Question

There are stock markets (股票市场) in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris,

London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or company. And each share means certain ownership(所有权) of a factory or company.

Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they

have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as

part of their plan to save money.

Of course, investing (投资) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money.

No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may

do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and the investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

Going to the stock market is often like gambling (赌博). All want to make money by

“gambling’ in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are ready to “gamble”. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive(吸引人的) but complex part of the business world.

1.If you are a good investor, ________ in the stock market.

A. you can always make money

B. you can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down

C. you may sometimes lose money

D. your gambling is always safe

2.The passage mainly wants to tell us________.

A. how to buy or sell shares

B. the stock market is like gambling

C. a general idea of stock market

D. investing money in the stock market is not the safest way

3.Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because________.

A. they can make them rich

B. they need their money to do business

C. they need more people to work for them

D. some people win and some lose

4.The word “complex” in the last sentence probably means________.

A. difficult B. happy

C. complete D. modern

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文谈论的是股票。很多国家的大的城市都有股票市场。当然，把钱投在股票上不是安全的赚钱方法，没有人能准确的判断出哪种股票会升。难怪有人说去股市就像是赌博了。所有在股票市场的人都渴望通过这种方式赚到前。股票市场虽然很诱人但与此同时也是很不容易的。

1.1】C常识题。根据第三段的第一、二句Of course, investing (投资) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money.No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. 当然，把钱投在股票上不是安全的赚钱方法。没有人能准确的判断出哪种股票会升。因此可知，即使你是一个优秀的投资者，在股票市场你有时也可能会赔钱.故选C。

2.2】C主旨大意题。根据第一句There are stock markets (股票市场) in large cities in many countries. 很多国家的大的城市都有股票市场。这篇文章的主要讲述讲述了股票市场的一些概况.故选C。

3.3】B根据文章最后一段第一、二句Going to the stock market is often like gambling (赌博). All want to make money by“gambling’ in the stock market. 难怪有人说去股市就像是赌博了。所有在股票市场的人都渴望通过这种方式赚到钱。从这里可知一些工厂和公司需要借助别人的资金去做生意，所以他们很乐意别人去股票市场进行“赌博”.故选B。

4.4】A词义猜测题。根据最后一段第一句Going to the stock market is often like gambling (赌博). 难怪有人说去股市就像是赌博了。和最后一句Indeed, the stock market is an attractive(吸引人的) but complex part of the business world. 无论怎样，股市都是世界经济最吸引人和最复杂的一部分。因此从全文可知，股票市场虽然很诱人但与此同时也是很不容易的.故选A。

考点：考查经济类阅读。