Question

【题目】

There was once a jeweler, 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 offered him a f【1】 price for the diamonds. He replied that he could not let them see the jewels at that moment, and required them to call again.

As they wanted the diamonds without any delay, and thought that the p【2】 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 refused, and they were quite d【3】 and went away.

Some hours later, he went to the Arabs and l【4】 before them the diamonds, for which they again offered him the last price they had named, but he said, “ I will only accept the first price you offered to me this morning.”

“Why, then, did you disagree with us at once?” asked they in surprise.

“When you came,” replied he, “my father had the key to the s【5】, in which the diamonds were locked, and as he was asleep, I would have to w【6】 him to gain them.”

“At his age, a short hour of sleep u【7】does him good; and no business is more important than my father’s single comfort.”

The Arabs were affected by his words. They spread their hand upon the jeweler’s head and showed their satisfying smiles.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】fine

【2】purpose

【3】disappointed

【4】laid

【5】safe

【6】wake

【7】usually

【解析】

本文讲述了一位以许多美德而闻名的珠宝商。有一天，为一年一度的庆典，一些阿拉伯人来找他买一些钻石来装饰一件重要的东西。阿拉伯人给了他一个很好的钻石价格，但他告诉他们现在不能见到珠宝，要求他们再来拜访。后来阿拉伯人给了他两倍的价格，然后是三倍的价格。但他还是拒绝了。几个小时后，他去了阿拉伯人那里，把钻石摆在他们面前，他们又给了他最后一个价钱，但是他说：“我只接受你今天早上给我的第一个价钱。”因为他的父亲拿着保险箱的钥匙，在他父亲这个年纪，短时间的睡眠通常对他父亲有好处；没有比他父亲的一个人的舒适更重要的事了。

【1】句意：这些阿拉伯人告诉他他们想要什么，并给了他一个很好的钻石价格。形容词修饰名词，本词修饰名词可知填形容词；结合句意和首字母提示可知填fine（好的，上等的）。

【2】句意：因为他们毫不迟疑地想要钻石，并且认为珠宝商的目的只是为了提高钻石的价格，所以阿拉伯人给了他两倍的价格，然后是三倍的价格。purpose：目的，意志；结合句意和首字母提示可知填purpose。

【3】句意：但他还是拒绝了，他们很失望，就走了。be动词后面跟形容词做表语。disappointed：失望的，沮丧的。结合句意和首字母提示可知填disappointed。

【4】句意：几个小时后，他去了阿拉伯人那里，把钻石摆在他们面前，他们又给了他最后一个价钱，但是他说：“我只接受你今天早上给我的第一个价钱。”并列连词and连接的两个谓语动词形式应一致，went是一般过去时，可知填一般过去时；lay摆放，过去式是laid。结合句意和首字母提示可知填laid。

【5】句意：“当你来的时候，”他回答说，“我父亲有保险箱的钥匙，钻石被锁在保险箱里面了。由于他睡着了，我必须叫醒他才能拿到他们。” safe：保险箱，保险柜；结合句意和首字母提示可知填safe。

【6】句意：“当你来的时候，”他回答说，“我父亲有保险箱的钥匙，钻石被锁在保险箱里面了。由于他睡着了，我必须叫醒他才能拿到他们。”短语have to do sth.：必须做某事；可知填动词原形。wake sb. up：唤醒某人；结合句意和首字母提示可知填wake。

【7】句意：在他这个年纪，短时间的睡眠通常对他有好处；没有比我父亲的独处更重要的事了。副词修饰动词，本词修饰动词does，可知填副词；usually：通常，副词；结合句意和首字母提示可知填usually。