A group of travelers were having dinner in

题目内容：

A group of travelers were having dinner in a restaurant .While they were eating fish, they began to tell stories about finding valuable stones inside fish .

An old man ,who had listened to their conversation quietly ,said at last ,”Now I’m going to tell you a true story of my own .When I was young ,I worked in a large company in London .As is usual with other young people ,I fell in love with a pretty girl .Soon we were engaged .Two months before our marriage ,I was suddenly sent to Edinburgh on business .My stay was a bit longer than I had expected .At last my work was done and I left for home .Before I left Edinburgh , I bought a nice diamond ring for my sweet-heart .On my way to London ,I was looking through a newspaper .It was then that I learned of my sweet-heart’s getting married to another man. I was so sad that I threw the diamond ring into the water. A few days later, when I was eating fish ,I bit on something very hard .What do you think it was?

“The diamond ring ,” shouted his friends . “No,” said the old man sadly ,It was a fish bone.

小题1:The young man bought a diamond ring ______

A．soon after he started working in Edinburgh .

B．when he got engaged to his sweet-heart .

C．after her marriage.

D．when he was going to return.小题2:The man was very angry because _______

A．he threw away his diamond ring.

B．his sweet-heart had married someone else

C．he had been away longer than expected

D．a hard stone gave him a terrible pain小题3:The other travelers expected the old man to ____

A．get back the diamond ring

B．bite on a stone

C．find a fish bone

D．tell an interesting but untrue story.

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:B

小题3:A

答案解析：

小题1:D从第二段I left for home .Before I left Edinburgh , I bought a nice diamond ring可知是他离开 Edinburgh回家之前。

小题2:B.从第二段It was then that I learned of my sweet-heart’s getting married to another man. I was so sad that I threw the diamond ring into the water可得知答案

小题3:A。第一段中谈到他们讨论在鱼身上找有价值的石头的话题，结合最后一段可知其他游客以为老人找回了钻石。

点评：本文大意：一群游客讨论在鱼身上找有价值的石头的话题，其中一位老人讲述了他亲身经历的一个真实的故事，当大家都以为他在鱼身上找到有价值的东西----钻石的时候，结果只是鱼骨头。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。