【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

【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(guó)家和地區(qū)、不同時(shí)代的人們?yōu)槔�，解釋了這些理由。

【1】句意：多年來(lái)，人們因?yàn)椴煌脑蚺宕髦閷殻簽榱耸棺约焊痢榱吮苊庖恍┎缓玫氖虑�，為了顯示他們多么有錢(qián)等等。reasons 原因,理由; clothes衣服;places地方;problems問(wèn)題。根據(jù)后面to make themselves look beautiful, to protect them from bad things, and to….可知，這里說(shuō)的是人們佩戴珠寶的原因，故應(yīng)選A。

【2】句意：多年來(lái)，人們因?yàn)椴煌脑蚺宕髦閷殻簽榱耸棺约焊�、為了避免一些不好的事情，為了顯示他們多么有錢(qián)等等。ask 問(wèn)；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(qián)，故這里應(yīng)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(qián)，所以這里說(shuō)的是男人送給妻子珠寶，故應(yīng)選C。

【4】句意：這些項(xiàng)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(jìn)的關(guān)系，女人們?cè)诓弊由吓宕黜?xiàng)鏈，胳膊上戴手鐲，甚至這些項(xiàng)圈還戴在腿上，故這里應(yīng)選D。

【5】句意：佩戴很多項(xiàng)圈的女人擁有一個(gè)更加富有的丈夫。older 更老的；richer更富有的；smarter更聰明的；stronger更強(qiáng)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(gè)理由顯示他們有錢(qián)，所以戴的項(xiàng)圈越多，越能顯示出這個(gè)女人有一個(gè)有錢(qián)的丈夫，故應(yīng)選B。

【6】句意：隨著時(shí)間的推移，男性停止了佩戴這么多的珠寶，而對(duì)于女性來(lái)說(shuō)，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(shuō)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(gè)家庭在財(cái)政上出現(xiàn)了問(wèn)題，他們可以賣(mài)掉他們的珠寶。sell 賣(mài)；wear戴；hide藏；design設(shè)計(jì)。根據(jù)句意If a family has trouble with money可知，這里說(shuō)家庭里財(cái)政上有問(wèn)題，即缺錢(qián)了，所以這里是“賣(mài)掉”珠寶，故應(yīng)選A。

【8】句意：在古代中國(guó)，人們佩戴珠寶不僅僅是為了顯示財(cái)富，還為了尋求保護(hù)。fun 娛樂(lè)，樂(lè)趣；beauty美麗；friendship友誼；protection保護(hù)。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(rèn)為玉石能夠驅(qū)走壞東西，也就是能夠保護(hù)他們，所以這里應(yīng)選D。

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