Question

阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出一个最佳选项。 　　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． 本文讲述了一个木匠做好桌子算账时，将日期中的日子也加入了钱数。 (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)	由全文语境可知，亨利为了不让作者仔细地浏览账单，所以谈论天气。故本题选D。
(2)	通过阅读全文可知，作者认为亨利将日期和餐桌的钱数加在了一起，所以作者说到六月底桌子将多付20，故本题选A。
(3)	作者认为到六月最后一天如果亨利做张餐桌他将要56.50，故本题选B。
(4)	当作者给亨利钱时他很高兴是因为他得到了该得的钱，故本题选C。
(5)	通过全文可知，亨利设法为他的工作赚更多的钱，故本题选D。