.近年来随着国际油价不断攀升、美元持续贬值、地缘政治事件频发，黄金价格一路飙升，也推动了新一轮黄金投资热潮的来临。下列不属于投资黄金的理由是（）

A．黄金可以执行货币贮藏手段职能

B．投资黄金可以起到保值、增值的作用

C．黄金作为货币具有易于分割的特点

D．投资黄金抵御通胀带来的纸币贬值

What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it ”(paragraph2)

A. He should get a 50% discount.

B. The price of the camera was unreasonably high.

C. The quality of the camera was not good.

D. The camera would soon fall in value.

A

It was the first snow of winter – an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, had been through first snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one.

I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots（靴子）.

In her calm, motherly voice she said, “By the end of winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots.” I didn’t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence（信心）.

I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected grown-ups to do all the work. After much pushing, she managed to get the first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.

I announced, “They’re on the wrong feet.”

She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again.

“They’re my brother’s boots, you know,” I said. “I hate them!”

Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying（烦人的）little girl, She pushed and pushed, less gently this time. With a greater sigh, seeing the end of her struggle with me, she asked, “Now, where are your mittens（连指手套）?”

I looked into her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots.”

41．The little girl was more satisfied with her__________-.

A．trousersB．jacket C．boots D．hat

From their _____on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city.

A．stageB．position C．conditionD．situation

仿照下面的示例，以“博大”为话题，另写三个句子，要求内容贴切，所写的句子形成排比，句式与示例相同。(6分)

成熟是一种临危不乱的从容；成熟是一种宠辱不惊的淡定；成熟是一种卓尔不群的大气。

答：

The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he

A. knew very little about it.

B. didn’t trust the shop assistant.

C. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best.

D. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers.