Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own backyard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold，this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It’s easy to understand why the owner of the Joker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.

When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw （瑕疵）. He had to begin with his calculations all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality. ” Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental （精神的） condition possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first blow. The diamond split （切開） exactly as he promised.

1.A diamond dealer is a person ______,

A. in the diamond business B. who stores diamonds

C. who cuts diamonds D. who sells diamonds

2.The owner of the Joker diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully, it might be worth ________.

A. $300, 000 B. $500, 000

C. $300, 000, 000 D. $800, 000, 000

3.Kaplan studied the diamond for ________.

A. one year B. more than half a year

C. over eighteen months D. more than two years

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，講的是如何把一塊普通的鉆石變得更有價(jià)值。Joker有一塊世界上最大的鉆石之一，他把鉆石賣給了鉆石交易商，這個(gè)商人在紐約又把鉆石高價(jià)出售。這塊鉆石一旦成功被切割，才會(huì)得到它的真正價(jià)值。鉆石切割家Kaplan把鉆石研究了整整12個(gè)月，后來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)有點(diǎn)瑕疵，又經(jīng)歷了6個(gè)多月，最終準(zhǔn)確地把鉆石切開。

1.1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段第二句和第三句He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold, this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars.他把鉆石賣給一個(gè)鉆石交易商，在紐約，這塊鉆石又被高價(jià)賣出。因此得出，A diamond dealer就是一個(gè)經(jīng)營(yíng)鉆石的商人。故選A

2.2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段第三句、第四句和第五句得知，這塊鉆石在紐約將被賣到$800, 000,如果它被成功切割，那么它的價(jià)值將增長(zhǎng)一千倍，即$800, 000, 000故選D

3.3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.和第二段第三句Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work.---”得知Kaplan這塊鉆石18個(gè)多月。故選C

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