Question

A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’ s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that costs $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.

   A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, "I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl."

   The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.

   Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse." " I don’t like to part with it." she said sadly,  I got it from my mother, and ,my mother  got it from her’ s. But I really need the money.

   The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind .Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news .The man ,however ,was nowhere to be found.

1.The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for _____ .

A. his wife      B. his mother-in-law    C. his own mother     D. no one

2.He paid $5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining (討價還價) because______.

A. he was very rich.

B. he wanted to make the jeweler believe him

C. he was anxious to get it

D. his business had been successful

3. He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be______.

A. exactly the same size as the black one

B. exactly the same quality as the black one

C. worth more than $25,000

D. exactly as big and nice as the black one

4. Many people answer the advertisement because they wanted______.

A. to see the perfect pearl

B. to buy some beautiful pearl too

C. to get in touch with the rich man

D. to sell their own pearl at a high price

5.The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.

A. he died suddenly

B. he happened to be out

C. he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money

D. he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了一個衣著講究的男人假裝給妻子購買珍珠，伙同老婦人騙取珠寶商$20,000然后逃之夭夭的故事

1.A細節(jié)題。根據第一段He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’ s birthday，他解釋到他希望為妻子的生日買個珍珠。故選A項。

2.B推理題。在開始的時候他毫不猶豫地花了$5,000就是為了贏得地方的信任，故A正確

3.D細節(jié)題。根據第三段前3行A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made.說明他想要的是一個和之前的一個完全一樣的，故D正確

4.D細節(jié)題。從 第三段offering $25,000 for the matching pearl可知他們出高價購買與之相配的耳環(huán)，所以許多人回應目的是想高價出售他們自己的珍珠，故選D項。

5.C推理題。根據文章最后一段  The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind .Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news .The man, however, was nowhere to be found. The jeweler immediately realized the whole thing.說明他被騙了$20,000這個人帶著這筆錢逃走了，故D正確

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