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American Express Gold: Best “non-travel” travel card
Why it’s great in one sentence: The American Express Gold card earns tons of valuable Amex travel points on practically all the food-related purchases you’re making even when you are not traveling, and the credits available on the card nearly offset (抵消) its annual fee.
This card is right for: People who can use all of the card’s various credits and who spend significant money at restaurants, on food delivery services or at U.S. supermarkets while they are not on the road.
Highlights:
First, with the Amex Gold, you’ll earn 4 points for every dollar you spend on restaurants worldwide, and on up to $25,000 in annual purchases at U.S. supermarkets (1 point per dollar afterwards). Most food delivery services count as “restaurants” on this card, so that means the vast majority of your food purchases will earn 4 points, regardless of how you’re eating.
You’ll also earn 3 points per dollar when you book airfare directly with an airline, so if you’re looking to jump on any sales for flights later in the year, you can pay for them with the Amex Gold and earn extra points on those as well.
The points earned on this card are American Express Membership Rewards points, which are extremely useful. You can redeem (兌取現(xiàn)金) them directly for flights via Amex Travel at 1 cent each, but if you put in some extra effort and research, you can potentially get much more value from them by transferring them to any of Amex’s 21 airline and hotel partners, which include Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Marriott and many more.
1. What can we know about the American Express Gold card?
A. It requires no annual fee. B. It has a link with food purchases.
C. It is targeted at delivery services. D. It.is right for restaurant managers.
2. If you spend $ 25,800 annually at U.S. supermarkets, how many points will you earn?
A. 100,000. B. 100,800. C. 103,200. D. 400,000.
3. What can you do with these points on this card?
A. Change them into money to buy food.
B. Transfer guests from airlines to hotels.
C. Purchase services in suggested airlines.
D
Make some extra effort and do research.
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要介紹的是美國(guó)運(yùn)通金卡的特點(diǎn)和優(yōu)勢(shì)。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“This card is right for: People who can use all of the card’s various credits and who spend significant money at restaurants, on food delivery services or at U.S. supermarkets while they are not on the road.(這張卡適用于：當(dāng)你不在路上時(shí)，可以使用卡上所有的各種積分，或者在餐館、外賣(mài)服務(wù)或美國(guó)超市花費(fèi)大量金錢(qián)的人。)”可知，美國(guó)運(yùn)通卡金卡與食品購(gòu)買(mǎi)有關(guān)。故選B。
【2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Highlights:部分的“First, with the Amex Gold, you’ll earn 4 points for every dollar you spend on restaurants worldwide, and on up to $25,000 in annual purchases at U.S. supermarkets (1 point per dollar afterwards).(首先，有了美國(guó)運(yùn)通金牌，你在世界各地的餐廳每消費(fèi)1美元就能獲得4分，在美國(guó)超市每年消費(fèi)最高25,000美元（之后每消費(fèi)1美元可獲得1分）。)”可獲得的積分是25,000*4+800*1=100,800分，故選B。
【3題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的“You can redeem them directly for flights via Amex Travel at 1 cent each, but if you put in some extra effort and research, you can potentially get much more value from them by transferring them to any of Amex’s 21 airline and hotel partners, which include Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Marriott and many more.(您可以通過(guò)美國(guó)運(yùn)通旅行直接兌換機(jī)票，每張1美分，但如果你付出額外的努力和研究，你可以通過(guò)將它們轉(zhuǎn)移到美國(guó)運(yùn)通的21家航空公司和酒店合作伙伴，包括達(dá)美航空、捷藍(lán)航空、萬(wàn)豪等那里，從而獲得更多的價(jià)值。)”可知，你能用這張卡片上的積分在建議的航空公司購(gòu)買(mǎi)服務(wù)。故選C。
