Question

【題目】 Peter 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. Peter 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.

Peter laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said,

BILL

One dining table June 10,2016

Cost of wood 27.00

Paint 5.50

Work,8 hours（2 an hour） 16.00

Total 58.50

When I was looking at the bill, Peter said.” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny”

“Yes.” I said，“I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”

“Me too,” said Peter.” 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, Peter?

Peter 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, Peter.” I said.” Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”

I paid him ________ and he was happy to get it.

【1】Was the dinner table made by Peter?

【2】When was the dinner table completed?

【3】How long did it take the carpenter to make the table?

【4】Why did the writer ask Peter to add the bill up again?

【5】What number can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph?

【6】Which character in the passage do you think was clever? Give your reason(s).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes. / Yes, it was.

【2】On June 10, 2016.

【3】8'hours.

【4】Because he found a mistake in Peter's calculation.

/Because Peter had made a mistake in the total.

【5】48. 50.

【6】I think Peter was clever because he made the dinner table just the right size to fill the space between the two windows./he tried to confuse the writer by putting the date above the other numbers.

I think the writer was clever because he succeeded in discovering Peter's trick.

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是作者讓村里的木匠Peter為他做了一個餐桌，但是在算錢的時候，Peter用了一個詭計，但被作者識破了。

【1】根據短文開頭Peter was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife.可知，Peter是“我們”村里的木匠，“我”讓Peter做一個餐桌。由此可知這個問題的答案是肯定的。

【2】根據賬單中One dining table June 10,2016可知，做餐桌的日期是2016年6月10日。故答案為On June 10, 2016.

【3】根據賬單中Work,8 hours可知，Peter工作了8個小時。故答案為8 hours。

【4】根據賬單上的信息可知，Peter做這個餐桌花費木料27美元；刷漆5.5美元；工期是16美元，加起來總共是48.5美元，而賬單上的總計是58.5美元，因此Peter把賬算錯了，所以“我”讓Peter再重新算一遍。故答案為Because he found a mistake in Peter's calculation.

/Because Peter had made a mistake in the total.

【5】根據賬單上的信息可知，Peter做這個餐桌花費木料27美元；刷漆5.5美元；工期是16美元，加起來總共是48.5美元，所以“我”應該給Peter48.5美元。

【6】這是一個開放式的問題，如I think Peter was clever because he made the dinner table just the right size to fill the space between the two windows./he tried to confuse the writer by putting the date above the other numbers.“我認為Peter很聰明，因為他做的餐桌正好可以放在兩個窗戶之間”或“他想用日期迷惑作者”。再如I think the writer was clever because he succeeded in discovering Peter's trick.“我認為作者很聰明因為他發(fā)現了Peter的詭計”。

這是一篇記敘文，短文講述了作者村里的木匠Peter為他做了一個餐桌，而在算錢的時候，Peter用了一個詭計，但被作者識破了。文章記敘清晰，內容比較容易理解。題型是任務型閱讀，題目設置是回答問題，以考查學生們對文章事實的理解為主。做題時，應先通讀全文，了解大意；然后閱讀問題，弄清題意，根據題目所問，鎖定文章相關段落或語句，用簡練的語言作答。如第2小題，題目問的是餐桌完成的時間，注意在短文中搜索與數字、日期有關的詞，根據賬單中One dining table June 10,2016可知，做餐桌的日期是2016年6月10日。故答案為On June 10, 2016. 再如第5小題，根據賬單上的信息可知，Peter做這個餐桌花費木料27美元；刷漆5.5美元；工期是16美元，加起來總共是48.5美元，所以“我”應該給Peter48.5美元。