贵州省黔东南州剑河县民族中学人教版高三英语高考阅读理解s1necklace
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阅读理解A
Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold. This time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It’s easy to understand why the owner of the Joker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵). He had to begin with his calculations (计算) all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” Kaplan waited a few more days until be felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first blow. The diamond split (切开) exactly as he promised.
1. Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _______.
A. in a minute
B. at the foot of a big mountain
C. in his own backyard
D. in a garage
2. A diamond dealer is a person _______,
A. in the diamond business
B. who stores diamonds
C. who cuts diamonds
D. who sells diamonds
3. When the diamond was resold, _______.
A. the dealer lost a lot of money
B. Joker made some more money
C. the dealer got 800,000 dollars
D. Kaplan got 800,000 dollars
4. The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might
be worth _______.
A. $300,000
B. $500, 000
C. $300, 000,000
D. $800, 000, 000
5. Kaplan studied the diamond for _______.
A. one and a half years
B. more than half a year
C. over eighteen months
D. more than nineteen months
Key:1~5 CACDC
阅读理解B
The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments—outside the jeweller’s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he’d better buy a necklace. He wasn’t used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending. After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. When, half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the
one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married.
1. A good title for this passage is________.
A. A Clever Assistant
B. Buying a Birthday Present
C. How to Choose a Necklace
D. A Brave Young Man
2. The word “overspending” in this passage means__________.
A. spending too much money
B. spending too much time
C. spending more time than he planned
D. spending too much time and too much money
3. When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face_______.
A. turned pale
B. turned red
C. turned yellow
D. turned black
4. James and Laura reached the shop at
A. 4:30
B.5:00
C.5:30
D.6:00
5. James would come back to buy what he wanted because_______.
A. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things
B. the necklace was good
C. Laura liked the necklace
D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful
Keys:1-5 AABCA。