Jenny was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw a circle of white pearls(珍珠) in a box. “Oh please, Mommy .Can I have them? Please, mommy, please!”

Quickly the mother checked the back of the little box and said ,” That’s almost $2.00. If you really like them, I’ll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself.”

Then Jenny began doing more chores at home and did housework for neighbors. On her birthday, Grandma gave her another new dollar bill and she had enough money to buy the necklace.

Jenny loved her pearls. She wore them everywhere, even to bed.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, “Do you love me?”

“Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you.”

“Then give me your pearls.”

“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my Princess.”

“That’s okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night. ”And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.

About a week later, after the story time, Jenny’s daddy asked for the pearls again. And Jenny refused him again.

A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed. As he came close, he noticed one silent tear rolling down her cheek.

“What is it, Jenny? What’s the matter?”

Jenny didn’t say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little necklace. She finally said, “Here, Daddy. It’s for you.”

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny’s kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand to reach into his pocket and pull out a blue case with real pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her the real treasure.

What does the underlined word “Princess” mean?

A. It may be the daughter of the king .

B. It may be one of her toy girls.

C. It may mean Jenny`s teacher.

D. It may mean another necklace.

Why did tears come down when Jenny offered her necklace to her father?

A. Jenny felt sorry because she would lose her favorite.

B. Jenny felt excited because her father would give her a new necklace.

C. Jenny felt sad because the necklace she had bought was expensive.

D. Jenny `s father spent too much money on the necklace.

What’s the best title?

A. The Necklace      B. Father      C. Mother      D. Daughter

Maupassant(居·莫泊桑)was born in 1850 in northern France. His early life was not happy. His parents separated when he was 11. Most of his education came informally from Gustave Flaubert—his mother’s friend and his godfather, a journalist and novelist. Often Flaubert would let him take a walk and then ask him to write 100 lines about what he saw. This type of training developed in Maupassant a sense of observation, which he later put to use in his writing. Flaubert also allowed Maupassant to attend his Sunday gatherings with others in his literary circle
For a few years, Maupassant was connected with the Ministry of Public Instruction. It is interesting to note that Monsieur Loisel, a poor man character in The Necklace, worked there. He also served in the French army during the Franco-Prussian War. His favorite writing subjects were peasants, servants, in the city, and the Francd-Prussian War.
At an early age, Maupassant started writing short stories. In 1880, some of his works were published and he received a wide reputation for Boule de Suif (Ball of Tallow). With this success, he began to work full-time on writing. During the next ten years, he wrote over 300 stories, including six novels, three travel books, and a book of verse. Through them, he earn a lot of money.
His writing was classical and simple, avoiding social comments and dirty details. His works often showed a real world and an accurate knowledge of the subject. Although Maupassant wrote in many forms, he received widest recognition for his short stories. By 1890, Maupassant was suffering from the latter staged of syphilis(梅毒). He died in 1893 in Paris.
【小题1】 Which of the following is TRUE about Gustave Flaubert?

A.He often went out for a walk with Maupassant.
B.He was a journalist and novelist working for church.
C.He had a great influence on Maupassant’s writing..
D.He often helped Maupassant with his writing homework.
【小题2】 From text we know Monsieur Loisel is _______.
A.a man selling necklaces
B.a character in one of Maupassant’s works.
C.a short story written by Maupassant
D.a friend of Maupassant the Ministry of Public Instruction
【小题3】 What are the characteristics of Maupassant’s stories?
A.They have few social comments.
B.They are simple and humorous.
C.They only focus on the lives of peasants.
D.They are full of imagination.
【小题4】What can we learn about Maupassant from the text?
A.Only in his 30s did he begin to write stories.
B.He did not received any formal education.
C.He spent his last years happily.
D.Boule de Suif was his first success.

                           A

The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweler's shop before he got enough courage to enter.He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush blood to his face as he explained he would bring in his future wife to choose a birthday present.The assistant listened carefully and told him he'd better buy a necklace. He wasn't used to buying jewelry and was a little worried about overspending. After some discussion as to reasonable price and type(类型), the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o'clock. When, half an hour later, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away, satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married.

1.A good title(题目)for this passage is ________.

  A. A Clever Assistant     B. Buying a Birthday Present

  C. How to Choose a Necklace      D. A Brave Young Man

2. Why did the young man look nervous?

    A. Because he had never bought jewelry before.

    B. Because he would get married.

    C. Because he didn’t have enough money to buy a satisfying present.

    D. Because he feared he would be laughed at by shop assistants.

3.The word "overspending" in this passage means ________.

  A. spending too much money       B. spending too much time

  C. spending more time than be planned

  D. spending too much time and too much money

4.When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his

face________.

  A. turned pale  B. turned black   C. turned yellow D. turned red

5.James would come back to buy what he wanted because ________.

  A. the necklace was good    B. Laura liked the necklace

C. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things

  D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful

 

Some people were eating and drinking in a coffee house. A young woman was sitting alone at a table. She was wearing a beautiful diamond necklace. There was an ugly man at a table not far from her. He was looking at her necklace all the time.

Suddenly the lights went out. The coffee house was in darkness. The woman started to shout. She was very frightened. A few minutes later the lights came on again. The woman was crying. Her necklace was missing.

The manager quickly closed all the doors. He telephoned the police. No one could get out of the coffee house. The policemen soon came. The police inspector told his men to search everyone. The necklace was not on anyone. They then searched the whole coffee house. The necklace couldn't be found.

The police inspector then looked at the faces of all the people in the coffee house. He saw the ugly man and looked at the man carefully. He went up to the man and picked up the bowl of soup that was on his table. He then poured the soup into a glass. The necklace fell out. The policemen caught hold of the man and took him away. The young woman was happy to get back her necklace.

36. A young woman lost her necklace in ______________.

A. a hospital      B. a shop           C. a coffee house      D. a restaurant

37. The manager closed all the doors and _______________.

A. searched everyone in the coffee house     B. searched the whole coffee house

C. telephoned the police                  D. looked at all the people in the coffee house

38. The police inspector found the necklace in __________.

A. a bowl of soup  B. a bowl of rice    C. a glass of milk      D. a cup of coffee

39. The necklace was stolen by ___________.      

A. a beautiful girl  B. an old woman   C. a young student      D. an ugly man

 

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