剑桥雅思12阅读答案解析：Test5Passage2!
Question 14
答案：antiques
关键词：make money
定位原文：第二段前两句：“There are the people who collect because they want to make money… They’ll look for, say, antiques that ...”
解题思路：原文中提到有些人收集是为了赚钱，并且后面举了古董的例子，通过低买高卖古董赢取利润。
Question 15
答案：triumph
关键词：buying and selling items
定位原文：第二段第三句：“But there may well be a psychological element, too — buying cheap and selling dear can give the collector a sense of triumph.”
解题思路：题目中的buying and selling items对应文中的buying cheap and selling dear，a feeling of对应a sense of。文中提到收藏家的心理，即低买高卖让收藏家有一种成就感。
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Question 25
答案：TRUE
关键词：unusual objects
定位原文：第九段前两句：“…what someone chooses to collect is to show the collector’s individualism. Someone who decides to collect something as unexpected… may be conveying their belief that they must be interesting themselves.”
解题思路：文中提到，人们的收藏品能反应收藏者的个性。有些人会收藏一些稀奇古怪的东西如狗项圈，这也许能传达出一种信念，即他们自己也是有趣的。
Question 26
答案：TRUE
关键词：a feeling; other hobbies
定位原文：最后一段第二句：“More than most other hobbies, collecting can be totally engrossing, and can give a strong sense of personal fulfilment.”
解题思路：文中提到与其他大部分爱好不一样，收藏需要全情投入，而且收藏也能给予人们特别强烈的个人成就感。题目中的a feeling对应文中的a strong sense。
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