2.Charlie,a master carpenter(木匠),was very well respected in his community.Everyone knew that if they wanted the best,they would call on him.Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich.His fellow carpenters always told him that if you used inferior(劣質(zhì)的)materials and cheap labor then you could make a lot of money.Charlie would not hear of it.
One day,John,the richest man in town came to Charlie.He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town.It overlooked the entire city.He was going to Europe for 4months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town."Spare no expense and give me the best."
Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money.He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers.He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵).After 4months he had spent about 50%of what he usually spends on a house.
John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house.When they met,John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense.Charlie said absolutely.John said that he was glad.He paid Charlie,then told him that he knew he was not rich and had always struggled.So he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house.
There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit.When you do,you never know what is going to happen.
50.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?C
A.Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter.
B.Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter.
C.Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter.
D.Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich.
51.What does the underlined phrase"spare no expense"in the second paragraph mean?B
A.to spend no money
B.to spend all the money necessary
C.to give not enough money
D.to waste no money
52.From Paragraph 3we can learnC.
A.Charlie did as the rich man told him
B.the house was well built
C.Charlie kept some of the money to himself
D.the house was only half finished after 4months
53.When Charlie heard that he would be given the house he must have feltB
A.happy B.regretful C.1ucky D.satisfied
54.What can we learn from the passage?D
A.A good carpenter shouldn't earn money from his labor.
B.A carpenter shouldn't earn a rich man's money.
C.The richest man often punished carpenters.
D.One should always he honest.
分析 這篇短文中的木匠--查理,本是一個(gè)受人尊敬的,但是有點(diǎn)固執(zhí)的好木匠.確因?yàn)橐粫r(shí)的貪心,自作自受,得到了一所劣質(zhì)的房子.從而告訴我們一定要誠實(shí)做人.
解答 50:C 第一段主要介紹了查理的三個(gè)特點(diǎn),技術(shù)熟練,受人尊敬,固執(zhí).故選C,查理是一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的,但是固執(zhí)的好木匠.
51:B 聯(lián)系下文描述,可知他想要找到很好的材料建造非常好的房子,因此此處指的是不惜成本的意思,故選B,只要是必要的錢,就花.
52:C 根據(jù)第三段Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money.及下文描述,可知選C,查理私吞了一部分錢.
53:B 結(jié)合第三段描述,因?yàn)椴槔韺㈠X私吞了,沒有用最好的材料在房子上,而現(xiàn)在房子又被贈(zèng)與了自己,可知此處查理應(yīng)該是感到很遺憾,故選B.
54:D 這篇短文中的查理,因?yàn)樨澬,結(jié)果自作自受.得到了一所劣質(zhì)的房子.從而告訴我們要做一個(gè)誠實(shí)的人.故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時(shí)要求考生對(duì)文章通讀一遍,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).