央行于9月10日起发行中华人民共和国成立70周年纪念币
On September 6, the People’s Bank of China announced that a set of coins to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China would be issued on September 10.
The set includes two gold, four silver and one copper alloy coins, all legal tender, the People’s Bank of China said on its website. All coins feature the national emblem on the obverse and are inscribed with Chinese characters reading “the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC” on the reverse side.
One of the gold coins, with a diameter of 60 mm, contains 150 grams of gold and has a denomination of 2,000 yuan(about $281.29). The other gold coins, 22 mm in diameter, contains 8 grams of gold and has a denomination of 100 yuan, according to the central bank. A total of 2,000 large-size gold coins and 60,000 smaller gold coins will be available for purchase, it said. The silver coins have denominations of 300 yuan, 50 yuan and 10 yuan, with issuing amounts of 5,000, 7,000 and 200,000 respectively.
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1.What is the purpose of this set of coins according to the passage?
A To stimulate the economic growth.
B To show the comprehensive power of China.
C To commemorate the birthday of great men.
D To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段on September 6, The People’s Bank of China announced that a set of coins to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China would be issued on September 10.可知，此套发行的是中华人民共和国成立70周年纪念币，故选D。
2.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “tender” in Paragraph 2?
A 提出.
B 货币.
C 行为.
D 温柔的.
解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据文章第二段第一句The set includes two gold, four silver and one copper alloy coins, all legal tender, the People’s Bank of China said on its website.可知，中国人民银行在官网表示，该套纪念币共7枚，其中金质纪念币2枚，银质纪念币4枚，双色铜合金纪念币1枚，结合选项，可推知这些纪念币应为中华人民共和国法定“货币”，故选B。
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A There are two types of commemorative gold coins.
B A set of commemorative coins includes seven coins.
C The silver commemorative coins have three denominations.
D The announcement date of the People’s Bank of China is on September 10.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段on September 6, The People’s Bank of China announced that a set of coins to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China would be issued on September 10.可知，发布这个消息的时间是9月6日，正式发行是9月10日，选D。
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A To introduce the currency type in China.
B To introduce the circulating currency now.
C To introduce the newly issued commemorative coins.
D We have no idea.
解析：选C。主旨大意题。根据全文可知，本文介绍的是最近发行的庆祝新祖国成立70周年纪念币，其他的介绍货币和流通未提及，故选C。