Question

【題目】

One day a little boy dialed a telephone number and started to speak and he put part of his hand over the phone at the same time. He wanted to change the tone (音色，語調) of his voice. While all this was happening, a man who was working nearby, watched carefully and listened with great interest to the conversation that followed:

“Lady, can you give me the job of cutting your lawn (草坪)?”

“I already have someone to cut my lawn,” answered the woman at the other end of the phone.

“Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now.” “I’m very satisfied with the person who is cutting my lawn.”

The boy said, “Lady, I’ll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free,”

“No, thank you.”

With a smile on his face, the young boy thanked the lady and hung up the phone. The man then walked over to the boy and said: “Son, I like your attitude（態(tài)度）. I’d like to offer you a job.”

“No, thanks,” said the boy.

“But you’re looking for a job, aren’t you?”

“No, sir,” answered the boy. “I was just checking on my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who cuts that lady’s lawn!”

【1】The boy made a phone call and spoke in a strange way because___________.

A. he didn’t want the lady to hear his real voice

B. he didn’t like his voice

C. he wanted to get a new job

D. he played a joke with the lady

【2】What does the underlined word “performance” mean in Chinese?

A. 表演 B. 認真 C表現(xiàn) D.努力

【3】After the boy hung up the phone, he smiled because_____________.

A. he could find another job

B. he didn’t mind the lady’s attitude

C. the man wanted to give him a new job

D. he got the answer he wanted

【4】The man would like to offer the boy a job, because_____________.

A. he needed a person to cut his lawn.

B. he thought the boy was very poor.

C. the boy was refused but he still looked happy.

D. he was a boss.

【5】What can we learn from the story?

A. The boy really needed a new job.

B. The lady didn’t like the person who is cutting her lawn.

C. The boy accepted the new job which the man offered.

D. The boy found the truth in a clever way.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】文章大意：短文講述了一個小男孩去電話亭拿起電話打給他所工作的那家主人，一個在附近工作的人聽到了整個對話，通過一系列對話這個人了解到男孩是一個有著積極精神和執(zhí)著態(tài)度的好孩子，便想要為他提供工作，但這個男孩拒絕了，因為他打這個電話只是為了自我測評。

【1】理解推測題。根據第一段第一句One day a little boy dialed a telephone number and started to speak and he put part of his hand over the phone at the same time.和文章的最后一句“I was just checking on my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who cuts that lady’s lawn!”可知，小男孩是想通過這個辦法來檢測自己的工作表現(xiàn)，所以推測他不想讓主人知道他是誰，所以才用一個奇怪的聲音打電話，故答案選A。

【2】理解推測題。根據下文I am the one who cuts that lady’s lawn!我就是給那位女士剪草坪的人，可知這個小男孩是通過這種方法在檢測自己的工作表現(xiàn)，故答案選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據“I already have someone to cut my lawn,” answered the woman at the other end of the phone. 以及下文“I’m very satisfied with the person who is cutting my lawn.”可知，女士對修剪草坪的人非常滿意，而小男孩打電話的目的也就是想檢測主人是否對自己的工作滿意，所以他得到了他想知道的，所以他放下電話后笑了，故答案選D。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中的句子With a smile on his face, the young boy thanked the lady and hung up the phone. The man then walked over to the boy and said: “Son, I like your attitude. I’d like to offer you a job.”可知，這個男人想給這個男孩一份工作，是因為他喜歡這個男孩的態(tài)度，而這個男孩的態(tài)度就是即使被拒絕也面帶微笑，看上去仍然很快樂，故答案選C。

【5】理解歸納題。根據第一段第一句One day a little boy dialed a telephone number and started to speak and he put part of his hand over the phone at the same time.和文章的最后一句“I was just checking on my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who cuts that lady’s lawn!”可知，小男孩是通過這個辦法檢測自己的工作表現(xiàn)，所以說他是一個聰明的孩子，故答案選D。