Question

There are stock markets (股票市場) in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris,

London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or company. And each share means certain ownership(所有權) of a factory or company.

Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they

have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as

part of their plan to save money.

Of course, investing (投資) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money.

No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may

do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and the investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

Going to the stock market is often like gambling (賭博). All want to make money by

“gambling’ in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are ready to “gamble”. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive(吸引人的) but complex part of the business world.

1.If you are a good investor, ________ in the stock market.

A. you can always make money

B. you can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down

C. you may sometimes lose money

D. your gambling is always safe

2.The passage mainly wants to tell us________.

A. how to buy or sell shares

B. the stock market is like gambling

C. a general idea of stock market

D. investing money in the stock market is not the safest way

3.Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because________.

A. they can make them rich

B. they need their money to do business

C. they need more people to work for them

D. some people win and some lose

4.The word “complex” in the last sentence probably means________.

A. difficult B. happy

C. complete D. modern

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文談論的是股票。很多國家的大的城市都有股票市場。當然，把錢投在股票上不是安全的賺錢方法，沒有人能準確的判斷出哪種股票會升。難怪有人說去股市就像是賭博了。所有在股票市場的人都渴望通過這種方式賺到前。股票市場雖然很誘人但與此同時也是很不容易的。

1.1】C常識題。根據第三段的第一、二句Of course, investing (投資) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money.No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. 當然，把錢投在股票上不是安全的賺錢方法。沒有人能準確的判斷出哪種股票會升。因此可知，即使你是一個優秀的投資者，在股票市場你有時也可能會賠錢.故選C。

2.2】C主旨大意題。根據第一句There are stock markets (股票市場) in large cities in many countries. 很多國家的大的城市都有股票市場。這篇文章的主要講述講述了股票市場的一些概況.故選C。

3.3】B根據文章最后一段第一、二句Going to the stock market is often like gambling (賭博). All want to make money by“gambling’ in the stock market. 難怪有人說去股市就像是賭博了。所有在股票市場的人都渴望通過這種方式賺到錢。從這里可知一些工廠和公司需要借助別人的資金去做生意，所以他們很樂意別人去股票市場進行“賭博”.故選B。

4.4】A詞義猜測題。根據最后一段第一句Going to the stock market is often like gambling (賭博). 難怪有人說去股市就像是賭博了。和最后一句Indeed, the stock market is an attractive(吸引人的) but complex part of the business world. 無論怎樣，股市都是世界經濟最吸引人和最復雜的一部分。因此從全文可知，股票市場雖然很誘人但與此同時也是很不容易的.故選A。

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