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. The jeweler immediately realized the whole thing.

1.Actually, the man wanted to buy another pearl for _____.

A．himself           B．his wife           C．no one           D．his mother

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

A．he wanted to make the jeweler believe him

B．he was very rich.

C．his business had been successful

D．he was anxious to get it

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

A．exactly the same quality as the black one

B．exactly the same size as the black one.

C．exactly the same as the black one

D．exactly worth $25,000

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

A．he happened to be out

B．he died suddenly

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

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了一個高超的騙局，讓珠寶店老板損失了$20,000。

1.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.說明這實際上是一個騙局，這個人本身就是一個騙子，他根本就不想買這個珠寶，故C正確。

2.A 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.C 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C正確。

4.D 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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點評：本文講述了一個高超的騙局，讓珠寶店老板損失了$20,000。推理判斷題屬于主觀題，是層次較高的題目。它包括判斷和推理題。這兩類題常常相互依存，推理是為了做出正確的判斷，正確的判斷又依賴于合乎邏輯的推理。該題要求在理解表面文字的基礎上做出判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意思和深層意思，也就是通過文章中的文字信息，上下邏輯關系及事物的發(fā)展變化等已知信息，推斷出作者沒有直接表達的態(tài)度和觀點。