St James’s Palace has announced that while Miss Middleton will wear a wedding ring．Prince William has chosen not to．
Rings are typically exchanged by couples during their wedding to represent mitment （承诺）to each other．Does it matter if husbands don’t wear a wedding ring?
Prince William’s father wears one, his grandfather doesn’t and their decisions weren’t seen as strange．But reactions to Prince William’s decision show that wedding rings for husbands are now the norm．One young man, who spoke to the BBC, thinks William is setting a bad example, saying: I think it’s disgraceful （不光彩的）．It’s a tradition．You have to wear a ring really．And for someone of the royal family to do that, it’s not right．
Broadly speaking, modem husbands tend to wear their wedding rings as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness．So not wearing one can seem unusual or even dishonest to some, although men haven’t always worn them．
The wearing of wedding rings has been the done thing for centuries among wives but only became mon practice among husbands during World War II．Men fighting overseas usually wore them as a reminder of wives and families back home．
Wearing rings is a safety issue（问题） for men in certain manual jobs．But how does William explain his decision? A royal officer has said he isn’t one for jewelry．
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A．There is going to be a royal exhibition of jewelry．B．Wearing rings among husbands and wives is tradition at all times．C．All the male members of British royalty don’t wear wedding rings．D．Wearing rings is a safety guarantee for some manual jobs．【小题2】What is the author’s attitude towards Prince William’s decision?A．Subjective．B．Objective．C．Approving．D．Disappointed．【小题3】By saying he isn’t one for jewelry, the royal officers meant that ．A．Prince William is a person who doesn’t like wearing jewelry．B．Prince William isn’t a person who is crazy about collecting jewelry．C．Prince William considers jewelry penniless．D．Prince William doesn’t wear a wedding ring for safety．【小题4】What would be the best title for this passage?A．To Wear Wedding Rings or NotB．Complaint about British Royal Disgraceful Behavior]C．The History of Wearing Wedding RingsD．No Ring for WillsCBAD
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解析：
【小题1】根据a wedding ring 结婚戒指，可知选项A描述错误；根据第四段描述男人们戴戒指是从二战开始兴起的一个惯例，故选项B描述错误；根据Wearing rings is a safety issue（问题） for men in certain manual jobs．可知在某种行业戴戒指是不允许的，故D描述错误，只能选C。
【小题1】根据Broadly speaking, modem husbands tend to wear their wedding rings as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness．So not wearing one can seem unusual or even dishonest to some, although men haven’t always worn them．
及前文引用的一个青年的话，可知作者反对威廉王子的决定，故选B。
【小题1】介词for含义有很多种，这里可以理解为适合，适应的含义，威廉王子身为皇室成员，可知选项BCD与事实不符，故选A。
【小题1】本文主要讲述了威廉王子在婚礼上不戴结婚戒指，顺便讲述了一下男性带戒指的由来，最后有回到威廉王子为什么不戴戒指的问题。故本文主要就是围绕威廉王子戴戒指问题来写的，故选D，威廉王子不戴婚戒。