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Money is all surrounding us.Every day，we see it，use it，and it is one the tip of our tongue.Did you ever stop to consider where the money you carry around every day comes from?
Making new money is a very unique job and no easy task.It has up to 65 steps.When the money in use gets dirty and worn out，it will be replaced with new money.The old money is taken from banks and brought to places where it is destroyed.Usually，the old money is burned.The burned money is replaced by new paper money.
While old money is being replaced，new money is being printed in a place called a mint (铸币厂)．Large sheets of paper are printed with many pictures of some currency (流通货币)．These large sheets are cut into individual bills.The individual bills are then put together in big stacks and then sent to banks.
Sometimes the mint will make a new bill with a new picture (photos of statesmen and places of interest are favoured) or a new colour.It is not easy for the government to make a new bill.It takes a long time，and there are many steps to go through before a new bill can be sent to banks.First，people in the government decide that a new kind of bill is needed.Then，they ask an artist to design the new bill.A different artist cuts the new picture into a soft piece of metal called a die.The dies are made and put onto large printing machines.Then，very special paper is used，which no one but the mint can have.Along with this special paper，the mint also prints currency using special colours.After the dies print the new currency onto the paper，the bills are cut，stacked，and sent off to the banks.
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了造钱的流程。
1．From the text we know that________.
A．banks make new money
B．it takes 65 procedures to make new money
C．mints decide what kind of bill is needed
D．old money that is not used is forever stored in a special place
解析： 细节理解题。由第二段中的“It has up to 65 steps.”可知B项正确。
答案： B
2．We can infer from the text that a die is________.
A．something for dead people
B．a special machine that prints the money
C．a special piece of paper that the money is made from
D．a piece of metal that prints the picture onto the money
解析： 推理判断题。根据上下文，尤其是最后一段中的“A different artist cuts the new picture into a soft piece of metal called a die.The dies are made and put onto large printing machines.”和“After the dies print the new currency onto the paper...”可知答案为D。
答案： D
3．Which of the following shows the RIGHT order of dealing with new money?
①New money is printed in a mint.
②Bills are cut from large sheets of special paper.
③New money is sent in large amounts to banks.
④The government decides to make new money.
A．①②③④ B.④③②①
C．④①③② D．④①②③
解析： 事件排序题。对造钱的流程进行考查。根据最后一段中的“First，people in the government decide that a new kind of bill is needed...the mint also prints currency...cut，stacked，and sent off to the banks.”可知答案为D。
答案： D
4．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?
A．The reason for making new money.
B．The processes of making a new bill.
C．The amount of new money needed.
D．Things used to make new money or a new bill.
解析： 细节理解题。A项出现在第二段；B项在文章第二、三和四段中均有涉及；D项出现在第四段。可以用排除法选出C。
答案： C
