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On the night of October 9,1799 ,a British vessel ran around near the Dutch coast, broke up and sank. It was estimated that $100
On the night of October 9,1799 ,a British vessel ran around near the Dutch coast, broke up and sank. It was estimated that $100
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On the night of October 9,1799 ,a British vessel ran around near the Dutch coast, broke up and sank. It was estimated that $100 million dollars’ worth of gold went down into the shifting sands less than fifty feet below the surface.
Over the past one hundred and eighty years interested parties had tried to salvage the treasure from the sunken vessel. But their effort went in vain. It is a mystery why and how the treasure disappeared.
The most probable explanation concerns two brothers, John and Rudi, who lived close to the shore. They were hard-pressed fishermen who tried hard to earn a living from the sea. Their boat often leaked and their nets were often torn. After the vessel had sunk, many fishermen went to the scene at low tide in the hope of locating some of the gold bars. They used tongs and nets fastened to long poles but their attempts were made almost impossible by the strong currents. Day by day, the vessel sank deeper and deeper to its ocean grave. As time passed, most fishermen gave up the search.
Only the two brothers persisted and turned treasure hunting into a full-time occupation. Their method was very original. They tied a heavy basket to the end of a rope and took turns to jump into water with the basket.
It would carry them down to the vessel where they would quickly fill it with anything they could grab before going up to the surface.
Each day they would return seemingly empty-handed to their house. After half a year, the Dutch government put a stop to their treasure hunting by declaring that the vessel was a prize of war, and soon after that the two brothers left the island, claiming that they had to visit an uncle who had been ill.
They returned a year later with a big fortune, which they claimed was inherited from their uncle in his will. Form that moment on, their immense wealth amazed the islanders. They moved into a big mansion and lived in unbelievable luxury. When it was later discovered that there had never been a sick uncle and that the" fortune" must have gathered in other ways, the police began to make enquiries.
John and Rudi finally get the treasure due to ______.
选项
A、their knowledge about the sea
B、the hard pressure they bore
C、the Dutch government prohibited treasure hunting
D、their persistence and creative method
答案
D
解析
此题考查兄弟两人寻找到宝藏的原因。原文中虽然没有明确提出何种原因,但是通过对寻找宝藏过程的描述,不难推断出[D]中所说的persistence and creative method(持之以恒的精神以及采用与众不同的方法)正是他们能打捞到宝藏的原因,所以选[D]。其他几个选项只是表面现象,并不能从本质上说明原因。
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