Question

8．As an English teacher，I've been lucky enough to travel to many countries．I've seen people celebrating everything from the arrival of new babies to the delivery of new cars．
I've attended weddings，parties and religious celebrations in countries as far apart as Argentina and Japan，and I've noticed that gold-the metal or the colour is almost always part of cultural events，traditions and celebrations．
From"mashallah"gold tokens（紀(jì)念品） that people give to babies in Turkey，to the gold stars that primary teachers stick on their students'exercise books，to the gold coffin that the"King of Pop"Michael Jackson was buried in，it makes me wonder：Why do people love gold？
For some people，gola seems to be a status symbol．Indian businessman Datta Phuge loves gold so much that he's even bought a shirt made of the stuff-at a cost of 250，000．DattaPhugehashisreasons．Heexplains："SomecelebritieswanttoownanAudiorMercedesandhavebigcars．Ichosegold．"Forotherpeople，goldisaninvestment．ThepriceofgoldgenerallyincreasesovertimeandinEuropeanmarketsitreachedover 1，500per ounce in 2011．
And for many people，the family heirloom（傳家寶） brings together status and investment．My mother has a gold bracelet 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 sentimental value is greater than its value in dollars：It's a beautiful object that holds many family memories．When the time comes，my mum will give the bracelet to me．
So，status and investment are good reasons to value gold．But，I think that the real reason people love gold is because it can be made into beautiful objects．Think．a(chǎn)bout Tutankhamen's death mask．People love gold because it captures our minds，our imaginations and，above all．our hearts．

56．What did the author come to realize while travelling in different countries？
（No more than 20words）
She observed that gold is almost always part of cultural events，traditions and celebrations．
57．Why did Indian businessman Datta Phuge buy a gold shirt？（No more than l0   words）
He chose gold as a status symbol．
58．What does the underlined word"stuff"refer to in Paragraph 3？（One word）
gold
59．What does the wr：iter think of her mother's gold bracelet？（No more than 10words）
She believes that it holds many family memories．
60．Do you love gold？Why or why not？（No more than 20words）
Yes．Because it can be made into beautiful objects and it captures our minds，our imaginations and our hearts．．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講了全世界的人們都愛金子．人們喜愛金子有各種各樣的原因，通過多年的生活閱歷，作者認(rèn)為人們喜歡黃金的真正原因是它可以被制成好看的物體，而且它可以捕獲我們思想，想象力和心．

解答 56．She observed that gold is almost alwayspart of cultural events，traditions and celebrations．根據(jù)第一段的句子：I've noticed that gold-the metal or thecolour is almost always part of cultural events，traditions and celebrations．可知作者在旅行的時候，發(fā)現(xiàn)金子或金色幾乎總是文化活動，傳統(tǒng)和慶�；顒拥囊徊糠郑�故答案為She observed that gold is almost alwayspart of cultural events，traditions and celebrations．
57．He chose gold as a status symbol．根據(jù)第三段的句子For some people，gold seems to be a status（地位）symbol．可知Datta Phuge買了一件金子作成的襯衣，是因?yàn)閷λ�而言，金子象征著社會地位．故答案為He chose gold as a status symbol．
58．gold 根據(jù)第三段的句子Indian businessman Datta Phuge loves goldso much that he's even bought a shirt made of the stuff．可知印度商人Datta Phuge太喜歡金子了以至于買了一件金子作成的襯衣．故答案為gold．
59．She believes that it holds many familymemories．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的句子It's a beautiful object that holds manyfamily memories．可知作者認(rèn)為媽媽的金手鐲承載了很多家庭的記憶．故答案為She believes that it holds many familymemories．
60．Yes．Because it can be made into beautifulobjects and  it captures our minds，our imaginations and our hearts．根據(jù)最后一段的句子But，I think that the real reason people lovegold is because it can be made into beautiful objects．People love gold because it captures ourminds，ourimaginations and．a(chǎn)bove all，our hearts．可知作者認(rèn)為很多人喜歡金子是因?yàn)樗�可以被做成美麗的東西，而且它可以捕獲我們思想，想象力和心．故答案為Yes．Because it can be made into beautifulobjects，andit captures our minds，our imaginations and our hearts．

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