Question

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 in the first sentence of the 1st paragraph?

A. The global big dogs can’t match with Chinese housewives.

B. China's "Da Ma" help a lot to support the global economic crisis .

C. Chinese housewives spend a great deal of money on gold

D. Chinese housewives have a better consumption idea than global financial big dogs

2.The whole passage mainly developed_______ ?

A. by comparison      B. by contrast

C. by quotation         D. by time order

3.We can infer about the gold rush in China from the passage?

A. The Chinese housewives are most willing to spend money in buying gold ..

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. China’s "Da Ma" become the largest gold buyers due to a decline in global gold prices.

4.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. they have unlimited investment options

D it is at discount prices.

5.The author’s description about the passage is ______.

A. objective   B. subjective    C. doubtful    D. negative

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是关于中国“大妈”的黄金抢购热潮。由于金价的回落，在中国以中年妇女为主掀起了一股抢购黄金的热潮，在短短两周的时间内购买了300多吨黄金，使得黄金价格骤然飙升，她们被称为“中国大妈”。

1.C 推理判断题。从后面的定语从句who have crowded into gold stores across China, buying up 300 tons of gold over the past two weeks以及后面文章的叙述可知中国 “大妈”购买了大量黄金。句意：全球金融大鳄都不是中国大妈的对手。故C选项正确。

2.C推理判断题。A通过比较；B通过对比；C通过引述；D按照时间顺序。文中大量的引用中国大妈，金店销售人员以及银行部门职员的话，由此判断文章是运用引述的发展方法。故C选项正确。

3.D推理判断题。从文中第三段The gold rush ….thanks to a decline in global gold prices. …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.判断可知，由于全球黄金价格的下降，中国“大妈”成了最大的黄金购买群体。所以D选项正确。

4.D细节理解题。从文章末句For Chinese people, with limited investment options, the only thing better than buying gold is buying gold at discount prices.可以判断作者认为中国“大妈”抢购黄金的原因是由于金价的下降。正确选项D。

5.A推理判断题。A 客观的；B主观的；C怀疑的；D消极的，负面的。从文章内容可知，作者只是通过引用中国“大妈”，金店工作人员的话来叙述这一事实，而没有添加个人观点，所以作者对于文章的描述是客观的，就事论事的。所以A选项正确。

考点：新闻类短文阅读。