Question

【题目】 Once upon a time, there was a fair with different shops in town. Among those was a small shop set up by a young man.

The shop was filled with colorful jewelry and other things made of glass. One of the pieces caught a jeweler’s eye. It was shining so brightly that the jeweler thought it was a precious diamond（珍贵的钻石）. He asked the shop owner,” What’s the price of this piece?”

“20 dollars,” replied the owner.

The jeweler wanted to save some money, so he said, “I can give you only 15 dollars for it.”

The shop owner refused.

There weren’t many people around the shop, so the jeweler thought to himself, “If I come back later, the shop owner may change his mind.” After hanging about for a while, he returned to the shop, only to find the piece missing. He asked the shop owner, “Where is the piece I asked for a moment ago?”

The shop owner replied , “I sold it for 20 dollars.”

The jeweler got angry and said,” What a fool（傻瓜）you are! It was not a glass piece but a precious diamond.”

The shop owner replied, “I’m not a fool but you are! You knew that piece was precious, but you tried to buy it for 15 dollars and left.”

【1】The change of the jeweler’s feeling can be described as ______________.

A.angry→happy→regretfulB.happy→angry→regretful

C.angry→regretful→happyD.happy→regretful→angry

【2】What lesson can we learn after reading the story?

A.Action speaks louder than words.B.Try to save as much money as we can.

C.Think twice before making decisions.D.Don’t lose much by trying to save a little.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位珠宝商因为想用15美金的价格买走一枚标价20美元的钻石，被店家拒绝后，钻石被别的买家以20美元买走，最终“因小失大”，错失这枚钻石的故事。

【1】推理判断题。由文章第二、三段可知珠宝商在一个小店里发现了标价20美元的真钻，钻石价格不菲，发现这么便宜的钻石可想而知作者是“happy 开心的”；根据文章倒数第二段第一句“The jeweler got angry and said.”可知珠宝商得知钻石被别人以20美元买走后是“angry 气愤的”；最后店主的话“I’m not a fool but you are! You knew that piece was precious, but you tried to buy it for 15 dollars and left.”让珠宝商十分后悔，因为他因为区区5美金而错失了一枚价值连城的钻石。故选B。

【2】主旨大意题。Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜于雄辩。Try to save as much money as we can. 尽力节省尽可能多的钱。Think twice before making decisions. 三思而后行。Don’t lose much by trying to save a little. 不要因小失大。根据最后店主的话“I’m not a fool but you are! You knew that piece was precious, but you tried to buy it for 15 dollars and left.”可知珠宝商因为区区5美金而错失了一枚价值连城的钻石，从珠宝商身上我们学到不能“因小失大”，故选D。