Question

People often say that money talks.They mean that a person with a lot of money can say how he or she wants things done.But it is not easy to earn enough money to gain this kind of power.Anyone in a business will tell you that it is a jungle (丛林) out there.This expression is probably used because the jungle is filled with wild animals and unknown dangers.Sometimes people in business feel competing businesses are as dangerous as wild animals.

People in business have to be careful if they are to survive the jungle out there.They must not be led into making bogus investments (投资)．The word bogus began to appear in American newspapers in the 1800s.A newspaper in Boston，Massachusetts said the word came from a criminal (罪犯) whose name was Borghese.Borghese wrote checks to people although he did not have enough money in the bank.After writing the checks，he would flee from the town.So，people who were paid with his checks received nothing.The newspaper said Americans shortened and changed his  name Borghese to bogus.

People trying to earn money also must be aware of being ripped off.A person who is ripped off has had something stolen，or at least has been treated very unfairly.A writer for the magazine American Speech said he first saw the expression used on a sign that a student carried in a university.The message on the sign was that the student felt ripped off，or cheated.Perhaps the best way to prevent getting ripped off in business is not to try to get rich quickly.

 50.This passage is mainly written to________.

A．explain several expressions related to money

B．tell us some skills of learning English words

C．tell us the secret of how to do business

D．tell us the power of money

51．If we say something is bogus，we probably mean it is not________.

A．real                                                 B．beautiful 

C．good                                              D．new

52．According to Paragraph 2，where did the word “bogus” come from?

A．The name of a very successful businessman.

B．The name of a criminal who cheated others.

C．The name of a famous newspaper in Boston.

D．The name of a check written by a criminal.

53．If you have been ripped off，it probably means________.

A．you have been treated well

B．you have earned much money

C．you have had something stolen

D．you have left something somewhere 

Answer 1

　本文向我们介绍了几个与钱有关的英语表达。

50．A　主旨大意题。通读全文，可知主要讲了几个与钱有关的英文表达的含义，故选A。

51．A　词义猜测题。通读第二段的内容，可知bogus investments是指那种假的、不真实的投资，故可推断bogus意为“假的”，故选A。

52．B　细节理解题。根据第二段的．..the word came from a criminal whose name was Borghese可知应选B。

53．C　细节理解题。根据第三段的a person who is ripped off has had something stolen...可知应选C。