单选题 There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Pads, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or a Company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or a company.
Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not rich, who buy stocks and try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money. Of course, investing money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or the company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.
No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling. All are anxious to make money by "gambling" in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to "gamble".

单选题 According to the passage, if you have a share of a company or a factory, it means that you ______ .
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题是推断题。根据文章第一段最后一句,公司的每一股都意味着一部分的公司所有权,持有该公司部分股票的人自然是公司的拥有者之一了;A和B中持股人只是公司的拥有者之一,无权买卖公司;C意思是人们一旦购买了公司的股票就成为公司的拥有者,显然不对。
单选题 Which of the following statements is FALSE?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题是是非题,属细节判断。要找到错误的选项。B意思是全部买卖股票的人想借此赚钱,与文意不符;A,C和D文章第二段有表述。
单选题 No one can tell exactly Whether the shares will be doing well because ______ .
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题是细节题。股票的走势不完全取决于公司的经营状况,而是不明原因的上下波动;A,B和D虽在文中都提到过,但不是导致股市难以预料的主要原因。
单选题 Factories and companies are pleased that so many people "gamble" in the stock market because ______ .
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题是推断题。最后一段中提及炒股票类似于赌博,人们将钱投资在股票上意味着把资金注入某家公司,该公司利用这些钱经营、发展,所得收益的一部分再返还给持股人。B和C中公司得到资金不是为了变得富有或出名;文中对D没有描述。
单选题 The passage is mainly about ______ .
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题是主旨题。文章后三段表现了其中心意思,短文前已有介绍。B不能完全概括主题;C仅反映了第二段的部分内容;D第一段简单介绍过,不是文章主旨。