Question

Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard. 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 (計算) 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.Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _______.

A. in a minute B. at the foot of a big mountain

C. in his own backyard D. in a garage

2. A diamond dealer is a person _______,

A. in the diamond business B. who stores diamonds

C. who cuts diamonds D. who sells diamonds

3.When the diamond was resold, _______.

A. the dealer lost a lot of money

B. Joker made some more money

C. the dealer got 800,000 dollars

D. Kaplan got 800,000 dollars

4.The owner of the 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

5.Kaplan studied the diamond for _______.

A. one and a half years B. more than half a year

C. over eighteen months D. more than nineteen months

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：文從Joker在后院發(fā)現(xiàn)世界上最大鉆石之一這一事情說起，再轉(zhuǎn)到鉆石切割可以讓鉆石價值翻倍增長這一話題，描述了鉆石切割的困難非比尋常及切割后鉆石的珍貴。

1. found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard.”中可以得出Joker從他的后院中找到世界上最大的鉆石之一的鉆石，故選C。

2. sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold.”中the diamond dealer鉆石經(jīng)銷商是從事鉆石商業(yè)的人，故選A。

3. New York, the diamond was resold. This time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars.”在紐約，這個鉆石被重新出售，這一次賣了接近80萬美元，故選C。

4. cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times.”可以得出，切分成功可以得到8千萬美元，故選D。

5. cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.切割者用整整12個月研究這個鉆石。第二段第三句Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work.”六個多月之后，Kaplan最后對擁有者說：“我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好開始切割”可以得出切割者花了12個月加上6個多月的時間，即超過18個月的時間，故選C。

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