Question

【题目】根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词。

There was once a jeweler (珠宝商), famous for many virtues (美德). One day, some Arabs came to him for some diamonds to decorate an important thing for a yearly celebration.

The Arabs told him what they wanted, and 【1】 a fine price for him. He replied that he could not let them see the jewels at that moment, and needed them to come again.

B【2】 they wanted the diamonds very much and thought that the p【3】 of the jeweler was only to increase the price of the diamonds, the Arabs offered him twice, then three times as much as they were worth. But he still r【4】, and they were quite disappointed and went away.

Some hours later, he went to the Arabs and p【5】 the diamonds before them, for which they again offered him the last price, but he said, "I will only accept the first p【6】 you offered to me this morning."

"Why, then, did you disagree with us at first?" asked they in s【7】.

"When you came," replied he, "my father had the key to the safes (保险箱), in which the diamonds were locked, and as he was asleep, I would have to w【8】 him to gain them. At his age, a short of sleep u【9】 does him good; and no business is more important than my father's health."

The Arabs were t【10】by his words. They spread their hand upon the jeweler's head and showed their satisfying smiles.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】provided

【2】Because

【3】purpose

【4】refused

【5】put /placed

【6】price

【7】surprise

【8】wake

【9】usually

【10】touched

【解析】

本文讲述一位有着许多美德珠宝商的故事。有一次一些阿拉伯人想要向他购买珠宝，因为收藏这些珠宝的钥匙在珠宝商的老父亲身上，当时父亲正在睡觉，珠宝商为了不打扰父亲的休息，拒绝阿拉伯人3次主动提价，在父亲醒来后，他以最初的价格卖给阿拉伯人那些珠宝。阿拉伯人深受感动。

【1】句意：阿拉伯人告诉他他们想要的，愿意给他提供一个好价格。

根据and的并列成分和时态要一致的原则，推断空格填动词的一般过去式。从文字的表层意思推断空格处指“愿意给他提供一个好价格”；provide sth for sb意为“为某人提供某物”，故答案为provided。

【2】句意：因为他们很想要这些珠宝，认为珠宝商的目的只是想提高珠宝的价格。

根据下文的陈述“the Arabs offered him twice, then three times as much as they were worth.”可知“他们愿意出两倍甚至三倍的价格是因为他们很想要这些珠宝”，由此判断空格填表示“原因”的连词；根据首字母提示， because意为“因为”，空位于句首，故答案为Because。

【3】句意：因为他们很想要这些珠宝，认为珠宝商的目的只是想提高珠宝的价格。

根据下文“the Arabs offered him twice, then three times as much as they were worth.” 他们愿意出两倍甚至三倍的价格，推断上文指“他们认为珠宝商的目的只是想提高珠宝的价格”；根据首字母提示，purpose意为“目的”，the purpose of意为“……的目的”，故答案为purpose。

【4】句意：但是他仍然拒绝，他们感到十分失望、离开了。

空格是句子的谓语，判断填动词；陈述发生过的事情用一般过去时；根据下文“and they were quite disappointed and went away.”，推断“珠宝商再次拒绝了他们”； 根据首字母提示，refuse意为“拒绝”，其一般过去式为规则变化，以e为结尾，词尾+d；故答案为refused。

【5】句意：几个小时后，他去找那些阿拉伯人并且把珠宝放在他们面前。

根据and的并列成分和时态要一致的原则，推断空格填动词的一般过去式。根据下文“I will only accept the first price you offered to me this morning."，推断上文是“珠宝商带来了珠宝，放在他们面前”并愿意以最初的价格卖给他们；根据首字母提示，put/place意为“摆放”，put的一般过去式是不规则变化put，place一般过去式为规则变化，以e为结尾，词尾+d；故答案为put/placed。

【6】句意：我只接受你们今天早上提供给我的第一次的价格。

空格在“定冠词+序数词”后面，判断填单数可数名词；根据上文，可知“阿拉伯人去找珠宝商两次，出了三次价格”；根据下文“"Why, then, did you disagree with us at first”，推断空格处指“只接受第一次的价格”；根据首字母提示，price意为“价格”，名词，故答案为price。

【7】句意：他们惊讶的问“为什么？那么，你一开始为什么不同意卖给我们呢？”

由上文可知“阿拉伯人去找珠宝商两次，出了三次价格”，当珠宝商把珠宝带来并以第一次的价钱要卖给他们时，推断空格指“他们很惊讶地问”； 根据首字母提示，surprise意为“惊讶”，名词；in surprise意为“惊讶地”，故答案为surprise。

【8】句意：他当时睡着了，我要叫醒他才能拿到它们。

空格在have to后面，判断填动词原形；根据上文“as he was asleep”，可知“他爸睡着了”，要拿珠宝，就要叫醒他爸。根据首字母提示，wake意为“唤醒”，故答案为wake。

【9】句意：在他这个年龄，短暂的睡眠通常对他很好。没有什么事比我父亲的健康更重要。

空格在主谓之间，判断填副词；从文字的表层意思推断空格指“短暂的睡眠通常对他很好”； 根据首字母提示，usually意为“通常”，副词，故答案为usually。

【10】句意：阿拉伯人被他的话感动了。

根据下文“They spread their hand upon the jeweler's head and showed their satisfying smiles.”，从阿拉伯人的举动可知“他们被珠宝商的话感动了”； 根据首字母提示，touch意为“触摸”，be touched by意为“被……感动”，故答案为touched。