Question

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(总计)                         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.
小题1:The table was made of __________.

A．Wood

B．glass

C．Paper

D．chair

小题2:The bill showed 36.50 in all because Henry __________.

A．didn’t do well in math	B．was an honest carpenter
C．added the date to the bill	D．was not a carpenter

小题3:In Henry’s opinion the write was a __________ guy.

A．smart and careful

B．silly and lazy

C．rich and hardworking

D．stupid and rich

小题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

Answer 1

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A

试题分析：文章介绍了一个有趣的故事，一个木匠算错了费用。
小题1:A 细节题。根据Cost of wood说明这个桌子是由木材制成的，故A正确。
小题2:C 计算题。根据　One dining table                 June 10, 2011
　　Cost of wood                        17.00
　　Paint                               1.50
　　Work, 8 hours (1 an hour)             8.00
　　Total(总计)                         36.50
可知真正的价格是26,5，他错把日期也算进去了，故C正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据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."
说明作者已经看清楚他所犯的错误了，他也意识到了，故A正确。
小题4:A 计算题。根据61题解析可知真正的价格是26.5，他错吧10号的日期也加了上去。故A正确。
点评：本文讲述了一个故事，聪明的木匠却算错了账，对计算题考查较多。