单选题 There is on question but that Newton was a highly competent Minister of Mint. It was mainly through his efforts (1) the English currency was put on the satisfactory basis at a difficult time. (2) discovered a relationship between prices and the amount of money in circulation, which (3) later formalized in the so-called "quality (4) of money: if the amount of currency in circulaton is doubled--other things (5) the same--then prices also will approximately double. This is a simple application (6) the principle that it is impossible to get something for nothing, but apparently it took someone like Newton to discover it. There is an obvious comparison with Copernicus, who (7) the Polish government on currency questions and in doing so discovered another important (8) (usually known as Gresham's Law): when bad money is accepted as legal tender, (9) money will be driven out of (10) . Copernicus anticipated Gresham in the formation of this law.

单选题 A. which B. why C. that D. for

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B
C
D

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】it was... that构成强调句型。

单选题 A. It B. He C. Was D. We

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B
C
D

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】he此处指的是Newton。

单选题 A. too B. was C. they D. has

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B
C
D

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】was later formalized意为“后来被形式化”。

单选题 A. theory B. them C. thesis D. proposal

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B
C
D

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】quality theory质量理论；thesis论题，论文；proposal提议，建议。

单选题 A. stay B. much C. remaining D. be

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B
C
D

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】现在分词短语做状语，remain the same保持不变。

单选题 A. for B. of C. calling D. by

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B
C
D

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】an application of是……的应用。

单选题 A. talked B. advised C. formed D. created

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B
C
D

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】advise建议，劝告；talk谈论；form形成，构成；create创造。

单选题 A. true B. legend C. theme D. law

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B
C
D

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】根据后文注释known as Gresham's Law，判断此处应填law。

单选题 A. good B. much C. bad D. some

A
B
C
D

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此处good money与前面bad money对应。

单选题 A. work B. function C. marketing D. circulation

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B
C
D

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】文中指“被驱逐出流通领域”，故只有circulation“循环，流通”符合文意。