题文
It is a matter of common observation that although money income keeps going up over the years, we never seem to become richer. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is what we call inflation: the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. We have got used to higher and higher rates of inflation in recent years. What could be bought twenty years ago for one pound now costs well over 2 pounds. And at present this rate of inflation seems to be rising rather than falling. If in the real world our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices do. One might think that inflation doesn’t matter. But it does ------.When money is losing value it also loses one of the qualities of a good money—stability of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable means of delayed payment. Nobody wants to hold a wasting possession, so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore simply stimulates（刺激）our spending and discourages saving.
小题1:From the passage we can know that inflation is a situation in which________.A．everyone’s incomes riseB．money will hold its valueC．we can watch our money growD．money constantly loses its value小题2:．In the writer’s view, if incomes and prices rise at the same rate, ________.A．inflation maybe still be a problemB．we have nothing to worry aboutC．inflation is no longer a problemD．we will become richer and richer小题3:．Under inflation people are likely to ________.A．go to the bank more often than usualB．save more money since their incomes riseC．spend money quickly rather than to save itD．keep money at home instead of going to banks小题4:．We can conclude according to the passage that ________.A．the writer is a government officialB．the writer is worried about inflationC．the writer encourages people to spend money D．the writer has become richer because of inflation小题5:. Which of the following words is omitted at the end of the underlined sentence “But it does”?A．matter,B．goes.C．risesD．fall 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
小题1:D 细节题。根据本文第三句This condition is what we call inflation: the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable.解释的很清楚，故选D
小题2:A细节题。 If in the real world our money incomes go up……But it does这一句即为答案
小题3:C细节题。由people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible.可知，人们想多用钱，故选C
小题4:B 主旨大意题。根据文章前三行It is a matter of common observation that although money income keeps going up over the years, we never seem to become richer. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is what we call inflation: the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable.以及本文作者为通货臌涨而担忧
小题5:A 推理题。本题考查了上下文的词义辨析。A要紧B去C升D降 根据句意应是：它要紧吗 故选A
点评：本文主要讲了通货膨胀，作者并表示了担忧。对于考生来说本文的考查内容不是他们所熟悉的，所以在阅读的时候，可能会有理解方面的障碍，需要考生在平时加强阅读的范围，拓宽知识面。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“It is a matter of co.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
