A well-dressed man came to 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 cost $5000, 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, because 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 inherited (继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money. ”
The jeweler was quick 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.
小题1: He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining 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 |
小题2:He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.| A．exactly the same size as the black on | | B．exactly the same quality as the black one | | C．worth no more than $ 25,000 | | D．exactly as big and nice as the black one |
小题3:Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _______.| A．to see the perfect pearl | | B．to buy some beautiful pearls too | | C．to get in touch with the rich man | | D．to sell their own pearl at a high price |
小题4: The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.| A．he died suddenly | | B．He happened to be out | | C．He got $ 20,00 by cheating and had run away with the money | | D．He wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C |
试题分析：本文讲述了一个衣着讲究的男人假装给妻子购买珍珠，伙同老妇人骗取珠宝商$20,000然后逃之夭夭的故事。
小题1:推理题：文章讲述一个男人同老妇人合伙骗了珠宝商，一开始他不还价买了珍珠只是为了使珠宝商相信他。选B
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：It had to be exactly the same size and quality, because she wanted a pair of earrings made, 可知男子说妻子想要一个一模一样的珍珠。选D
小题3:细节题：从第三段offering $25,000 for the matching pearl可知他们出高价购买与之相配的耳环，所以许多人回应目的是想高价出售他们自己的珍珠。选D
小题4:根据文章最后一段可知珠宝商上当了，那个男人同老妇人合伙骗了珠宝商。他花了$25,000 买下珍珠，除去原来那个男人支付的$5, 000，共花了 $20,000 ，而那个男人则通过欺骗得到$20,000，然后逃之夭夭。 选C |
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Jean-Michael Lourdis was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him, as if his hands were iron. He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive (过度敏感的) to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days, a critic(批评家) was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong. This attitude of the critics would often leave the young man ready to give up his dream and return home.
He was invited to play in Helsinki. The rich, the famous, the leaders of State were all there. Jean-Michael had one of those days when everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful.
That day, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair(绝望), there came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor.The famous Finnish composer(作曲家) Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to quote some of the newspaper critics. “ Hands of iron. No imagination. Little skill. No joy. Don"t you hear what they say?” he asked.
Jean Sibelius looked at young Jean-Michael and said, “Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue(雕像) for a critic.”
小题1:According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdis _______.| A．was a bad pianist | | B．cared too much about what the critics had said | | C．refused to play in Helsinki | | D．was praised highly by the critics |
小题2:A critic in those days usually _______.| A．found fault with musicians" performances | | B．said kind and encouraging words to musicians | | C．helped musicians become famous | | D．asked more people to go to concerts |
小题3: The young musician was painful because _________.| A．he was very strict with himself | | B．he didn’t trust himself | | C．some of the comments were so unkind | | D．he felt lonely in his hotel room |
小题4:Jean Sibelius came to visit the young musician because ________.| A．he wanted to tell the young man the critics were right | | B．he wanted to tell the young man not to lose his temper at that time | | C．he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great | | D．he wanted to tell the young man to respect the critics’ opinion |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s rang, it was my mother calling from my . She asked if I had my mobile. I checked my purse. It was ! I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a near his home.
Later that evening, I went to him there. I didn’t dare to go , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys .
My were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you my mum?” I asked. He that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they was my mobile phone number — which didn’t . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who my house.
I was to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so to Rhys and offered him some money, but he .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
| 小题1: | | A．electric car | B．mobile phone | C．radio | D．doorbell |
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| 小题2: | | A．hospital | B．company | C．school | D．home |
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| 小题3: | | A．found | B．changed | C．lost | D．bought |
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| 小题4: | | A．gone | B．new | C．busy | D．broken |
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| 小题5: | | A．accepted | B．returned | C．got | D．answered |
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| 小题6: | | A．before | B．because | C．after | D．if |
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| 小题7: | | A．coffee shop | B．post office | C．hotel | D．supermarket |
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| 小题8: | | A．follow | B．meet | C．catch | D．punish |
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| 小题9: | | A．slowly | B．back | C．alone | D．finally |
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| 小题10: | | A．driving | B．running | C．walking | D．riding |
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| 小题11: | | A．talked about | B．looked for | C．heard of | D．knew about |
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| 小题12: | | A．difficulties | B．fears | C．diseases | D．hopes |
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| 小题13: | | A．remember | B．know | C．tell | D．understand |
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| 小题14: | | A．realized | B．repeated | C．explained | D．believed |
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| 小题15: | | A．had | B．noticed | C．expected | D．finished |
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| 小题16: | | A．happen | B．matter | C．help | D．fit |
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| 小题17: | | A．called | B．visited | C．shared | D．sold |
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| 小题18: | | A．sorry | B．glad | C．sad | D．proud |
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| 小题19: | | A．useful | B．strange | C．grateful | D．polite |
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| 小题20: | | A．missed | B．appeared | C．agreed | D．refused |
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Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinions.
Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.
By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He liked helping children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said that many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.
In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.
The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.
