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(劣质的)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(绝对地)．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】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了木匠查理，一直很诚实，从来不会使用劣质材料。但是一次当他使用了劣质材料建好一座房子时，主人却把房子赠给了他。说明人要一直诚实，一点点的放松，就不知会发生什么事情。

1.归纳总结题。根据短文第一段大意查理从来不会在打造家具时使用劣质材料。所以深受大家很欢迎。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据上下文可知是不记成本，做最好的房子。故选B

3.内容，查理这次只花费了平时所用的一半钱建立了这座房子。可知查理把一部分钱留给了自己，故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段可知查理这次只花费了平时所用的一半钱建立了这座房子，没有像平时一样用好材料。当得知房子要给他，他会后悔没有好好盖，故选B。

5.文章的最后归纳在我们的生活中总会有放松一点点的时候，当你那么做了却不知会发生什么。可知一个人要一直诚实。故选D

考点：故事类短文阅读。