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15．While you're hurrying around picking up gifts in the last few days before Christmas，do you   have any time to think about how much your relatives，or friends will actually value what you   find？WePay，a Website that helps people collect，manage and spend money online，has analysed tons of research，reports and surveys from different sources，and the results were surprising!
  Are Gift Cards a Good Idea？
  Rather than give someone a gift that they might not like，it's better just to pick up a gift card so they can buy what they really want，right？Wrong．This year，2.5billioningiftcardswentunspent．Ofthatamount，1.3 billion went unspent because people didn't bother making the time．Another $ I billion or so was forgotten altogether．
   How Much Do We Really Value the Gifts We're Given？
   The lucky recipient of a gift，like a cashmere sweater，will value it less than the amount it was purchased for．And ladies，contrary to what you might think，place less monetary value on the diamond ring they are given than the guys who have bought it for them．
  What Happens to Our Gifts After They're Given？
  Many complain that the holiday season means shopping and crazily spending money，but studies show that once the big day arrives，we are less focused on gifts than we think．Every year，at least one gift per person is regifted，returned or never even opened
  And How Do We Really Feel About Fruit Cakes？
We all know that no one likes fruit cakes，right？Wrong，once again．Although fruit cakes continue to be taken away behind the rest of the holiday cookies and cakes on the dessert table，one in four people still consider giving them as gifts．
What does this all really mean？To be clear，it's certainly not that you shouldn't enjoy the holiday spirit and feel great about giving gifts to those most important to you．While so many of us are worrying about how much money we're spending and who we still need to buy for，it simply helps to take a step back and rethink what it really means to give a gift．
61．The text is mainly aboutC．
A．a web site that helps people buy gifts  
B．some advice on how to choose a gift
C．the stories behind the holiday gifts    
D．the ways to deal with the gifts received
62．What does the author say about gift cards？B
A．They mean less than gifts themselves．
B．A lot of them are not spent at all．
C．People don t bother to buy them．
D．They are more valuable to our friends．
63．During the holidays season，many gifts are regifted，returned or never even opened becauseA．
A．we don't care much about them     
B．they are really useless to us
C．we are too careful about money     
D．we haven't enough place to store them
64．Which of the following is true according to the text？D
A．It is a better idea to give a gift card than a gift．
B．Ladies always treasure the diamond rings given．
C．Fruit cakes are the most popular on the dessert table．
D．Gifts don't always mean what we believe．
65．The last paragraph tries to tell us thatD．
A．gifts are an important part of a holiday
B．it's a waste of money to buy gifts
C．holiday gifts are always meaningless
D．careful consideration is necessary before buying a gift．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了研究发现，人们对于礼物的态度并没有想象中那么重视，挑选不精心，也不在乎别人的礼物．

解答 61．C．推理判断题．根据第一段WePay，a Website that helps people collect，manage and spend money online，has analysed tons of research，reports and surveys from different sources，and the results were surprising可知正文主要是关于节日礼物背后的故事；故选C．
62．B．细节理解题．根据第二段Ofthatamount，1.3 billion went unspent because people didn't bother making the time．Another $ I billion or so was forgotten altogether可知关于礼品卡，作者说他们中的许多人根本没有花掉；故选B．
63．A．细节理解题．根据第四段we are less focused on gifts than we think．Every year，at least one gift per person is regifted，returned or never even opened可知节日期间，许多礼物转送礼物，退回或者甚至从未打开过因为我们不在乎他们；故选A．
64．D．细节理解题．根据最后一段it's certainly not that you shouldn't enjoy the holiday spirit and feel great about giving gifts to those most important to you可知礼物并不总是意味着我们相信的；故选D．
65．D．推理判断题．根据最后一段it's certainly not that you shouldn't enjoy the holiday spirit and feel great about giving gifts to those most important to you可知最后一段试图告诉我们买礼物之前的仔细思考是必要的；故选D．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．