完形填空

　　Jenkins was a jeweler, who had made a large diamond ring worth 57000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only 2000. This he took to the shop, which 2 it without a question.

　　Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to the 5 ring, the shop sold it for 60000.

　　Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office.“It's a faulty diamond,”he said.“It isn't worth the high 7 I paid.”Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in an 9 . She had escaped, 10 the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great 11 of the fire.

　　The shop had to 12 . They knew that no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the 14 diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who 15 it?

　　A picture of the ring appeared it the 16 . A reader thought the 17 the ring. The nest day, another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring.“Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?”the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

1．

[　　]

A．only　　　　　B．surely

C．nearly　　　　D．exactly

2．

[　　]

A．accepted　　　B．received

C．refused　　　 D．rejected

3．

[　　]

A．real　　　　　 B．modern

C．worthy　　　　D．valuable

4．

[　　]

A．flew　　　　　B．drove

C．sailed　　　　 D．bicycled

5．

[　　]

A．first　　　　 B．second

C．last　　　　　D．next

6．

[　　]

A．sold　　　　　B．posted

C．brought　　　 D．returned

7．

[　　]

A．cost　　　　　B．money

C．price　　　　 D．value

8．

[　　]

A．facts　　　　 B．matters

C．questions　　 D．results

9．

[　　]

A．affair　　　　B．accident

C．incident　　　D．experience

10．

[　　]

A．so　　　　　　B．or

C．but　　　　　 D．and

11．

[　　]

A．pile　　　　　B．heat

C．power　　　　D．pressure

12．

[　　]

A．think　　　　 B．agree

C．permit　　　　D．promise

13．

[　　]

A．almost　　　　B．even

C．just　　　　　D．ever

14．

[　　]

A．real　　　　　B．pure

C．right　　　　 D．exact

15．

[　　]

A．copied　　　　B．made

C．stole　　　　 D．did

16．

[　　]

A．notices　　　 B．magazines

C．newspapers　　D．programmes

17．

[　　]

A．saw　　　　　B．knew

C．found　　　　 D．recognized

18．

[　　]

A．showed　　　　B．drew

C．printed　　　　D．carried

19．

[　　]

A．carrying　　　B．dressing

C．wearing　　　D．holding

20．

[　　]

A．dancer　　　　B．woman

C．reader　　　　D．jeweler

完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

　　Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth ￡ 57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only ￡ 2,000. Then he took it to the shop, which 2 it without question.

　　Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to (至于说) the 5 ring, the shop sold it for ￡ 60,000.

　　Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office. “ It's a faulty (假的) diamond,” he said. “It isn't worth the high 7 I paid.” Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in an 9 . She had escaped, 10 the ring had fallen off and been damaged (损坏) in the great 11 of the fire. The shop had to 12 . They knew that 13 fire on earth can ever damage a perfect (完美的) diamond. Someone had taken the 14 diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who 15 it?

　　A picture of the ring appeared in the 16 . A reader thought he 17 the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring. “Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?” the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison (监狱).

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t   26  the watch.   It was the British   27  did it. Here is a story of   28  the watch was   29  to Switzerland.   

Many years ago, an Englishman was    30   to Italy     31    his way he 

stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a      carriage inside    32   there was a carriage watch. This was the    33   kind of   watch. A native shop assistant    34    to see the watch. He    35   what it was   and asked the Englishman   36  it. “It is a carriage watch.  ”said the man. “ This  machine    37  the time but now it isn’t working.” 

At once the shop assistant    38   to try to repair it. So the traveller  39   him the watch. The assistant was a very wise man. So it  was not  40  that he managed to repair it. He  41   remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveller had   42  on his journey, he made a watch of    43  the same type. 

      44   the watch-making was    45   in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world. 

26.A.make        B.invent     C.produce      D.develop 

27.A.which       B.who       C.where        D.they 

28.A.why         B.that       C.how         D.when 

29.A.carried       B.sold      C.sailed        D.brought 

30.A.travelling     B.riding     C.walking      D.running 

31.A.On          B.In         C.At          D.From 

32.A.which       B.that        C.it           D.whom 

33.A.proper       B.smallest    C.earliest       D.biggest 

34.A.wanted      B.seemed     C.happened     D.discovered 

35.A.wondered    B.thought    C.understood    D.discovered 

36.A.on          B.about      C.of           D.with 

37.A.gives        B.tells       C.strikes       D.counts 

38.A.failed        B.helped     C.insisted      D.offered 

39.A.served       B.shared     C.showed       D.handed 

40.A.surprise      B.surprised   C.surprising     D.surprises 

41.A.however      B.besides    C.but          D.even 

42.A.gone        B.done       C.come        D.spent 

43.A.correctly     B.specially   C.exactly       D.naturally 

44.A.Thus        B.So         C.Otherwise    D.However 

45.A.opened      B.started      C.done         D.returned

Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t  26  the

watch.   It was the British   27  did it.Here is a story of  28  the

watch was  29  to Switzerland.