小题1:What’s the best title for this passage?| A．Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children. | | B．What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about? | | C．Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books. | | D．Why are Dr Seuss’ books different? |
小题2:What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?| A．It was Dr Seuss’ worst book. | | B．It dealt with a very serious subject. | | C．Neither children nor adults like it. | | D．Many publishers didn’t accept his book at first. |
小题3:How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?| A．By asking others to help them in magazines. | | B．By writing interesting and simple books. | | C．By changing his old books into simpler ones. | | D．By giving them books for free. |
小题4:Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________| A．interesting | B．serious | C．difficult | D．boring |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was in the fifth grade in a small town in Utah. At the start of the school year, my friends and I saw a(n) face. It was clear from the start that the newcomer, Ruth, would not be _____ in our social circle.
Her father lived in a neighborhood that was far from fashionable. Every day, she wore the _____ dress and too-big blue sneakers.
There were lots of ____ in our school on Christmas Eve every year. Most people in town ____ the school’s Christmas programmes. While other classes sang songs and performed skits, the ____ was reserved for fifth--graders. The starring roles were Mary and Joseph. One day before Christmas, my friends and I listened ____ as our teacher, Mr. Russon, read from his list. Finally, he said, “Joseph will be ____ by Timothy.”
I was ____ ,but at once tense again. Which of the popular girls would perform with me? “And the ____ of Mary goes to …Ruth.” Ruth? As far as we knew, she hadn’t ____ tried out. If Ruth was going to be Mary, we decided, we’d make this the ____ Christmas play ever.
_____, Ruth had always practiced her song while the rest of us were doing ____ . Her voice cracked as she tried to get a(n) ___ . We laughed harder than ever. Our music teacher the pianist. We were the worst group of fifth-graders ever, the teacher told us. This year there would be play!
Christmas Eve arrived. Students and people crowded the hall. Finally the time ____ for the fifth-grade performance. To our ____ , Mr. Russon said, “One of the fifth-graders will sing a solo.” The curtain opened, and there stood Ruth. She wore a white dress. Her face ___ as she began to sing. A beautiful voice rang through the hall.
| 小题1: | | A．unchanging | B．friendly | C．serious | D．unfamiliar |
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| 小题2: | | A．protected | B．included | C．surrounded | D．blamed |
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| 小题3: | | A．formal | B．same | C．modern | D．beautiful |
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| 小题4: | | A．courses | B．songs | C．programmes | D．speeches |
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| 小题5: | | A．attended | B．discussed | C．compared | D．disliked |
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| 小题6: | | A．song | B．dance | C．story | D．play |
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| 小题7: | | A．anxiously | B．curiously | C．proudly | D．patiently |
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| 小题8: | | A．replaced | B．rescued | C．played | D．punished |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprised | B．disappointed | C．interested | D．delighted |
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| 小题10: | | A．part | B．name | C．honor | D．money |
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| 小题11: | | A．already | B．still | C．never | D．even |
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| 小题12: | | A．worst | B．best | C．longest | D．easiest |
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| 小题13: | | A．Besides | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Still |
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| 小题14: | | A．everything | B．nothing | C．something | D．anything |
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| 小题15: | | A．break | B．apology | C．breath | D．chance |
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| 小题16: | | A．encouraged | B．showed | C．lost | D．stopped |
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| 小题17: | | A．no | B．more | C．another | D．such |
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| 小题18: | | A．passed | B．came | C．saved | D．wasted |
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| 小题19: | | A．surprise | B．enjoyment | C．regret | D．disappointment |
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| 小题20: | | A．woke up | B．lit up | C．rose up | D．cheered up |
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The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was . I felt that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to that I could possibly have ever met with his friend out of millions of people in Chicago. But, , I just smiled and reminded（提醒） him that Chicago was a very city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be glad to drop the topic and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player, and he had his own tennis court（网球场）. There were a lot of people with swimming , yet there were only two people with private (私人的）tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence (巧合) _ his Chicago friend also spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had __ the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
| 小题1: | | A．friend | B．teacher | C．neighbour | D．brother |
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| 小题2: | | A．managed | B．tried | C．happened | D．wanted |
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| 小题3: | | A．expecting | B．joking | C．lying | D．talking |
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| 小题4: | | A．funny | B．careful | C．serious(认真） | D．disappointed |
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| 小题5: | | A．see | B．find | C．realize | D．think |
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| 小题6: | | A．indeed | B．instead | C．actually | D．exactly |
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| 小题7: | | A．big | B．interesting | C．noisy | D．famous |
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| 小题8: | | A．failed | B．stopped | C．refused | D．began |
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| 小题9: | | A．problem | B．choice | C．interest | D．work |
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| 小题10: | | A．just | B．even | C．ever | D．surely |
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| 小题11: | | A．suit | B．pools | C．habit | D．river |
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| 小题12: | | A．friends | B．players | C．strangers | D．people |
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| 小题13: | | A．advised | B．admitted 承认) | C．argued(争论) | D．announced（宣布） |
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| 小题14: | | A．recognized | B．visited | C．knew | D．found |
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| 小题15: | | A．where | B．whether | C．when | D．how |
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| 小题16: | | A．though | B．if | C．then | D．because |
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| 小题17: | | A．player | B．friend | C．neighbour | D．doctor |
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| 小题18: | | A． sold | B．visited | C．designed | D．rent |
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| 小题19: | | A．smiled | B．cried | C．laughed | D．nodded |
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| 小题20: | | A．turn | B．pleasure | C．time | D．chance |
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