inside. If a building' s design made it appear impenetrable the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money.
But that attitude toward money has of course changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of
any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit.
A deficit(赤字) economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as a
product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us a safe: he offers us a service
- a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the
disappearance of the heavy - walled hank.
Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of its
imaginative powers. From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human
assertion(人們的說法) begins.
36. The main idea of this passage is that
A) money is not as valuable as it was in the past
B) changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept or banks
C) the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank
D) prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable
37. What are the attitudes of the older generation and the younger generation toward money?
A) The former thinks more of it than the latter.
B) The younger generation values money more than the older generation.
C) Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.
D) The former regards it as a real commodity while the latter considers it to be a means to
produce more money.
But that attitude toward money has of course changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of
any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit.
A deficit(赤字) economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as a
product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us a safe: he offers us a service
- a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the
disappearance of the heavy - walled hank.
Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of its
imaginative powers. From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human
assertion(人們的說法) begins.
36. The main idea of this passage is that
A) money is not as valuable as it was in the past
B) changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept or banks
C) the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank
D) prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable
37. What are the attitudes of the older generation and the younger generation toward money?
A) The former thinks more of it than the latter.
B) The younger generation values money more than the older generation.
C) Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.
D) The former regards it as a real commodity while the latter considers it to be a means to
produce more money.