Henry was a carpenter of our village. Once I asked him to make a table for my family. A week later, Henry sent us the table and the bill as well.

My wife said to me, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?"

"I won't decide about that until I see the bill." I said.

Henry was drinking a glass of water. He laughed and gave me a piece of paper. It said,

Bill

One dining table                 June 10, 2011

Cost of wood                       17.00

Paint                               1.50

Work, 8 hours (1 an hour)             8.00

Total(總計)                         36.50

When I was looking at the bill, Henry said," It's a fine day, isn't it? Quite sunny."

"Yes," I said. "I'm glad it is only the 10th of June."

"Me too, " said Henry." You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month."

"Yes, hotter and more expensive. The table will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Henry? " I said, "If it isn't too much trouble, please add it up again. You can forget the date."

"OK, man. You are such a guy." Henry said with a smile in his two blue eyes, and he left with the money he should get.

1.The table was made of __________.

A.Wood

B.glass

C.Paper

D.chair

2.The bill showed 36.50 in all because Henry __________.

A.didn’t do well in math

B.was an honest carpenter

C.a(chǎn)dded the date to the bill

D.was not a carpenter

3.In Henry’s opinion the write was a __________ guy.

A.smart and careful

B.silly and lazy

C.rich and hardworking

D.stupid and rich

4. From the story we know that __________.

A.Henry got 26.5 for his work in the end

B.The table will cost 20 more on June 30

C.The writer paid 36.5 for the table

D.The writer got 36.5

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.A

【解析】

試題分析:文章介紹了一個有趣的故事,一個木匠算錯了費用。

1.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Cost of wood說明這個桌子是由木材制成的,故A正確。

2.C 計算題。根據(jù) One dining table                 June 10, 2011

  Cost of wood                        17.00

  Paint                               1.50

  Work, 8 hours (1 an hour)             8.00

  Total(總計)                         36.50

可知真正的價格是26,5,他錯把日期也算進(jìn)去了,故C正確。

3.A 推理題。根據(jù)Yes," I said. "I'm glad it is only the 10th of June."

  "Me too, " said Henry." You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month."

說明作者已經(jīng)看清楚他所犯的錯誤了,他也意識到了,故A正確。

4.A 計算題。根據(jù)61題解析可知真正的價格是26.5,他錯吧10號的日期也加了上去。故A正確。

考點:考查故事類閱讀

點評:本文講述了一個故事,聰明的木匠卻算錯了賬,對計算題考查較多。

 

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