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阅读理解 　　BACK in the 1960s, Bulgari, the Italian fine jewelry company, brought back a 1000-year-old Roman tradition of putting coins into jewelry as a signature look in its own heavy gold necklaces, bracelets(手镯)and rings．It is a charming bit of aesthetic(美学的)currency that the company continues to revisit in its designs today． 　　As it happens, coin pieces are now much in demand, thanks to a new crop of designers who are putting their loose change into a variety of attractive investment options, or designs． 　　Meanwhile, in Paris, at the Balenciaga fall collection, Nicolas Ghesquiere showed old coins swinging from the edge of ties．Coin coincidence or value-added fashion? 　　“People are into old-looking things, and coins are more directly real if you are trying to get an antique look,” said Lisa Levine, a jewelry designer with a shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn．Her earrings and charm bracelets are loaded with an international representation of swinging coins, including Tunisian francs, Jamaican cents, German pfennigs and French centimes donated by friends from their preeuro piggy banks． 　　More rustic(乡村的)pieces incorporating ancient Roman coins turn up in the delicate(精致的)hand-hammered gold settings of rings and bracelets designed by Gurhan Orhan, a celebrity favorite since he moved his company from Istanbul to New York a decade ago．And coins sold in the old street markets of Tel Aviv inspired the Agasi ＆ Tamar collection of Einat Agasi and Tamar Harel Klein．They may not qualify as bus fare, but they fit the metallic fashion trends of the season to the penny． 　　Designers with interest in old money judge the artistry of ancient coins with a jeweler's eye for clarity, but other factors also come into play．Elizabeth Locke is particularly choosy about the Greek coins, describing winged horses, gods and emperors that she uses in her pendants(垂饰)and charms：they had best be handsome, like Alexander the Great． (1) According to the passage, when did people begin to put coins into jewelry? [　　] A． In the 1960s． B． Ten years ago． C． 1000 years ago． D． More than 1000 years ago． (2) Why is jewelry loaded with old coins so popular nowadays? [　　] A． Because the coins are no longer used in Europe． B． Because many people like old-looking things． C． Because old coins are difficult to find． D． Because the pendants and charms are usually delicately designed． (3) The underlined word “They” in the fifth paragraph refers to ________． [　　] A． old coins swinging from the edge of ties B． German pfennigs and French centimes C． Einat Agasi and Tamar Harel-Klein D． coins sold in the old street markets of Tel Aviv (4) What do we know about Elizabeth Locke? [　　] A． She works for the Italian fine jewelry company． B． She used to be a jewelry designer． C． She likes Greek coins very much． D． She lives in New York． (5) The aim of the passage is to ________． [　　] A． introduce a metallic fashion trend B． advertise for some jewelry companies C． introduce a variety of pre-euro coins D． call on people to be handsome

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．D;4．C;5．A;
解析：

(1)	考查细节理解题。根据文章第一段中in the 1996s和a1000-year-old Roman tradition可知D正确。
(2)	考查细节理解题。根据文章第二段中thanks to…or designs．可知。
(3)	考查猜测词义题。They是代词，根据句意可知此处用来代替上句话的主语。
(4)	考查细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中Elizabeth Locke is particularly choosy about Greek coins，可知C正确。choosy的意思为“好挑剔的”。
(5)	解析：考查主旨大意题。主题要概括文章的中心内容，而不能只涉及一面。B、C都是文章中的某个例子，而D文章没有提到，只有A才能概括了各段的中心。 　　文章大意：本文介绍了一种由来已久的流行：人们喜欢在首饰珠宝上镶上自己喜欢的各种各样的硬币作为自己的招牌装饰。