单选题
There are stock markets (股票市场) in large cities in many countries. The stock exchange is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or company. Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money. Of course, investing (投资) 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 company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and the 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 (赌博). Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to "gamble". Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world.
单选题
If you are a good investor, ______ in the stock market. A．you can always make money B．you can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down C．you may sometimes lose money D．your gambling is always safe
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。根据第三段中No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. 即“没人知道股票会怎样发展。”可知B选项不正确。由最后一段中的No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling. 即“难怪去股市经常被比作赌博。”可知A、D不正确。故选C。
单选题
The passage mainly wants to tell us ______. A．how to buy or sell shares B．A B C of stock markets C．the stock market is like gambling D．investing money in the stock market is not the safest way
单选题
Factories and companies are pleased that so many people "gamble" because ______. A．they can make them rich B．they need more people to work for them C．they need their money to do business D．some people win and some lose
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。根据文中Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to "gamble". 即“需要钱的公司或者工厂很高兴看到能有那么多人加入这场‘赌博’，因为这些公司需要股民的钱来做生意，所以C为正确选项。
单选题
The word "complex" in the last sentence probably means ______. A．complete B．worthy C．difficult D．modern
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 词语释义题。根据文意，股市如赌博，所以应该是复杂难懂的，故选C。
单选题
Rich people never go to the stock market, do they? A．Yes. B．No. C．Unclear.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。根据原文第二段Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. 即“一些是有钱人，他们想要赚更多的钱。”可知有钱人也去股市。Yes是“不，他们去”的意思。因此选A。