【单选题】听力原文: A silver dollar is not worth a dollar--nor is any other silver coin really worth its face value. Silver coins are made of an alloy--a mixture of 10 per cent copper and 90 per cent silver---which...
A.
Because their value has been raised since they were made.
B.
Because they contain more silver than they used to.
C.
Because they contain less silver than they should do.
【单选题】Suppose that the United States is on a bimetallic standard at $30 to one ounce of gold and $2 for one ounce of silver. If new silver mines open and flood the market with silver,
A.
only the silver currency will circulate.
B.
only the gold currency will circulate.
C.
no change will take place since citizens could exchange their gold currency for silver currency at any time.