2015考研英语阅读集中练世界最大蓝钻石
<p> 世界最大蓝钻石</p><p> <span word="Petra">Petra</span> <span word="Diamonds">Diamonds</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unearthed">unearthed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cullinan">Cullinan</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p> 佩特拉钻石公司近日宣布，他们在南非库利南钻石矿发现了一颗很有可能是迄今为止最大的蓝钻石。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strawberry">strawberry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weighs">weighs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="coins">coins</span>.</p><p> 它和一颗草莓差不多大，比3枚一英镑硬币略轻。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> ￡60<span word="million">million</span>.</p><p> 要是你能将这颗蓝色尤物装进自己的口袋，那你等于随身带了一颗价值超过6千万英镑的钻石。</p><p> <span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curse">curse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guillotined">guillotined</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="XVI">XVI</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Marie">Marie</span> <span word="Antoinette">Antoinette</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>.</p><p> 这颗钻石的买家得祈祷自己拥有比著名的希望蓝钻的拥有者更好的运气。希望蓝钻被认为会为拥有者带来厄运，比如被送上断头台的路易十六夫妇。</p><p> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="boron">boron</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rarest">rarest</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="red">red</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="found">found</span>.</p>
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