Many years ago, an Englishman was  30   to Italy   31   his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a      carriage inside    32  there was a carriage watch. This was the  33  kind of  watch. A native shop assistant   34  to see the watch. He  35  what it was  and asked the Englishman   36  it.“Itis a carriage watch. ”said the man. “ This  machine    37  the time but now it

isn’t working.”

At once the shop assistant    38   to try to repair it. So the traveller  39  him the watch. The assistant was a very wise man. So it  was not  40  that he managed to repair it. He  41  remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveller had  42  on his journey, he made a watch of  43  the same type.

  44  the watch-making was   45  in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world.

1.                A．make          B．invent          C．produce  D．develop

2.                A．which          B．who           C．where    D．they

3.                A．why           B．that            C．how D．when

4.                A．carried         B．sold            C．sailed    D．brought

5.                A．travelling       B．riding          C．walking   D．running

6.                A．On            B．In             C．At   D．From

7.                A．which          B．that            C．it    D．whom

8.                A．proper         B．smallest         C．earliest   D．biggest

9.                A．wanted         B．seemed         C．happened D．discovered

10.               A．wondered      B．thought        C．understood D．discovered

11.               A．on            B．about          C．of    D．with

12.               A．gives          B．tells           C．strikes D．counts

13.               A．failed          B．helped         C．insisted   D．offered

14.               A．served         B．shared         C．showed   D．handed

15.               A．surprise        B．surprised       C．surprising  D．surprises

16.               A．however       B．besides         C．but   D．even

17.               A．gone          B．done          C．come D．spent

18.               A．correctly       B．specially        C．exactly    D．naturally

19.               A．Thus           B．So             C．Otherwise D．However

20.               A．opened        B．started         C．done D．returned

Jenlins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond(钻石) ring worth 57,000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___1___ like the first one but was worth only 2,000 pounds. This he took to the shop, which ___2___ it without a question.

Jenkins gave the much more ___3___ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife ___4___ to Paris for a weekend. As to the ___5___ ring, the shop sold it for 60,000 pounds.

Six months later the buyer ___6___ it back to Silkstone’s office. “It’s a faulty(有瑕疵的) diamond,” he said. “It isn’t worth the high ___7___ I paid.” Then he told them the ___8___. His wife’s car had caught fire in an ___9___. She had escaped(幸免), ___10___ the ring had fallen off and been damaged(损坏) in the great ___11___ of the fire.

The shop had to ___12___. They knew that no fire on earth can ___13___ damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the ___14___ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who ___15___ it?

A picture of the ring appeared in the ___16___. A reader thought he ___17___ the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which ___18___ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman ___19___ a large diamond ring. “Do you know the ___20___ with the lovely diamond ring?” the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

1. A. only       B. surely C. nearly D. exactly

2. A. accepted B. received     C. refused       D. rejected

3. A. real B. modern      C. worthy       D. valuable

4. A. flew       B. drove  C. sailed  D. bicycled

5. A. first       B. second       C. last     D. next

6. A. sold       B. posted C. brought      D. returned

7. A. cost       B. money       C. price   D. value

8. A. facts      B. matters       C. questions    D. results

9. A. affair     B. accident     C. incident      D. experience

11. A. pile      B. heat    C. power D. pressure

12. A. think    B. agree  C. permit D. promise

13. A. almost  B. even   C. just     D. ever

14. A. real      B. pure    C. right   D. exact

15. A. copied  B. made  C. stole   D. did

16. A. notices B. magazines  C. newspapers D. programmes

17. A. saw      B. knew  C. found  D. recognized

18. A. showed       B. drew   C. printed       D. carried

19. A. carrying      B. dressing     C. wearing      D. holding

20. A. dancer  B. woman       C. reader D. jeweler