Directions: Read the following passage.  Answer the. questions according to the information given in the passage.
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(紀(jì)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, gold 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. Datta Phuge has his reasons.   He explains :  "Some elite (杰出人物)people want to own an Audi or Mercedes(奔馳) and have big cars. I chose gold. "
For other people, gold is an investment.  The price of gold generally increases over time-and in European markets it reached over $ 1,500 per ounce in 2011.
And for many people, the family heirloom(傳家寶)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.
小題1: What did the writer observe while travelling in different countries7  ( No more than 15 words)
(2 marks)
小題2:Why did Indian businessman Datta Phuge buy a gold shirt? (No more than 7 words) (3 marks)
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小題3:What does the writer think of her mother's gold bracelet? (No more than 7 words) (2 marks)
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小題4: In the writer's opinion, why do people love gold? (No more than 17 words) (3 marks)
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小題1:She observed that gold is almost always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations.
小題2:He chose gold as a status symbol.
小題3:She believes that it holds many family memories.
小題4:Because it can be made into beautiful objects, and because it captures our minds, our imaginations and our hearts.

試題分析：文章介紹作者在旅行的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)：金子是很多活動(dòng)，傳統(tǒng)，慶�；顒�(dòng)的一部分，通過(guò)多年的生活閱歷，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)很多人喜歡金子是因?yàn)樗梢员蛔龀擅利惖臇|西，而且它可以捕獲我們思想，想象力和心。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：I've noticed that gold - the metal or the colour is almost always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations.可知作者在旅行的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)：金子是很多活動(dòng)，傳統(tǒng)，慶�；顒�(dòng)的一部分： She observed that gold is almost always part of cultural events, traditions and celebrations.
小題2:推理題：從第三段的句子：He explains :  "Some elite (杰出人物)people want to own an Audi or Mercedes(奔馳) and have big cars. I chose gold. "可知 Datta Phuge選擇了一個(gè)金色的襯衫，因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為景色是身份的象征。He chose gold as a status symbol.
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：It ' s a beautiful object that holds many family memories. 可知作者認(rèn)為媽媽的金手鐲承載了很多家庭的記憶。She believes that it holds many family memories.
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：But, I think that the real reason people love gold is because it can be made into beautiful objects. People love gold because it captures our minds, our imaginations and. above all, our hearts.可知作者認(rèn)為很多人喜歡金子是因?yàn)樗梢员蛔龀擅利惖臇|西，而且它可以捕獲我們思想，想象力和心： Because it can be made into beautiful objects, and because it captures our minds, our imaginations and our hearts.
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