练习72
<p> <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</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="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="passes">passes</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="Inflation">Inflation</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="appetite">appetite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="chews">chews</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="cliffs">cliffs</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="purses">purses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span>? <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>, <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</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="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="scratched">scratched</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="worn">worn</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span>? <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="coins">coins</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="durable">durable</span>, <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="category">category</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span>. <span word="Naturally">Naturally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rarer">rarer</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><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>
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