Global financial big dogs are no match for China's "Da Ma", or housewives, who have crowded into gold stores across China, buying up 300 tons of gold over the past two weeks. No wonder gold prices have steadied after taking a dive.
During the May Day holiday, gold stores were crowded with mostly female customers. Most of them are middle-aged "Chinese housewives". This group of buyers has risen to fame recently. They are big spenders and are desperate to get their hands on a bargain. "I bought some gold jewellery and kept them as a gift for my son when he gets married," said a buyer from Shanghai.
The gold business is skyrocketing. "Our sales are growing by the day. Yesterday we sold more than ten million yuan of gold products," a gold store salesperson said. The gold rush in China started about two weeks ago thanks to a decline in global gold prices. Media reports suggest that Chinese housewives have spent about 100 billion yuan, or about 16 billion US dollars, purchasing 300 tons of gold since mid-April. That has helped support gold prices.
"Gold prices depressed since the middle of last month but have risen gradually. That is mainly due to the strong demand from Asian markets," said foreign trader Zhang Chen from Industrial & Commercial Bank of China. "Some people even joked that Chinese housewives have beaten Wall Street analysts." For Chinese people, with limited investment options, the only thing better than buying gold is buying gold at discount prices.
1.What does the author indicate(表明;预示)in the first sentence of the first paragraph?
A. The global big dogs can’t match with Chinese housewives.
B. Chinese housewives spend a great deal of money on gold
C. China's "Da Ma" help a lot to support the global economic crisis
D. Chinese housewives have a better consumption idea than global financial big dogs .
2.We can infer from the passage that_______________
A. China’s "Da Ma" become the largest gold buyers due to a decline in global gold prices.
B. China's "Da Ma" crowded into stores to get gold as the best gifts for sons when they get married.
C. China's "Da Ma" are bigger spenders and cleverer than global financial big dogs.
D. Chinese housewives are most willing to spend money in buying gold .
3.In the writer’s view, Chinese housewives are desperate to get their hands on a bargain because_____.
A. it is worthy to buy gold.
B .they have a strong demand
C. it is at discount prices.
D they have unlimited investment options
4.The author’s description about the passage is ______.
A. doubtful B. subjective C. objective D. Negative
A man wanted to study medicine but couldn’t make up his mind. He went to ask his friend, “Is it ___ for me to study it now? I’ll be 44 after 4 years of college.” His friend said to him, “Why not?Four years later you will be 44 whether or not you go to college.” He ____ about it for a night and got the idea. The next day he went to sign at the college.
One of my friends, Jim, did ____with somebody else a few years ago. Their ship got ____in the storm at sea and their hope, together with their goods ____ suddenly. Jim was so ____by the blow that he became low-spirited and couldn’t ____ focus his attention on his work. While his ____who suffered the same catastrophe (灾难) never ____. His day went on as colorfully as before. My friend asked him how he could ____it. He said, “When you complain, and feel sad, life goes on as usual; when you are happy and ____yourself, the world runs as usual. Which do you ____?”
That’s how a person leads his life. When you are ____and in a good mood, your future seems sunny and bright. ____, when you are worried and have something sad in your ____, your future will turn dark. The latter situation will cost you a great deal ____ you allow it to last. You will ____ the joyful things.
There is a poem that ____ “Whether you are aware or not, whether you like or dislike, show attention or ignore , flowers bloom luxuriously（怒放）all the same.” Just as flowers keep blooming, fine days are ____one after another. ____ to spend your days—joyfully or sorrowfully—will entirely depend on yourself.
1.A. difficult B. convenient C. suitable D. comfortable
2.A. thought B. cared C. worried D. complained
3.A. action B. research C. business D. agreement
4.A. absorbed B. buried C. involved D. caught
5.A. escaped B. survived C. decreased D. disappeared
6.A. embarrassed B. upset C. nervous D. amazed
7.A. still B. even C. ever D. yet
8.A. partner B. director C. employer D. interviewer
9.A. lost weight B. lost his way C. lost face D. lost heart
10.A. agree B. manage C. attempt D. understand
11.A. enjoy B. prove C. teach D. behave
12.A. decide B. suggest C. imagine D. choose
13.A. independent B. realistic C. optimistic D. negative
14.A. In fact B. On the contrary C. In other words D. In the end
15.A. mind B. thought C. idea D. opinion
16.A. so that B. unless C. if D. even if
17.A. remind B. lose C. keep D. remember
18.A. says B. talks C. writes D. speaks
19.A. spending B. passing C. wasting D. leaving
20.A. Whether B. How C. Where D. Why
Though____ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
A. lacked B . lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in
I’m sorry，the sales manager is not________.He is on the telephone at the moment.
A．reasonable B．suitable C．valuable D．Available
I prefer to be ______ at a hotel with free room service and access to the Internet.
A. put up B. set up C. made up D. picked up
I’m living in the apartment nearby.Come and see me whenever________.
A．it is convenient B．you are convenient
C．you have convenience D．there is convenience
