There is a story of a country where the rate of inflation（通货膨胀率）is so high that clever people pay for a taxi ride before the trip instead of after. This story may or may not be true. But inflation was almost that serious in Germany from July 1920 until December 1923. Prices went up so fast that by the end of 1923 they were 50 billion percent higher－a rise of almost 25000 / 40 a month.

　　There was so much paper money, and it had so little value, that people carried bags full of money around to pay for things. One woman told the story of standing outside a shop with a basket full of 500 000 mark notes（马克）. She wanted to buy just one piece of meat, and she hoped she had enough money. But when she was looking, a thief robbed（抢夺） her. He didn't take her money, though, he threw it away and took the basket in stead.

　　At first workers demanded to be paid every day. But as the situation be came worse, they had to be paid twice a day. But they had to run out and spend the money at once, or it would lose its value. People bought anything that was for sale, but food was almost impossible to find. Farm workers re fused to take money. They wanted to be paid in potatoes instead.

　　New policies（政策）ended the inflation in 1923, when the government introduced a new money. But about half of the German people lost every thing in those three and a half years.

　　1．People paid for a taxi ride before the trip because they________

　　　　A. did not want to carry so much money with them

　　　　B. had so much paper money that they wanted to spend them quickly

　　　　C. wanted to save money

　　　　D. were afraid of the taxi driver

　　2．According to the passage, in Germany the prices in 1920 were ________.

　　　　A. higher than those in 1923

　　　　B. lower than those in 1923

　　　　C. the highest in history

　　　　D. the lowest in history

　　3．The thief stole the basket instead of the money in it because he thought _________

　　　　A. he couldn't buy a piece of meat with the money

　　　　B. the basket was more valuable than the money

　　　　C. the basket was what he needed most

　　　　D. the money was of no value

　　4．The farm workers demanded to be paid in potatoes because they be lieved that _______

　　　　A. the money could not buy potatoes

　　　　B. the money might lose its value

　　　　C. the potato was too expensive

　　　　D. the potato was valuable

阅读下列短文，从每题中所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项

　　Twenty-three senior high school graduates of 1999 from Wuhan, Hubei Province, have recently left for Germany on a work-study program, according to Xi'an Evening News.

　　They will study hotel management in Bavarian Hotel Management School for a year and then take up two-year practice in Germany. Upon graduation, they will also get diplomas (文凭) recognized internationally. During their two-year practice, they earn no less than 1,200 Deutsche Marks (德国马克) a month.

　　The program, organized by a company in Wuhan, aims at providing the city's high school graduates with new job opportunities.

　　Applicants (申请者) must first pass an exam given by the German side and pay180,000 yuan covering the three years' study and living expenses in Germany. In spite of this, the program still attracted a lot of high school graduates and their parents. And applicants came in a continuous stream.

　　“The chance for my child to go to college is small. What's more, it's not easy to find a job．We find the work-study program an equally good way out for him,” a parent said．“We don't worry much about the high costs because the total income from the two -year-long practice will be quite enough to clear them. ”

(1)This text is mainly about ________.

A．a hotel management school in Bavaria, Germany

B．students from Wuhan studying in Germany

C．students going abroad on work-study program

D．new job opportunities offered in Germany

(2)Which of the following words best describes the parents of these 23 students?

(3)We can infer that these applicants found it hard ________.

A．to go to college at home

B．to pay for the cost

C．to pass the test given by the Germans

D．to get a job when they return home

阅读下列短文，从每题中所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项

　　Twenty-three senior high school graduates of 1999 from Wuhan, Hubei Province, have recently left for Germany on a work-study program, according to Xi'an Evening News.

　　They will study hotel management in Bavarian Hotel Management School for a year and then take up two-year practice in Germany. Upon graduation, they will also get diplomas (文凭) recognized internationally. During their two-year practice, they earn no less than 1,200 Deutsche Marks (德国马克) a month.

　　The program, organized by a company in Wuhan, aims at providing the city's high school graduates with new job opportunities.

　　Applicants (申请者) must first pass an exam given by the German side and pay180,000 yuan covering the three years' study and living expenses in Germany. In spite of this, the program still attracted a lot of high school graduates and their parents. And applicants came in a continuous stream.

　　“The chance for my child to go to college is small. What's more, it's not easy to find a job．We find the work-study program an equally good way out for him,” a parent said．“We don't worry much about the high costs because the total income from the two -year-long practice will be quite enough to clear them. ”

(1)This text is mainly about ________.

A．a hotel management school in Bavaria, Germany

B．students from Wuhan studying in Germany

C．students going abroad on work-study program

D．new job opportunities offered in Germany

(2)Which of the following words best describes the parents of these 23 students?

(3)We can infer that these applicants found it hard ________.

A．to go to college at home

B．to pay for the cost

C．to pass the test given by the Germans

D．to get a job when they return home

阅读理解

　　Twenty-three senior high school graduates of 1999 from Wuhan, Hubei Province, have recently left for Germany on a work-study program, according to Xi'an Evening News.

　　They will study hotel management in Bavarian Hotel Management School for a year and then take up two-year practice in Germany. Upon graduation, they will also get diplomas (文凭) recognized internationally. During their two-year practice, they earn no less than 1,200 Deutsche Marks (德国马克) a month.

　　The program, organized by a company in Wuhan, aims at providing the city's high school graduates with new job opportunities.

　 Applicants (申请者) must first pass an exam given by the German side and pay 180000 yuan covering the three years’ study and living expenses in Germany. In spite of this, the program still attracted a lot of high school graduates and their parents. And applicants came in a continuous stream.

　　“The chance for my child to go to college is small. What's more, it's not easy to find a job. We find the work-study program an equally good way out for him,” a parent said. “We don't worry much about the high costs because the total income from the two-year-long practice will be quite enough to clear them.”

1．This text is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．a hotel management school in Bavaria, Germany

B．students from Wuhan studying in Germany

C．students going abroad on work-study program

D．new job opportunities offered in Germany

2．Which of the following words best describes the parents of these 23 students?

[　　]

3．We can infer that these applicants found it hard ________.

[　　]

A．to go to college at home

B．to pay for the cost

C．to pass the test given by the Germans

D．to get a job when they return home