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A well-dressed man came into a famous jeweler 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 jeweler 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（质地） as she wanted a pair of earrings （耳环） made．"Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man．The jeweler replied, "I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl．”
The rich man asked the jeweler to advertise（登广告） in the newspapers, and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl．Many people answered the ad（广告）, but nobody had a pearl that was just right．Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came in．To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag．"I don't like to sell it," she said sadly．"I inherited（继承） it from my mother, and my mother inherited from hers．But now I really need the money．"
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind．Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news．The rich man, however, was nowhere to be found．
1．From the first paragraph we can guess that the jeweler considered the well-dressed man as_____________．
A．an honest jeweler to make friends with
B．a clever cheat （骗子） with a 1ol
C．a rich businessman and good husband
D．a poor gentleman who spent mc
2．He paid$ 5,000 for the pearl without bargaining（讨价还价）______________．
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 jeweler believe him
3．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 jeweler was lucky enough to buy the little old lady's pearl．
D．The rich man didn't know the little old lady．
4．The jeweler 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
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In 1988 , Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn't be able to check her luggage without paying a $ 100 surcharge （超载）．
Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call．
"I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without．" says Mary．
As tears ran down her face, a voice behind her said, "That's okay, I'll pay for her．"
Rather surprised, Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before．He had a gentle and kind voice mat was firm and decisive．
Although this happened twenty years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated （发出）from the man, Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back．The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper he gave to Mary．She thanked him repeatedly When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her．
That man turned out to be Barack Obama．
Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband．At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago, and had started his law studies at Harvard University.
In the spring of 2006 Mary’s parents heard Obama was considering a run for president. They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier.
And Obama replied, “ I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport. I’m happy I could help her then, and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama, United States Senator.”
56．Why did Mary feel completely desperate?
A．She had missed the only flight to Norway．
B．Her new husband abandoned her suddenly．
C．She didn't have the money to buy a ticket．
D．She had no money to pay for the surcharge．
57．How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her"?
A ．Amazed． B．Puzzled． C．Delighted． D．Annoyed．
58．Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address____,
A．in order to contact him later B．so that she could repay him
C．because impressed her deeply D．because she fell in love with him
59．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．A letter from Barack Obama．
B．Mary's parents support Obama．
C．Obama helped a stranger about 20 years ago．
D．Mary was lucky to get help at the airport．
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第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1988 , Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn't be able to check her luggage without paying a $ 100 surcharge （超载）．
Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call．
"I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without．" says Mary．
As tears ran down her face, a voice behind her said, "That's okay, I'll pay for her．"
Rather surprised, Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before．He had a gentle and kind voice mat was firm and decisive．
Although this happened twenty years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated （发出）from the man, Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back．The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper he gave to Mary．She thanked him repeatedly When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her．
That man turned out to be Barack Obama．
Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband．At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago, and had started his law studies at Harvard University.
In the spring of 2006 Mary’s parents heard Obama was considering a run for president. They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier.
And Obama replied, “ I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport. I’m happy I could help her then, and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama, United States Senator.”
1．Why did Mary feel completely desperate?
A．She had missed the only flight to Norway．
B．Her new husband abandoned her suddenly．
C．She didn't have the money to buy a ticket．
D．She had no money to pay for the surcharge．
2．How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her"?
A ．Amazed． B．Puzzled． C．Delighted． D．Annoyed．
3．Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address____,
A．in order to contact him later B．so that she could repay him
C．because impressed her deeply D．because she fell in love with him
4．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．A letter from Barack Obama．
B．Mary's parents support Obama．
C．Obama helped a stranger about 20 years ago．
D．Mary was lucky to get help at the airport．
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1988 , Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn't be able to check her luggage without paying a $ 100 surcharge （超载）．
Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call．
"I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without．" says Mary．
As tears ran down her face, a voice behind her said, "That's okay, I'll pay for her．"
Rather surprised, Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before．He had a gentle and kind voice mat was firm and decisive．
Although this happened twenty years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated （发出）from the man, Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back．The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper he gave to Mary．She thanked him repeatedly When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her．
That man turned out to be Barack Obama．
Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband．At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago, and had started his law studies at Harvard University.
In the spring of 2006 Mary’s parents heard Obama was considering a run for president. They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier.
And Obama replied, “ I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport. I’m happy I could help her then, and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama, United States Senator.”
1．Why did Mary feel completely desperate?
A．She had missed the only flight to Norway．
B．Her new husband abandoned her suddenly．
C．She didn't have the money to buy a ticket．
D．She had no money to pay for the surcharge．
2．How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her"?
A ．Amazed． B．Puzzled． C．Delighted． D．Annoyed．
3．Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address____,
A．in order to contact him later B．so that she could repay him
C．because impressed her deeply D．because she fell in love with him
4．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．A letter from Barack Obama．
B．Mary's parents support Obama．
C．Obama helped a stranger about 20 years ago．
D．Mary was lucky to get help at the airport．
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