16.Once upon a time,a king had a precious diamond (钻石).As he held it to the light,it was shinning.He felt it would suit the crown (皇冠).
One morning,the king awoke and upon taking out his precious treasure,he found,much to his astonishment,there was a single thin crack running down its face.
The greatest jewelers were called in to look at the stone in the hope of fixing it,but nothing could be done-the crack ran so deeply down the face of the diamond that any effort to remove it would ruin the diamond.
Finally,one jeweler,a simple man from one of the neighboring villages,stepped forward,saying that he would save the diamond.
The king laughed.The greatest jewelers in the world had seen the stone and considered it hopeless,how could a simple jeweler hope to do anything?
Seeing there was nothing to lose,the king informed the jeweler that he could spend a single night with the diamond.If he managed to fix it,he would get great reward.If,however,he did not succeed,a bitter lot would wait for him.
Locked in the room,the jeweler took a long look at the stone.It was true that the crack could not be removed without destroying the precious diamond in the process.What could be done?
The next morning,the jeweler came out with the stone in hand and a smile on his face.
When the diamond was shown,everyone let out a cry of amazement.The crack was not removed,but turned into the stem of a delicate (精致的) rose,the symbol of the kingdom.
The king stood up and hugged the jeweler."Now I truly have my crown jewel!The diamond wasn't perfect until now.It's the best I've seen and the unique in the world!"
21.The king become quite worried whenC.
A.he found the diamond was missing
B.he got to know the diamond was not unique
C.he noticed a thin crack on the diamond
D.he realized the diamond didn't match the crown
22.Why did the king laugh when the simple jeweler offered to save the diamond?B
A.He thought badly of the jeweler.
B.He felt the jeweler was talking big.
C.He believed in the jeweler's skill.
D.He finally found someone to fix the diamond.
23.The simple jeweler succeeded becauseC.
A.he was more skilled than other jewelers
B.he showed more courage to meet the challenge
C.he worked out a creative plan to solve the problem
D.he was good at making designs of diamonds.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了国王的钻石出现了裂痕,在大家都没有办法的时候,一位简单的珠宝商想出了办法,尽管没有除去裂痕却将它变为一段玫瑰,使得国王更加喜爱.
解答 21.C.细节理解题.根据文章第二段"the king awoke and upon taking out his precious treasure,he found,much to his astonishment,there was a single thin crack running down its face"可知国王但有的是钻石上出现了裂纹;故选C.
22.B.推理判断题,根据文章第五段"The greatest jewelers in the world had seen the stone and considered it hopeless,how could a simple jeweler hope to do anything"国王在简单的珠宝商提供了解决的方法是笑是因为他不相信最伟大珠宝商都没办法的钻石他能解决;故选B.
23.C.细节理解题.根据文章倒数第二段"The crack was not removed,but turned into the stem of a delicate (精致的) rose,the symbol of the kingdom"可知珠宝商想出来一个创造性的计划拯救了这钻石;故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.