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(劣質的)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(絕對地)．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．

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．

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

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

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

A．happy    B．sorry    C．1ucky   D．satisfied

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

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了木匠查理，一直很誠實，從來不會使用劣質材料。但是一次當他使用了劣質材料建好一座房子時，主人卻把房子贈給了他。說明人要一直誠實，一點點的放松，就不知會發生什么事情。

1.歸納總結題。根據短文第一段大意查理從來不會在打造家具時使用劣質材料。所以深受大家很歡迎。故選C。

2.詞義猜測題。根據上下文可知是不記成本，做最好的房子。故選B

3.內容，查理這次只花費了平時所用的一半錢建立了這座房子。可知查理把一部分錢留給了自己，故選C。

4.推理判斷題。根據第三段可知查理這次只花費了平時所用的一半錢建立了這座房子，沒有像平時一樣用好材料。當得知房子要給他，他會后悔沒有好好蓋，故選B。

5.文章的最后歸納在我們的生活中總會有放松一點點的時候，當你那么做了卻不知會發生什么。可知一個人要一直誠實。故選D

考點：故事類短文閱讀。