Question

【題目】You may use banknotes every day. But did you know that there is a lot of science behind the money? 【1】

Australia was the first country to use polymer(聚合物）banknotes in 1988. 【2】

They can stop water from making them wet. They are also cleaner because bacteria don’t grow easily on them.

Now, the Australians have improved their banknotes again by creating a new 5-dollar note. The new one has a clear window in the middle in which there are pictures of an Australian bird and a building. 【3】

Tilt (傾斜）the note a little and you will see the bird flapping its wings as if trying to fly away. Turn the note from side to side and you will notice the building come to life and spin. While these features are impressive and entertaining, that was not the reason why the Australian Government spent ten years perfecting them. Their primary purpose was to make it impossible to fake a banknote.

【4】 The new $ 5 bill now has a raised bump alongside the two long edges, enabling the blind or those with limited vision, to quickly determine its value.

The Australian government will give the new 10-dollar note the same features in a year’s time. 【5】

A. Note makers still have a long way to go.

B. Other notes will have them in the future.

C. The magic of the new features lies in them.

D. They have many advantages over paper notes.

E. The new Australian 5-dollar note is a good example.

F. The new note is also the first touchable Australian banknote.

G. Their material and pattern set them apart from ordinary banknotes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】D

【3】C

【4】F

【5】B

【解析】文章介紹了新版澳大利亞五美元紙鈔的特點及其神奇之處。

【1】E

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。上句講鈔票里面包含許多科學，下文列舉澳大利亞鈔票的例子加以說明，E項：新版澳大利亞五美元的紙鈔就是一個很好的例子，承上啟下，故選E.

【2】D

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。此處介紹1988年澳大利亞使用聚合物鈔票，下句介紹了它的兩項優(yōu)點，D項講這種紙幣有許多優(yōu)點，引起下文，故選D.

【3】C

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。此處講鈔票中間有一個清晰的窗戶，里面有一只澳大利亞鳥和建筑物。C項指里面有神奇的新特征，引出下文的詳細介紹，故選C.

【4】F

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據下文的a raised bump和enabling the blind or those with limited vision可知這種鈔票有觸摸點來幫助盲人和視力差的人，F項表達此意，故選F.

【5】B

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段講其他面額的鈔票今后也會具有這些特征，B項符合本段內容，故選B.