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（纪念品） 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（传家宝） 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．about 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 本文主要讲了全世界的人们都爱金子．人们喜爱金子有各种各样的原因，通过多年的生活阅历，作者认为人们喜欢黄金的真正原因是它可以被制成好看的物体，而且它可以捕获我们思想，想象力和心．

解答 56．She observed that gold is almost alwayspart of cultural events，traditions and celebrations．根据第一段的句子：I've noticed that gold-the metal or thecolour is almost always part of cultural events，traditions and celebrations．可知作者在旅行的时候，发现金子或金色几乎总是文化活动，传统和庆祝活动的一部分．故答案为She observed that gold is almost alwayspart of cultural events，traditions and celebrations．
57．He chose gold as a status symbol．根据第三段的句子For some people，gold seems to be a status（地位）symbol．可知Datta Phuge买了一件金子作成的衬衣，是因为对他而言，金子象征着社会地位．故答案为He chose gold as a status symbol．
58．gold 根据第三段的句子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太喜欢金子了以至于买了一件金子作成的衬衣．故答案为gold．
59．She believes that it holds many familymemories．根据倒数第二段的句子It's a beautiful object that holds manyfamily memories．可知作者认为妈妈的金手镯承载了很多家庭的记忆．故答案为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．根据最后一段的句子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．above all，our hearts．可知作者认为很多人喜欢金子是因为他可以被做成美丽的东西，而且它可以捕获我们思想，想象力和心．故答案为Yes．Because it can be made into beautifulobjects，andit captures our minds，our imaginations and our hearts．

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