题文
Producing money requires both artistic and technological skills． Dollar bills are made so that they are interesting to look at but very hard to copy． In total, there are sixty-five separate steps required to make a dollar bill．The money making process begins when． a yearly order is sent by the Federal Reserve Board． That order will then be divided in half． Half will be done here in Washington, D． C．and the other half will be done in Fort Worth, Texas． Next, the Bureau orders special paper which is actually cloth since it is 75% cotton and 25% linen．
This paper is made so that it can last a long time． And, it is made with details that make it hard to copy． For example, bills contain security threads． These narrow pieces of plastic are inside the paper and run along the width of the bill． This special paper is also made with very small blue and red fibers．
once the money is printed, guillotine cutters separate the sheets into two notes, then into individual notes． The notes are organized in "bricks," each of which contains forty one-hundred-note packages． The bricks then go to one of twelve Federal Reserve Districts, which then give the money to local banks． Ninety-five percent of the bills printed each year are used to replace money that is in circulation, or that has already been removed from circulation．
You may know that America's first president, George Washington, is pictured on the one- dollar bill． But do you know whose face is on the two, five, ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred-dollar bills? They are, in order． President Thomas Jefferson, President Abraham Lincoln, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, President Andrew Jackson, President Ulysses Grant and statesman Benjamin Franklin．
The average life span of a one-dollar bill is twenty-one months． But a ten-dollar bill lasts only about eighteen months． The one hundred-dollar bill lasts the longest, eighty-nine months． One popular question is about the two-dollar bill． This bill is not printed very often． This is because many Americans believe two-dollar bills are lucky, so they keep them．
小题1:During money production, we must consider all EXCEPT that it must .A．last a long timeB．be hard to copyC．be interesting to look atD．be done by the president's order小题2:We can learn from the passage that the security threads .A．are narrow pieces of plasticB．are pressed outside the billsC．are longer than the width of the billsD．are actually made of cotton and linen小题3:How many presidents are printed on the American money?A．FourB．FiveC．Six D．Seven小题4:Why are the two-dollar bills not made often?A．Because no one wants them．B．Because their material is a bit more expensive．C．Because they aren't used in America any more．D．Because they aren't damaged quickly like other bills． 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
文章介绍和钞票有关的一些事实，如：钱的制造要使钱持续很长时间，不容易复制，看起来好看，被印在钞票上的美国总统和官员，以及钱的破损和印刷周期。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：Dollar bills are made so that they are interesting to look at but very hard to copy．This paper is made so that it can last a long time．和第三段的句子：And, it is made with details that make it hard to copy．可知钱的制造要使钱持续很长时间，不容易复制，看起来好看，没有提到D项。
小题2:细节题：从第三段的句子：For example, bills contain security threads． These narrow pieces of plastic are inside the paper and run along the width of the bill． 可知安全线暗示由狭窄的塑料做的，选A
小题3:细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：可知被印在钞票上的总统有George Washington, President Thomas Jefferson, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President Ulysses Grant 一共五个总统，选B。
小题4:推理题：从文章的最后一句话：This is because many Americans believe two-dollar bills are lucky, so they keep them．美国人认为两美元是幸运的，他们会保留着，所以两美元的钞票被破坏的不多，也就不会经常印。选D
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Producing money requ.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
