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  3. Have you ever examined your paper money closely? See if you can locate a $ 5

Have you ever examined your paper money closely? See if you can locate a $ 5

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问题     Have you ever examined your paper money closely? See if you can locate a $ 5, $ 10,or $20 bill printed before 1964 and marked "Federal Reserve Note" over the portrait. In the upperleft portion above the seal, a statement written in fine print says that the note is legal tender(法定货币)and that it"is redeemable(可兑现的) in lawful money at the United States Treasury(美国财政部),or at any Federal Reserve Bank. "Does this mean that the bill is not lawful? At the bottom center the same bill says, "Will pay to the bearer on demand X dollars. "Does this mean that your X-dollar bill is not Xdollars?
    Much confusion exists about the real nature of money. Many people believe that money has no value unless it is backed by gold or silver. They think that the Federal Reserve note is only a symbol for money, and that real money is the precious metal backing the note. Some people look on money as wealth and believe that it must have intrinsic(内在的) value.
    If we were to study the history of money, we would find that in different places and at different times a variety of things have been used as money. Cattle, shell, beads(珠子) tobacco leaves, and various metals—including iron, zinc(锌), bronze (青铜) ,and copper—have all been used as a basis of exchange. The precious metals, particularly silver and gold, have proved most satisfactory for this purpose and have been most commonly used in modern times.
    Until early 1968, the United States backed its Federal Reserve notes with 25 percent gold, but this did not mean that citizens could use gold as money or convert paper dollars to gold. Clearly, it is not what money is but what it does that is important. [br] The last paragraph implies that______.
选项 A、Americans could use gold as money
B、paper money was once related to gold
C、paper money has no value
D、gold is of no value
答案 B
解析 A句、C句和D句显然与原文内容不符。B句是正确选择，因为作者在最后段的一句中说，在1986年以前，美国(政府)以25％的黄金来支撑联邦储备纸币。
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