Question

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．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．
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. He was going to Europe for 4 months 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 4 months 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(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that 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．
小题1:What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

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．

小题2:What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?

A．to spend no money

B．to spend all the money necessary

C．to give not enough money

D．to waste no money

小题3:From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ .

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 4 months

小题4:When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .

A．happy

B．sorry

C．1ucky

D．satisfied

小题5:What can we learn from the passage?

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 be honest．

Answer 1

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D

试题分析：这篇短文中的木匠——查理，本是一个受人尊敬的，但是有点固执的好木匠。确因为一时的贪心，自作自受，得到了一所劣质的房子。从而告诉我们一定要诚实做人。
小题1:第一段主要介绍了查理的三个特点，技术熟练，受人尊敬，固执。故选C，查理是一个不错的，但是固执的好木匠。
小题2:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是不惜成本的意思，故选B，只要是必要的钱，就花。
小题3:根据第三段Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．及下文描述，可知选C，查理私吞了一部分钱。
小题4:结合第三段描述，可知此处查理应该是感到很遗憾，故选B。
小题5:这篇短文中的查理，因为贪心，结果自作自受。得到了一所劣质的房子。从而告诉我们要做一个诚实的人。故选D。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。