第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)
　　下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
　　第一篇 It's a Brand-new Century
　　The U. S. Treasury Department has redesigned the$100 bill, and has begun releasing the new currency recently. Treasury spent nearly 10 years on the redesign and has added a number of state-of-the-art features:microprinting(微型印刷技术), color shifting ink, a polymer(聚合物)security thread. The most striking change, however, is the enlargement of Benjamin Franklin's portrait:he now dominates the bill like a movie star in a newspaper advertisement.
　　The money we carry around is so familiar that whenever a new bill or coin is introduced, it creates a ripple in our ordinary lives. But not much more than a ripple, and once few people use$100 bills regularly, most Americans greet the arrival of the new note with no stronger emotion than curiosity.
　　Some foreigners, by contrast, have become clearly worried by the news of its arrival. Around the world，U. S. currency and the$100 bill in particular is often treated as the ulitmate repository(贮藏所)of value. The Federal Reserve estimates that two-thirds of all U. S. cash circulates outside the United States. In nations where inflation is high and where there are few credible banking institutions from Latin America to Africa people save and conduct business in$100 bills. And with the U. S. issuing new$100 bills, many abroad are worrying that the ones they already have are about to become worthless.
　　The fear is most widespread in Russia. The Russian Central Bank estimates that somewhere between $15 billion and $20 billion of U. S. currency is in Russia, about 80% of it is the form of $100 bills. Everyone from small savers to businessmen and members of Mafia(黑手党)relies on hundreds, so the changes in the bill are causing high anxiety. Many Russians have already changed their meager(微不足道)supply of $100 bills into smaller U. S. notes. But over the next few years the Treasury plans to redesign every note except the $1 bill.
　　31 Which of the following statements is true concerning the releasing of the new$100 bill?
　　A It has caused great disturbance among Americans.
　　B Most Americans show a great interest in its new design.
　　C All Americans feel only curious about it.
　　D Most Americans exhibit no stronger emotion than curiosity.
　　32 The fear of the new$100 bill is most widespread in those countries where
　　A the economic situation is unstable.
　　B two-thirds of all U. S. cash circulator.
　　C the old$100 bills will become more valuable.
　　D there are too many old$100 bills circulating.
　　33 Which of the following is true concerning U. S. currency in Russia?
　　A The Russian Central Bank has$15 billion to$20 billion of U. S. currency.
　　B 80%of the$100 bills circulating outside the U. S. currency will be devalued.
　　C There is a widespread fear in Russia that U. S. currency will be devalued.
　　D About 80% of U. S. currency in Russia is in the form of $100 bills.
　　34 Why have many Russians changed their$100 bills into smaller notes?
　　A The U. S. Treasure Department plans to redesign all notes except the $1 bill.
　　B They are afraid that their$100 bills will lose their value.
　　C Small savers, businessmen and members of the Mafia prefer smaller notes to$100 bills.
　　D They have only a small supply of $100 bills.
　　35 The redesign of the$100 bill has added all the following state-of-art features EXCEPT
　　A the enlargement of Benjamin Frank portrait.
　　B a polymer security thread.
　　C the portrait of a famous movie star.
　　D colour-shifting ink.