Question

17．Some time ago，an old businessman had a large store in Boston．He wanted a boy to work for him，and he put an advertisement in the newspaper．The next morning，many boys came to the old man's office，asking for the job．
    There was a post（柱子）by his desk，and there was a nail（釘子）in it．He took a walking-stick and said，"Everyone has three chances．If anyone can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once，I will give him the job．"
    The boy thought it was very easy．They all tried，but nobody could make it．So the old man said，"I'm sorry I can't take any of you．"And they left．
    He kept the advertisement in the papers，and the next morning many more boys came，and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before．The boy hit the nail successfully for three times．The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that．
"Yes，"said the boy，"I failed yesterday，but I thought that if I kept on trying a while，I could do it．So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it，and I got up very early this morning，and tried again．"
    The old man said，"You are the boy for me，"and gave him the job．Whatever the boy had to do，he tried to do his best．It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store．

66．Did the thin boy get the job at last？Yes，he did．
67．What did the old man have in Boston？A large store
68．Where did the boy practice hitting a nail？At home．

Answer 1

分析 從前，一位老商人在波士頓有一家大商店．他想招聘一個(gè)男孩來為他工作，他在報(bào)紙上發(fā)了一則廣告．第二天早上，許多小伙子來到這個(gè)老人的辦公室，謀求這份工作．
    在他桌子旁有一個(gè)柱子，上邊有個(gè)釘子．他拿出一根拐杖，說："每人三次機(jī)會．如果誰能用這根拐杖多次擊中釘子的頂端，我就給他這份工作．"
    小伙子認(rèn)為這非常容易．他們都去嘗試，但沒有人能做到．因此，老人說，"很遺憾我不能聘用你們．"他們離開了．他繼續(xù)在報(bào)紙上發(fā)這則廣告，第二天又有更多的小伙子來面試，從他們當(dāng)中，他看到了一個(gè)很瘦的小伙子，昨天他曾來過這兒．這個(gè)小伙子三次就成功擊中釘子．這位老人非常驚訝，問他是怎樣做到的．
"是的，"這個(gè)男孩說，"我昨天失敗了，但是我認(rèn)為如果我繼續(xù)堅(jiān)持試一試，我可能會做到．所以我回家練習(xí)用棍子敲釘子，直到成功，我今早上很早起床，又試了一下．"
    老人說，"你就是我想要的那個(gè)人"，并把這份工作給了這個(gè)小伙子．無論他需要做什么，他都盡自己最大的努力．離他成為商店里的最佳員工不遠(yuǎn)了．

解答 66．答案：Yes，he did．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文最后一段The old man said，"You are the boy for me，"and gave him the job，可知這個(gè)男孩最終得到了這份工作．故答：Yes，he did．
67．答案：A large store．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Some time ago，an old businessman had a large store in Boston．描述，可知這個(gè)老人在波士頓有一個(gè)大商場．故答：A large store．
68．答案：At home．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it，描述，可知這個(gè)男孩是在家里面練習(xí)用手杖擊打釘子．故答：At home．

點(diǎn)評 這是一篇故事類的閱讀理解．講述了一個(gè)小男孩在求職失敗之后，經(jīng)過不斷練習(xí)最終通過老人考驗(yàn)的故事．涉及的題目比較簡單，由一個(gè)一般疑問句和兩個(gè)特殊疑問句組成的任務(wù)型閱讀．都能在文章中找到細(xì)節(jié)線索．閱讀前，可先閱讀題目，帶著問題去閱讀會更準(zhǔn)確的找到答案．