题目内容
The diamond is the hardest natural substance in the world． What causes this superhardness? Pressure and heat are the answers． The pressure has to be close to two million pounds． That’s per square inch． Much heat is required too． Experts say over 5,000 degrees． To make a diamond, one more thing is needed． This is ______． Pressure, heat, and carbon combine． They create a sparkling diamond． The very best are colorless． Pale blue stones─very rare─are high quality too．
Where do most diamonds come from? Over 97 percent come from Africa． The first diamond in Africa was not found by miners． Children found it, in 1866． They were playing in a shallow stream． One picked up “a pretty pebble”． The “pebble” was placed on the mantel of the fireplace． It was soon forgotten． Much later, a guest noticed the sparkle． He urged the farmer to have the stone looked at． He did． He took it to an expert in town． The “pebble” proved to be a diamond worth ＄2,500． That was a small fortune in those days． To date, the mines in Africa have produced over 1 billion dollars worth of diamonds．
Not all diamonds are found in Africa． Our hemisphere produced diamonds too． Brazil was a big producer in earlier times． The famous gem the Star of the South was found in brazil in 1853．
The gem the President Vargas was found more recently in Brazil． This was in 1938． A poor prospector found the stone． It was in the San Antonio River． It weighed 726．6 carats． The man sold the stone for ＄10,000 to a local broker． The broker almost immediately resold it． He got about ＄425,000． What a nice guy!
1．What is the best title of the passage? （Please answer within 10 words）
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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Some diamonds are found in Africa but some are not．
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3．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words）
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4．What do you think of the diamond in modern days?（Please answer within 30 words）
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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．
Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963. In 1984 he joined the NBA's Chicago Bull. His wonderful performance with leaping ability earned him the nickname “Air Jordan”. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and1993.
Because of some personal reasons, he left the team in 1993, he returned to the Bulls in 1995. Then, he got three additional championships in the following three years. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but he returned for two more NBA seasons in 2001.
In Jordan’s career, he was awarded with different titles and reputations, which included 5 MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star appearances and so on.
Jordan played on two Olympic gold medal-winning American basketball teams. As a college player he participated, and won the gold, in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Jordan led the team in scoring averaging 17.1 points per game for the tournament. In the 1992 Summer Olympics he was a member of the star-studded team that included Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and David Robinson and was known as "Dream Team". Playing limited minutes due to the frequent blowouts, Jordan averaged 12.7 points per game, finishing fourth on the team in scoring. The team won the gold medal, restoring the United States to the top of the basketball world.
Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He has gained tremendous popularity throughout the world. People of all ages and from all nationalities have gathered to watch him play. He is a hero among basketball spectators.
96. What earned Michael Jordan the nickname "Air Jordan"?
(no more than 6 words)
97. How many times was he awarded with the title of Most Valuable Player?
(no more than 2 words)
98. What was the Olympic gold medal-winning American basketball team called in 1992?
(no more than 3 words)
99. How does the writer comment on Michael Jordan? ( no more than 10 words)
He got 97 points, ____ second in this English test.
A. ranked B. ranking C. and ranking D. to rank
