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四、例题示范
1. Most economists hate gold. Not, you understand that they would turn up their noses at a bar or two. But they find the reverence in which many hold the mental almost irrational. That it was used as money for millennia is irrelevant: it isn’t any more. Modern money takes the form of paper or, more often, electronic data. To economists, gold is now just another commodity.
Q. In the economists’ eyes, gold is something _____.
A. they look down upon
B. that can be exchanged in the market
C. worth people’s reverence
D. that should be replaced by other forms of money
此题选B，这题是事实细节题，原文中指出许多经济学家不喜欢黄金的原因是人们对黄金缺乏理性的崇拜，在他们看来黄金只不过是一种商品，也就是可以用来交换的东西。(此题主要运用解题技巧1)
参考译文：大多数经济学家都讨厌黄金。要知道，这可不是因为他们瞧不起一两块金条，而是因为他们发现许多人对这种金属的崇敬几乎到了毫无理性的地 步。这与它被用作千禧年的货币并无关系：那已经是昨日黄花了。现代货币采用的是纸币的形式，或者，更多时候采用的是电子数据的形式。对经济学家来说，黄金 只是另外一种商品。
2. No, in the consumerist age, most buyers aren’t evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product — like a car or closes or a house. And with such purchases, price is only one of many crucial factors to consider.
Q: In this consumerist age, most parents_____.
A. regard college education as a wise investment
B. place a premium on the prestige of the college
C. think it crucial to send their children to college
D. consider college education a consumer product
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