A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’ s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that costs $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. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted 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 exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl."
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse." I don’t like to part with it." she said sadly, I got it from my mother, and ,my mother got it from hers. But I really need the money.
The jeweler was quickly 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.
小题1:The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for _____.
A．his wife
B．his mother-in-law
C．his own mother
D．no one小题2:Many people answer the advertisement because they wanted______.
A．to see the perfect pearl
B．to buy some beautiful pearl too
C．to get in touch with the rich man
D．to sell their own pearl at a high price小题3:The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.
A．he died suddenly
B．he happened to be out
C．he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money
D．he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
题目分析：本文讲述了一个衣着讲究的男人假装给妻子购买珍珠，伙同老妇人骗取珠宝商$20,000然后逃之夭夭的故事。
小题1:从第一段He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’ s birthday可得知是买给他妻子。
小题2:从 第三段offering $25,000 for the matching pearl可知他们出高价购买与之相配的耳环，所以许多人回应目的是想高价出售他们自己的珍珠。
小题3:根据文章最后一段可知珠宝商上当了，那个男人同老妇人合伙骗了珠宝商。他花了$25,000 买下珍珠，除去原来那个男人支付的$5, 000，共花了 $20,000 ，而那个男人则通过欺骗得到$20,000，然后逃之夭夭。
点评：本文讲述了一个衣着讲究的男人假装给妻子购买珍珠，伙同老妇人骗取珠宝商$20,000然后逃之夭夭的故事。答题前一定要读懂全文，一定要注意体会重要线索。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。