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( 账单) 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.
【小题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.
【小题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
【小题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
【小题4】Which word can best describe John?
A. CleverB. SillyC. DishonestD. Humorous(幽默的)
【小题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.

(By CCTV correspondent Vanessa Duffy 04/28/2013 08:36)

It’s been eight days since a 7.0-magnitude strong earthquake hit China’s Lushan Ya’an Sichuan Province.How the earthquake has affected one of Sichuan Province’s special residents(居民)—pandas.How are the animals living? And do they have enough food to eat?

There are more than 80 pandas living here at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Base(繁育基地).The quake was felt strongly in Chengdu.Fortunately,all of the pandas here were out on the grounds when the earthquake hit,so they were very safe.

Several days have passed and the earthquake seems to have made no negative(不利的) impact on the pandas.These two baby pandas Chengshuang and Chengdui are playfighting with each other and climbing trees.When they climbed too high,the breeders have to rescue  them from the trees.

The quake zone is not only the home of these pandas,it’s also the source of their food.Fortunately,enough bamboo(竹子) has been stored away in five bamboo storehouses for the pandas,so there are no worries about food supplies.

Wu Kongju,Breeder,Chengdu Panda Breeding Base,said,“When the Wenchuan earthquake happened on May 12,2008,we were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo.But we’ve been able to handle this earthquake event more smoothly.There are no problems with the food supply.”

1.When did the 7.0-magnitude earthquake happen in Lushan Sichuan Province?

A.On April 28,2013

B.On May 12,2008

C.On April 20,2013

D.On May 20,2013

2.The underlined word “ rescue” in this passage means ______ in Chinese.

A.保存             B.阻止             C.放任             D.营救

3.How did the Panda Breeding Base deal with the food supply after the earthquake in Wenchan in 2008?

A.They built 5 bamboo storehouses to store food for pandas.

B.They were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo.

C.They handled this earthquake more smoothly.

D.They let pandas out on the grounds.

 

Henry 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, Henry 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.

Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said:

BILL

One dining table June 10,1995

Cost of wood 17.00

Paint(油漆) 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 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 Henry, "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,Henry?”

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

I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.

1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A.Because it was a fine day indeed,

B.Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully.

C.Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

D.Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully.

2.Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive

by the end of June?                                      

A.Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.

B.Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather.

C.Because paint would be more expensive.

D.Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.

3.The writer thought Henry would ask for______if he made a dining table on the last day of June.

A.26.50

B.56. 50

C.46.50

D.20.00

 

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