Question

【题目】 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】

这篇短文讲述的是作者让村里的木匠Peter为他做了一个餐桌，但是在算钱的时候，Peter用了一个诡计，但被作者识破了。

【1】根据短文开头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“我们”村里的木匠，“我”让Peter做一个餐桌。由此可知这个问题的答案是肯定的。

【2】根据账单中One dining table June 10,2016可知，做餐桌的日期是2016年6月10日。故答案为On June 10, 2016.

【3】根据账单中Work,8 hours可知，Peter工作了8个小时。故答案为8 hours。

【4】根据账单上的信息可知，Peter做这个餐桌花费木料27美元；刷漆5.5美元；工期是16美元，加起来总共是48.5美元，而账单上的总计是58.5美元，因此Peter把账算错了，所以“我”让Peter再重新算一遍。故答案为Because he found a mistake in Peter's calculation.

/Because Peter had made a mistake in the total.

【5】根据账单上的信息可知，Peter做这个餐桌花费木料27美元；刷漆5.5美元；工期是16美元，加起来总共是48.5美元，所以“我”应该给Peter48.5美元。

【6】这是一个开放式的问题，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.“我认为Peter很聪明，因为他做的餐桌正好可以放在两个窗户之间”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.“我认为作者很聪明因为他发现了Peter的诡计”。

这是一篇记叙文，短文讲述了作者村里的木匠Peter为他做了一个餐桌，而在算钱的时候，Peter用了一个诡计，但被作者识破了。文章记叙清晰，内容比较容易理解。题型是任务型阅读，题目设置是回答问题，以考查学生们对文章事实的理解为主。做题时，应先通读全文，了解大意；然后阅读问题，弄清题意，根据题目所问，锁定文章相关段落或语句，用简练的语言作答。如第2小题，题目问的是餐桌完成的时间，注意在短文中搜索与数字、日期有关的词，根据账单中One dining table June 10,2016可知，做餐桌的日期是2016年6月10日。故答案为On June 10, 2016. 再如第5小题，根据账单上的信息可知，Peter做这个餐桌花费木料27美元；刷漆5.5美元；工期是16美元，加起来总共是48.5美元，所以“我”应该给Peter48.5美元。