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阅读理解 　　My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York city was immediate and definite：“You won’t catch me putting my money in there!” he declared, “Not in that glass box!” 　　Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money． 　　In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity(实物)that could be carried, or stolen．Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside．If a building’s design made it appear impenetrable(难以穿透), the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the popular attitude toward money． 　　But the attitude toward money has, of course, changed．Excepting pocket money, cash of any kind is now rarely used;money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit．A deficit(赤字)economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as product of the creative imagination．The banker no longer offers us a safe：he offers us a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers．It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the disappearance of the heavy walled bank． 　　Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of imaginative powers．From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human assertion(人们的说法)begins． (1) The main idea of this passage is that ________． [　　] A． money is not as valuable as it was in the past B． changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept of banks C． the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank D． prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable (2) How do the older generation and the younger one think about money? [　　] A． The former thinks more of money than the latter． B． The younger generation values money more than the older generation． C． Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money． D． To the former money is a real commodity but to the latter the means of producing more money． (3) The word “tangible”(Para．4)refers to something ________． [　　] A． that is precious B． that is usable C． that can be touched D． that can be reproduced (4) According to this passage, a modern banker should be ________． [　　] A． ambitious and friendly B． reliable and powerful C． sensible and impenetrable D． imaginative and creative (5) It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude towards the new trend in banking is ________． [　　] A． cautious B． regretful C． positive D． hostile

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．C;4．D;5．C;
解析：

(1)	文章主要写了银行发展的两个方面：一是银行的外在建筑风格，过去的银行通常有heavy walls，barred windows以及bronze doors，给人以非常可靠、放心踏实的感觉；二是银行的功能转变。文章并无涉及现在和过去对钱的价值比较，所以A项“钱不如过去值钱”不对。文章也没有对比哪种建筑风格更好，所以C项“过去的银行的建筑风格比现代银行的建筑风格更好”也不对。D项说“偏见使得老一辈人认为现代银行不可靠”，不符合文章意思。
(2)	老一代人的看法可以从第三段开头看出：“In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity that…”年轻一代对钱的看法可以从第四段，尤其是“…he offers us a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers．”从上可以归纳出D项为该题的正确答案。
(3)	参阅第三段“commodity”后的定语从句“that could be carried，or stolen．”这实际上就是解释老一代人对钱的看法，他们认为钱是可以被携带或被偷走，也就是可以能摸得到的实实在在的东西。
(4)	选项的意思分别是：A“充满雄心且友好”，B“可靠且威力无穷”，C“明智且不可穿越”，D“富有想象力且有创造性”。要回答这个问题，应定位在文章第四段“…in which the most valuable element is the creativity”和第五段“…boasts of imaginative powers．”从中不难看出现代银行应该是富有想象力并且有创造力的。
(5)	提示是第四段开头“But the attitude toward money has，of course，changed．”随后进一步分析了现代银行不同于过去银行的功能，作者用了“creative imagination”，可以看出其态度是肯定的。C项正确。