Question

A businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, "If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him."

A dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.

"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet," said the loser, "I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!"

"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet," said the dustman.

They began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.

After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, "I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!"

Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, "Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!"

1.The wallet the businessman lost ________.

A．was found in a shop

B．was sent to the judge

C．was found in a dustbin

D．was never to be found

2.The businessman was eager to get back the wallet because _________.

A．there was the address of an important judge in it

B．there was a lot of money in it

C．he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought

D．it was a very expensive one

3.Having heard what had happened, the judge _________ .

A．took the side of the businessman

B．made a wise decision

C．took pity on the loser

D．did not know what to do

4.Where do you think was the diamond ring?

A．The businessman hid it.

B．The dustman kept it

C．The judge stole it.

D．The story of the ring was nothing but a lie.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.C 细节题。根据第二段A dustman found the wallet in a dustbin.说明C正确。

2.B 推理题。根据第一段第一行A businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it.说明钱包里有很多钱是他想找回的原因，故B正确。

3.B 推理题。根据文章最后两段可知这个法官洞悉一切，我们可以想见他的选择是很明智的，因为那个生意人关注的就是钱，而法官正是抓住了这一点。故B正确。

4.D 细节题。根据2,3段But the businessman changed his mind."There was still a diamond ring in my wallet," said the loser, "I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!"说明里面有项链只是一个借口。故D正确。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读

点评：本文讲述了一个聪明的法官审判的故事，他抓住了这个生意人的最大的缺点，在文章的最后留下了让我们自己思考的余地。以细节题的考查为主，在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。