0ur village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife.  He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window.  When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 賬單) for his job.
My wife said to me quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today. ”But she said in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said.  John laughed and gave me his bill for the work.  I read:
One dining table                 10th November, 2011
Cost of wood                    $ 17:00
Paint                           $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour)          $8. 00
Total                           $36. 50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said.  “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute.  Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) it up again, You can forget the date-------”
I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
小題1:Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
A． Because he didn’t want the writer to check the bill carefully.
B． Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.
C．Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other.
D．Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like.
小題2:How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?
A．$ 26. 50B．$36. 50C．$56. 50D．$57. 50
小題3:When John got the money, he was happy because__________________________.
A． he felt lucky to get the money for his work
B． he got paid a lot more than usual for his work
C． he got as much money as he had expected
D． he didn’t have to add up the costs any more
小題4:Which word can best describe John?
A． CleverB． SillyC． DishonestD． Humorous(幽默的)
小題5:What can we learn about John from the passage?
A． He made a mistake carelessly in the bill
B． He tried to get more money for his work.
C． He had written the bill before the writer got home
D． He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

小題1:句意推斷題，根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由文中語句“Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?””可知。
小題3:句意推斷題，根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知。
小題4:句意推斷題，根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知。
小題5:理解推斷題，縱觀全文內(nèi)容理解可知。
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