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.
小題1:The table was made of __________.
A.Wood B.glassC.PaperD.chair
小題2:The bill showed 36.50 in all because Henry __________.
A.didn’t do well in mathB.was an honest carpenter
C.a(chǎn)dded the date to the billD.was not a carpenter
小題3:In Henry’s opinion the write was a __________ guy.
A.smart and carefulB.silly and lazyC.rich and hardworkingD.stupid and rich
小題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

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:A

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。
小題1:A 細節(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。
小題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,他錯把日期也算進去了,故C正確。
小題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。
小題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。
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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