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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 $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad(广告), but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. "I don't like to sell it," she said sadly. "I inherited(继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited from hers. But now I really need the money. "
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.
He paid$ 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
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.
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
查看习题详情和答案>>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 $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad(广告), but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. "I don't like to sell it," she said sadly. "I inherited(继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited from hers. But now I really need the money. "
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.
1. He paid$ 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
2.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.
3.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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A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There 1 my house, reduced to waist-high ruins, smelly and dirty.
Before the trip, I had had my car fixed .When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she 2 my Louisiana license plate. “You from New Orleans?” she asked .I said I was, “No 3 .” She said, and firmly shook her 4 when I reached for my wallet. The next day I went for a haircut, and 5 happened.
As my wife was studying in Florida ,we decided to move there and tried to find a(n) 6 house that we could afford while 7 paying off a mortgage（抵押贷款）on our ruined house .We looked at many places, but 8 was satisfactory. We had begun to accept that we would have to live in 9 reduced circumstances（条件）for a while, 10 I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kennedy in California. He had read some pieces I had written about our 11 for Slate, the online magazine and wanted to give us a new 12 across the lake for New Orleans.
It sounded too good to be true , 11 I replied ,thanking him for his exceptional generosity（大方）, 14 we had no plans to go back .Then a poet at the University of Florida offered to 15 his house to me, while he went to England on his one-year paid leave. The rent was rather 16 .I mentioned the poet’s offer to 17 , and the next day he sent a 18 covering our entire rent for eight months .Throughout this painful experience, the kindness of strangers has done much to 19 my faith in humanity .It’s almost 20 losing your worldly possessions to be reminded that people are really nice when given half a chance.
1．A．stood B．lay C．went D．left
2．A．watched B．looked C．overlooked D．noticed
3．A．smoking B．problem C．charge D．damage
4．A．head B．body C．hand D．arm
5．A．a strange thing B．different things C．another thing D．the same thing
6．A．rental B．expensive C．perfect D．beautiful
7．A．ever B．never C．also D．only
8．A．little B．much C．nothing D．none
9．A．specially B．gradually C．extremely D．usually
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11．A．happiness B．sufferings C．kindness D．fortune
12．A．house B．job C．field D．chance
11．A．so B．or C．as D．but
14．A．that B．which C．what D．why
15．A．sell B．present C．give D．let
16．A．terrible B．reasonable C．much D．high
17．A．my wife B．Katrina C．the university D．James Kennedy
18．A．note B．bill C．check D．letter
19．A．bring back B．bring down C．bring forward D．bring up
20．A．worthy B．worth C．useless D．good
查看习题详情和答案>>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 $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad（广告）, but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. "I don't like to sell it," she said sadly. "I inherited（继承） it from my mother, and my mother inherited from hers. But now I really need the money. "
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind．Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.
1. He paid$ 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
2. 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.
3. 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
查看习题详情和答案>>A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans．There lay my house, reduced to waist-high ruins, smelly and dirty．
Before the trip, I’d had my car fixed．When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she noticed my Louisiana license plate．“You from New Orleans?” she asked．I said I was, “No charge,” she said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet．The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing happened．
As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage（抵押贷款）on our ruined house．We looked at many places, but none was satisfactory．We’d begun to accept that we’d have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while, when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kennedy in California．He’d read some pieces I’d written about our sufferings for Slate, the online magazine, and wanted to give us （“no conditions attached”） a new house across the lake from New Orleans．
It sounded too good to be true, but I replied, thanking him for his exceptional generosity, that we had no plans to go back．Then a poet at the University of Florida offered to let his house to me while he went to England on his one-year paid leave．The rent was rather reasonable．I mentioned the poet’s offer to James Kennedy, and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months．
Throughout this painful experience, the kindness of strangers has done much to bring back my faith in humanity．It’s almost worth losing your worldly possessions to be reminded that people are really nice when given half a chance．
1．What do we know about James Kennedy?
A．He was a writer of an online magazine．
B．He was a poet at the University of Florida．
C．He offered the author a new house free of charge．
D．He learned about the author’s sufferings via e-mail．
2．It can be inferred from the text that ______．
A．the author’s family was in financial difficulty
B．rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disaster
C．houses were difficult to find in the hurricane-stricken area
D．the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank
3．The author learned from his experience that ______．
A．worldly possessions can be given up when necessary
B．generosity should be encouraged in some cases
C．people benefit from their sad stories D．human beings are kind after all
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