首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、He was very rich. B、He was anxious to get it. C、His business was very successful. D、He wanted to make the jeweler believe him.
A、He was very rich. B、He was anxious to get it. C、His business was very successful. D、He wanted to make the jeweler believe him.
admin
2013-02-24
46
问题
A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday and the price did not matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a number of beautiful expensive pearls, he chose a nice black one that cost $ 5,000. He paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left. A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. He had to buy one of exactly the same size and quality, as she wanted to have a pair of earrings made. “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl.” The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offered $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up, a little old lady came in to his shop. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need 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 man, however, was nowhere to be found.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. Why did the man pay $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining?
34. What’s the requirement of another pearl the man wanted?
35. How much money does the man cheat the jeweler of?
选项
A、He was very rich.
B、He was anxious to get it.
C、His business was very successful.
D、He wanted to make the jeweler believe him.
答案
D
解析
推理题。浏览选项可知,选项与男士的行为有关,需对文章进行通篇理解。一位“富商”先是花5000美元在珠宝店买了颗黑珍珠,又出了5倍的价格想买一颗同样的珍珠。最后一位老妇人拿着珍珠上了门,珠宝商便以25,000美元的价格买下了这颗珍珠,但是当他通知那个“富商”时,“富商”却销声匿迹了。在整个故事结束时我们不难推断,这是“富商”设的一个骗局,他和老妇人是同伙,当初买珍珠没有讨价还价是为了获取珠宝商的信任,为之后的行骗打下基础。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Yyu7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、TheColumbiaUniversity.B、TheStateGovernment.C、TheCongress.D、ThePresident.C事实细节题。短文中提到,正因为国会意识到有很多学生的处境和Wheeler一样,才会通过
A、Instructorandstudent.B、Policeanddriver.C、Physicianandpatient.D、Waitressandcustomer.D职业身份题。女士问是否要点开胃菜,男士说自己比较喜欢这些东西
A、Thenumberofpeoplewhotakethetests.B、Languagesthatthetestpapersarebasedon.C、Testingmethodsthatthespeakingte
Waffles?Frenchtoast?Bacon?Bigbreakfastsmaybeathingofthepast.AccordingtotheAssociatedPress,moreAmericansarec
Waffles?Frenchtoast?Bacon?Bigbreakfastsmaybeathingofthepast.AccordingtotheAssociatedPress,moreAmericansarec
FrequentbusinesstravelerJoyceGioiaforgotmorethan$20000worthofjewelryinherhotelroominItalylastyear.Luckily
Becausesomanypeopleintheirteensandearly20sareincreasinglysocializing—accessibletoeachothereveryminuteoftheda
A、Shedidn’twanttobeatypist.B、Shewasnotenthusiasticabouttyping.C、Shewasnotenergeticenoughtodothejob.D、Shen
A、Sheiscarelessabouthermoney.B、Sheshouldhaveboughtthebluedress.C、Shecouldborrowsomemoneyfromtheman.D、Sheha
Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewones—thekindofhigh-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethec
随机试题
党的思想路线的前提和基础是()
X线管容量是指X线管在安全使用条件下能承受的最大负荷量,是一次负荷的安全性,即在确定曝光时间下所能允许使用的最大曝光条件;X线管容量与管电压的有效值、管电流的有效值成正比。X线机中设置容量保护电路的目的是
互联网药品交易服务的产品不包括
加速数原理中的净投资取决于()
吕含蓉,32岁,四年前因与前夫父母无法和睦相处而与丈夫离婚,有一个4岁的儿子小聪。结婚后,吕含蓉与前夫父母共居一室。前夫父母因为吕含蓉出身农村,没有出去工作,而认为她没有为家庭做什么贡献,经常在儿子面前诉说吕含蓉的不是。为此,吕含蓉和前夫三天两头吵架,但是
有的教师在完成应该完成的工作之后,不会再多做一点,不再追求完美与成长,他们的工作往往就是遵照聘用合同的条款,缺少热情和持续成长与追求卓越的劲头。上述现象处于教师职业发展阶段的()。
用方形地砖铺一块正方形地面,四周用不同颜色的地砖加以装饰,用47块不同颜色的砖装饰了这块地面相邻的两边。这块地面一共要用多少块砖?
甲雇佣乙为自己的长途货车司机。乙在送货过程中,因重大过失致行人丙受到伤害。对丙的伤害应由()。(2010一专一49)
2017年6月9日,上海合作组织成员国元首理事会第十七次会议在哈萨克斯坦首都阿斯塔纳举行。这次会议正式给予上海合作组织成员国地位的国家是
Ifpeopledonottell______foranelectroniccomputertodo,itwillaccomplishnothing.Thisisthereasonwhyelectroniccom
最新回复
(
0
)