A well－dressed man came into a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl (珍珠) for his wife's birthday and that the price didn't matter since business had been  very good for him that year. After examining a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that cost $5,000.He paid for the pearl, shook hands with the jeweller and left.

A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality (質(zhì)量) as she wanted a pair of earrings(耳環(huán)) made.“Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? ” said the man. The jeweller replied, “I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl.”

The rich man asked the jeweller to advertise (登廣告) in the newspapers, and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad (廣告) but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweller gave up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. “I don't like to sell it，” she said sadly, “I inherited (繼承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But now I really need the money.”

The jeweller 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 rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.

1．From the first paragraph we can guess that the jeweller consider the well－dressed man was ________.

A．a(chǎn)n honest jeweller to make friend with

B．a(chǎn) clever cheat with a lot of money

C．a(chǎn) rich businessman and a good husband

D．a(chǎn) poor gentleman who spent money like water

2．He paid $5,000 for the pearl without bargaining ________.

A．because he loved his wife very much

B．in order to get it as quickly as possible

C．since his business had been successful

D．so as to make the jeweller believe him

3．Both the man and the jeweller thought it ________.

A．possible to find an exact one like that pearl

B．difficult to get the matching pearl

C．impossible to advertise in the newspaper

D．easy to buy a similar pearl

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The people who answered the ad wanted to sell their pearls at a high price.

B．The woman was the well－dressed man's wife.

C．The jeweller was lucky enough to buy the little old lady's pearl.

D．The rich man didn't know the little old lady.

5．The jeweller could not find the rich man anywhere because he ________.

A．had moved to another hotel

B．was busy doing business with others

C．had escaped with $20,000

D．had told the wrong telephone number

1.解析：選C。推理判斷題。由well－dressed及the price didn't matter可以得知他是a rich businessman；他不惜花重金買珍珠給自己的妻子過生日，故可以得知他是a good husband。

2．解析：選D。推理判斷題。由文意可知，他這樣做的目的是為了不引起商店的老板的懷疑。

3．解析：選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段“The jeweller replied, ‘I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl’”可知答案。

4．解析：選A。推理判斷題。從第三段“...and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad”可以推知答案。

5．解析：選C。推理判斷題。理解文章大意可知，那個(gè)人后來找不到了，顯然他帶著錢跑了。

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