There is a story of a country where the rate of inflation(通货膨胀率)is so high that clever people pay for a taxi ride before, instead of after the trip. The story may or may not be true. But inflation was up so fast that by the end of 1923, they were 50 billion percent higher— a rise of almost 2500% a month.
There was so much paper money, and it had so little value that people carried bags full of money around to pay for things. One woman tells the story of standing outside a shop with a basket full of 500, 000 mark notes(马克). She wanted to buy just one piece of meat, and she hoped she had enough money. But when she was looking, a thief robbed(抢劫)her. He didn’t take her money; however, he threw it away and took the basket instead.
At first workers demanded to be paid every day. But as the situation became worse, they had to be paid twice a day. but they had to run out and spend the money at once, or it would lose its value. People bought anything that was for sale but food was almost impossible to find. Farm workers refused to take money. They wanted to be paid in potatoes instead.
New policies (政策) ended the inflation in 1923 when the government introduced a new money. But about half of the German people lost everything in those three and a half years.
【小题1】According to the passage, in Germany the prices in 1920 were . A．the lowest in history B．the highest in historyC．higher than those in 1923D．lower than those in 1923【小题2】The thief stole the basket instead of the money in it because he thought . A．the basket was what he needed mostB．the money was of no valueC．the basket was more valuable than the moneyD．he couldn’t” t buy a piece of meat with the money【小题3】The farm workers demanded to be paid in potatoes because they believed that . A．the potato was valuableB．the money might lose its valueC．the potato was too expensiveD．the money could not buy potatoes【小题4】Which of the following best shows the inflation in Germany between 1920 and 1923?
D
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】在末段作者提示德国的通货膨胀始于1920年7月，在此期间，物价迅速上涨，直至1923年12月，每月物价上涨近2500％。所以，四个选项中，D项所陈述的事实符合原材料。
【小题2】物价飞涨的形势下，一个妇女提着装满500,000马克的篮子到市场，她希望用那么多的钱仅仅买一块肉，却遭遇一个抢劫犯。然而，强盗只抢了她的篮子而不要钱，因为他认为篮子比里面装的钱更有价值。
【小题3】在通货膨胀期间，农场的工人宁愿农场主给他们土豆而不愿拿工资. 因为，所得到的工资买不到土豆。这一例子足以说明当时的钱大量贬值。
【小题4】原文中作者描述到：Prices went up so fast that by the end of 1923 they were 50 billion percent higher—a rise of almost 2500％a month. 由此可看出，当时德国通货膨胀的趋势如A项图画所示。