Question

【題目】Throughout history，people have used jewelry(珠 寶 ) to make their clothes look more special. Jewelry was，and still is，in fashion all over the world. Through the years，people have worn jewelry for different _______:to make themselves look beautiful，to protect them from bad things,and to _______ how much money they have.

In South Africa，men in the Ndebele tribe(部 落 )often gave their_______ jewelry made of silver or gold rings. Ndebele women wore necklaces around their necks and bracelets around their arms. Rings were _______worn on their legs. The rings showed wealth. Awoman with many rings had a( n)_______ husband. In the past，women only took the rings off when their husbands died. Today Ndebele women still wear the rings，but not all of the time.

People in India have been wearing jewelry for more than 5,000 years. In the past，both men and women wore a lot of jewelry. Women wore as many as 50 bracelets at a time!Over time，men _______ wearing so much jewelry，but for women jewelry continues to be very important. In India，jewelry means safety. If a family has trouble with money，they can always _______ their jewelry. And，as with the Ndebele tribe，jewelry means wealth. Indian women can expect to receive jewelry as gifts for each important life event，such as birth，marriage，and becoming a mother.

In ancient China，people wore jewelry not just to show wealth but also for _______. They believed that the jade(玉 石 )used in their jewelry was alive and that it could keep bad things away. Many Chinese people today still believe this， and some people only wear the bracelets on their left arms.

【1】A. reasons B. clothes C. places D. problems

【2】A. ask B. show C. guess D. explain

【3】A. daughters B. mothers C. wives D. friends

【4】A. still B. never C. just D. even

【5】A. older B. richer C. smarter D. stronger

【6】A. kept B. hated C. stopped D. suggested

【7】A. sell B. wear C. hide D. design

【8】A. fun B. beauty C. friendship D. protection

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】D

【解析】

很多人們都喜歡佩戴珠寶，這篇短文給我們講述了人們佩戴珠寶的各種理由，并以不同國家和地區(qū)、不同時代的人們?yōu)槔�，解釋了這些理由。

【1】句意：多年來，人們因為不同的原因佩戴珠寶：為了使自己更漂亮、為了避免一些不好的事情，為了顯示他們多么有錢等等。reasons 原因,理由; clothes衣服;places地方;problems問題。根據(jù)后面to make themselves look beautiful, to protect them from bad things, and to….可知，這里說的是人們佩戴珠寶的原因，故應選A。

【2】句意：多年來，人們因為不同的原因佩戴珠寶：為了使自己更漂亮、為了避免一些不好的事情，為了顯示他們多么有錢等等。ask 問；show展示，表明；guess猜；explain解釋。根據(jù)句意，有些人佩戴珠寶是為了顯示自己有錢，故這里應選B。

【3】句意：在南非，部落里的男人經(jīng)常送給他們的妻子用金銀圈制成的珠寶。daughters 女兒；mothers媽媽；wives妻子；friends朋友。根據(jù)下文A woman with many rings had a( n)___5___ husband.可知，女人佩戴珠寶是為了顯示自己的丈夫有錢，所以這里說的是男人送給妻子珠寶，故應選C。

【4】句意：這些項圈甚至戴在他們的腿上。still 仍然；never從不；just僅僅，只；even甚至。根據(jù)句意可知，這里表示遞進的關系，女人們在脖子上佩戴項鏈，胳膊上戴手鐲，甚至這些項圈還戴在腿上，故這里應選D。

【5】句意：佩戴很多項圈的女人擁有一個更加富有的丈夫。older 更老的；richer更富有的；smarter更聰明的；stronger更強壯的。根據(jù)上文人們佩戴珠寶的理由中and to___2___ how much money they have.可知，其中一個理由顯示他們有錢，所以戴的項圈越多，越能顯示出這個女人有一個有錢的丈夫，故應選B。

【6】句意：隨著時間的推移，男性停止了佩戴這么多的珠寶，而對于女性來說，珠寶仍然是很重要的。kept 保持，保存；hated討厭；stopped停止；suggested建議。句中but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，說明兩句話前后的意思是相反的，現(xiàn)在女人們依然佩戴珠寶，而男人則是不佩戴了，即“停止了”，故選C。

【7】句意：如果一個家庭在財政上出現(xiàn)了問題，他們可以賣掉他們的珠寶。sell 賣；wear戴；hide藏；design設計。根據(jù)句意If a family has trouble with money可知，這里說家庭里財政上有問題，即缺錢了，所以這里是“賣掉”珠寶，故應選A。

【8】句意：在古代中國，人們佩戴珠寶不僅僅是為了顯示財富，還為了尋求保護。fun 娛樂，樂趣；beauty美麗；friendship友誼；protection保護。根據(jù)下句話They believed that the jade(玉 石 )used in their jewelry was alive and that it could keep bad things away.可知，古代的人們認為玉石能夠驅(qū)走壞東西，也就是能夠保護他們，所以這里應選D。