4.Our village carpenter (木匠),John,came one day and made a dining table for my wife.He made it just the right size for the space between the two windows.When I got home that evening,John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.
My wife said to me quietly,"That's his ninth cup of tea today."But she said,in a loud voice,"It's a beautiful table,dear,isn't it?"
"I'll decide about that when I see the bill."I said.
John laughed and gave me his bill for the work.I read:

When I was looking at the bill,John said,"It's been a nice day,hasn't it?Quite sunny."
"Yes."I said."I'm glad it's only the tenth of November."
"Me,too."said John."You wait-it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month."
"Yes,colder-and more expensive!A dining table will be 20 more expensive on November 30,won't it,John?"
John looked hard at me for half a minute.Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes?I gave his bill back to him.
"If there isn't too much trouble,John,"I said,"please add it up again.You can forget the date…"
I paid him 26.50 and he was happy to get it.
36.Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?A
A.Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully.
B.Because it was really a fine day.
C.Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.
D.Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
37.The writer thought John would ask forCif he made a dining table on the last day of November.
A.20.00       B.46.50       C.56.50       D.26.50
38.When the writer gave John the money,he was happy becauseA
A.he got what he should get for his work
B.he got much more money for his work
C.he got the money easily
D.he didn't have to add up the costs again
39.From the story we know thatB
A.John made a mistake in the bill
B.John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work
C.John had writ ten out the bill before the writer got home
D.John still wanted to get 36.50 for his work in the end
40.What do you think of the writer?He isB.
A.honest       B.clever
C.foolish      D.a(chǎn)fraid.

分析 有一天我們鎮(zhèn)上的木匠John來(lái)我家并且為我妻子做了一個(gè)餐桌.他做的餐桌尺寸正好可以放在兩扇窗之間的空間.當(dāng)我那天晚上回到家,約翰正在喝茶并且正在寫他工作的價(jià)格表.
我妻子小聲地對(duì)我說(shuō),"那是他今天第九杯茶."但是她卻大聲地說(shuō),"親愛(ài)的,這是一張漂亮的桌子,是嗎?"
"我要看看價(jià)格表才能決定這是不是一張漂亮的桌子."我說(shuō).
約翰笑著把價(jià)格表遞給我.我讀到:
  一個(gè)餐桌                   1998年11月10日
  木頭花費(fèi)                      17.00美元
  噴漆                           1.50美元
  工費(fèi),8小時(shí)(一小時(shí)1美元)       8.00美元
  總共                            36.50美元
當(dāng)我正在看價(jià)格表時(shí),約翰說(shuō),"今天真是個(gè)好天,是嗎?非常晴朗."
"是的."我說(shuō)."我很高興今天才11月10日."
"我也是."John說(shuō)."你等著吧,這個(gè)月的月底就會(huì)變得很冷了."
"是啊,會(huì)變冷的.而且還很貴!一張餐桌到了11月30日就會(huì)貴20美元了嗎?是嗎,約翰?"
約翰深深的看著我,看了有半分鐘,他的藍(lán)眼睛里是含著笑嗎?我把賬單還給了他.
"如果不麻煩的話,約翰."我說(shuō),"拜托你再把這些數(shù)字加一遍吧,你就會(huì)忘了日期的."
我付給了他26.50美元,并且他很高興得到了這筆報(bào)酬.

解答 36.A  從John 的價(jià)格表來(lái)看,John 把日期與價(jià)格加起來(lái),企圖多收錢,所以他談?wù)撎鞖獾哪康闹皇菫榱朔稚⒆髡叩淖⒁饬,好蒙混過(guò)關(guān).故選A.
37.C  從John給作者的價(jià)格表來(lái)看,最后一行的總價(jià)是36.5,而上面的價(jià)格17+1.5+8加起來(lái)是26.5,John把日期10與價(jià)格26.5加起來(lái)才得到了36.5.所以如果是十一月份最后一天的話,就是價(jià)格26.5加上30,等于56.5,故選C.
38.A  根據(jù)原文I paid him 26.50可知,作者付給了他26.5,正是他價(jià)格表上正確的價(jià)格,是他應(yīng)得的.故選A.
39.B  從John給作者的價(jià)格表來(lái)看,最后一行的總價(jià)是36.5,而上面的價(jià)格17+1.5+8加起來(lái)是26.5,John把日期10與價(jià)格26.5加起來(lái)才得到了36.5.所以他的目的是想騙作者更多的錢.故選B.
40.B  從以上幾個(gè)題目來(lái)看,作者及時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)John的企圖,并且沒(méi)有上當(dāng),可知作者很聰明.故選B.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 這是一篇趣味性較強(qiáng)的閱讀,學(xué)生讀起來(lái)感興趣,看似簡(jiǎn)單,卻又需要學(xué)生真正的理解,還需要運(yùn)用數(shù)學(xué)計(jì)算來(lái)得出答案.

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