Question

閱讀下面的短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C和D選項中選出一個最佳選項。 　　Henry was a carpenter(木匠)of our village．Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work． 　　My wife said to me, quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said loudly, “It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?” 　　“I won't decide about that until I see that bill．”I said． 　　Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work． It said： 　　When I was looking at the bill, Henry said, “It's been 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'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month．” 　　“Yes．Hotter-and more expensive．Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Henry?” 　　Henry looked hard at me for half a minute．There was a little smile in his two blue eyes．I gave his bill back to him． 　　“If it isn't too much trouble, Henry,” I said, “Please add it up again．You can forget the date．” 　　I paid him 26.50 and he was happy to get it． 本文講述了一個木匠做好桌子算賬時，將日期中的日子也加入了錢數(shù)。 (1) Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill? [　　] A． Because it was a fine day indeed． B． Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully． C． Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like． D． Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully． (2) Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June? [　　] A． Became he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table． B． Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather． C． Because paint would be more expensive． D． Because the cost of wood would be more expensive． (3) The writer thought Henry would ask for ________ if he made a dining table on the last day of June． [　　] A． 26.50 B． 56.50 C． 46.50 D． 20.00 (4) When the writer gave him the money, Henry was happy because ________． [　　] A． he got the money easily B． he didn't have to add up the cost again C． he got what he should get for his work D． he got much money for his work (5) From the story we know that ________． [　　] A． Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home B． Henry still wanted to get 36.50 for his work in the end C． Henry made a mistake in the bill D． Henry tried to get more money for his work

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．B;4．C;5．D;
解析：

(1)	由全文語境可知，亨利為了不讓作者仔細地瀏覽賬單，所以談?wù)撎鞖�。故本題選D。
(2)	通過閱讀全文可知，作者認為亨利將日期和餐桌的錢數(shù)加在了一起，所以作者說到六月底桌子將多付20，故本題選A。
(3)	作者認為到六月最后一天如果亨利做張餐桌他將要56.50，故本題選B。
(4)	當作者給亨利錢時他很高興是因為他得到了該得的錢，故本題選C。
(5)	通過全文可知，亨利設(shè)法為他的工作賺更多的錢，故本題選D。