2024届高三下学期英语培优外刊阅读学案 黄金话题（含答案）.docxVIP

高三英语培优外刊阅读

班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________

外刊精选｜金价涨涨涨，投资已疯狂？美国年轻人在超市抢购金条

近日，国际金价持续上涨，现货黄金一度飙升至每盎司2400美元，国内金饰价格一克超过700元。年轻一代对投资黄金的热情正在升温，连带美国零售业巨头Costco靠出售金条和银币赚得盆满钵满，每月销售额高达2亿美元。为什么美国年轻人会在超市买黄金？金价狂飙的背后有怎样的原因？

TheCostcoShoppersPutting$2,000GoldBarsinTheirCarts

ByKatherineHamilton

CraigBeauregardandJuliaEdwardswereatCostcoshoppingforgroceriesinDecemberwhentheyspottedadealthatwastoogoodtopassup:aone-ouncebarofgold.

Beauregard,33yearsold,checkedhisphoneandsawthebarsretailpriceof$2,069was$3belowitson-the-spotpriceinfinancialmarkets.Theythrewitintheirshoppingcartnexttoaseven-poundbagoffrozenchickenandacartonofKirklandeggs.

Americanscantgetenoughgold.Costco,whichstartedofferinggoldbarslastyearonlineandinafewstores,hasbeensellingoutwithinhours.Consumersratedgoldasabetterinvestmentthanstocksandmutualfundsin2023forthefirsttimeinadecade,accordingtoaGalluppoll.Thepricehasbeenhittingrecordhighs.

Goldbuyers,especiallythoseontheyoungerside,sayitisahedgeagainstcatastrophe.Evenpeoplewhoarentbuildingbunkersandpredictingdoomsdayareincreasinglypreparingforworst-casescenarios.Itsjustnicetohaveoptionswhenwedontreallyknowwhatsgoingon,saidEdwards,29.

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请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.Costco_____________________________

2.cart英[kɑːt]美[kɑːrt]n._____________________________

3.spot英[spɒt]美[spɑːt]v._____________________________

4.on-the-spot英[ɒnðəspɒt]美[ɒnðəspɒt]adj._____________________________

5.rate英[reɪt]美[reɪt]v._____________________________

6.poll英[pəʊl]美[poʊl]n._____________________________

7.hedge英[hedʒ]美[hedʒ]n._____________________________

8.catastrophe英[kəˈtæstrəfi]美[kəˈtæstrəfi]n._____________________________

9.bunker英[ˈbʌŋkə]美[ˈbʌŋkər]n._____________________________

10.doomsday英[ˈduːmzdeɪ]美[ˈduːmzdeɪ]n._____________________________

11.doomn._