As an English teacher, I’ve been lucky enough to travel to many countries all over the world. I’ve seen people celebrate everything from the arrival of new babies to the delivery of new cars. I’ve attended weddings, parties and religious celebrations in countries such as Argentina and Japan, and I’ve noticed that gold---the metal or the colour of it---is always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations.
It makes me wonder: Why do people love gold?
For some people, gold seems to be a status(地位)symbol. Indian businessman Datta Phuge loves gold so much that he even bought a shirt made of gold at a cost of $250,000. I’m not sure I’d spend so much money on a shirt, would you? But Datta Phuge has his reason .He explains,“ Some people want to own an Audi or a Mercedes. I choose gold.”
For other people, gold is an investment(投资). The price of gold generally increases over time and in European markets, it reached even $1,500 per ounce in 2011.
And for many people, a family heirloom（传家宝）brings together status and investment. My mother has a gold bracelet（手镯）that was given to her by her grandmother who, in turn, inherited it from her own grandmother. It’s quite a heavy piece and probably worth quite a lot of money. But its mental value is greater than its value in dollars. It’s a beautiful object that holds many family memories. When the time es, my mum will give the bracelet to me, and one day, I’ll pass it on to the younger generation.
Therefore, status and investment are good reasons to value gold. However, I think that the real reason why people love gold is that it can be made into beautiful objects. Think about Tutankhamen’s death mask. Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?
People love gold because it holds their minds, their imaginations and, above all, their hearts.
【小题1】The main idea of the first paragraph is that .A．the author has traveled to many countriesB．people celebrate almost everythingC．there are many ways to use goldD．people all over the world love gold【小题2】Datta Phuge bought a shirt made of gold because .A．gold is a status symbol to himB．he loves this kind of shirtC．people there love gold so muchD．he is a successful businessman【小题3】According to the passage, in Europe,gold could be per ounce in 2010.A．$1,550B．$1,500 C．$1,450D．$1,600【小题4】The gold bracelet is the heirloom for the author’s family mainly because .A．it’s worth a lot of moneyB．it brings status and investmentC．it’s a beautiful objectD．it holds family memories【小题5】In the author’s opinion, the real reason why people love gold is that .A．it is a status symbol to some peopleB．it can be made into beautiful objects C．it can be passed on to the younger generation D．it can bring people a lot of moneyD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文主要讲了全世界的人们都爱金子。人们喜爱金子有各种各样的原因，作者认为人们喜欢黄金的真正原因是它可以被制成好看的物体。
【小题1】概括题。根据and Japan, and I’ve noticed that gold---the metal or the colour of it---is always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations.可以看出第一自然段主要讲了全世界的人们都爱金子，故选D。
【小题2】 细节题。根据For some people, gold seems to be a status(地位)symbol.可知Datta Phuge买了一件金子作成的衬衣，是因为对他而言，金子象征着社会地位，故选A。
【小题3】推理题。根据The price of gold generally increases over time and in European markets, it reached even $1,500 per ounce in 2011.可知在欧洲市场上，金价在2011年涨到了每盎司1500美元，也就是说在2010年，金价要低于每盎司1500美元，故选C。
【小题4】细节题。根据It’s a beautiful object that holds many family memories.可知金手镯是作者家庭的传家宝，主要是因为它保存了家族的记忆，故选D。
【小题5】细节题。根据However, I think that the real reason why people love gold is that it can be made into beautiful objects.可知依作者来看，人们喜欢黄金的真正原因是它可以被制成好看的物体，故选B。