Question

【题目】 I hired(雇佣) a man to help me repair an old farmhouse. His first day on the job made him mad-a flat tire ( 轮胎) made him lose an hour of work, he cut his finger with a knife and his old truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in silence.

On arriving, he invited me to meet his family. As we walked towards the front door, he stopped at a small tree and touched the tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the door, his face was full of smiles and he hugged his two children and gave his wife a kiss.

After that, he walked with me to the car. We passed the tree. I was so curious(好奇的) that I asked him about what I had seen earlier. "Oh. That’s my trouble tree," he replied. I know I can’t help having troubles on the job, but one thing is for sure. Those troubles don’t belong to my children and wife. So I hang them in the tree every night and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning, I pick them up again.

“The funny thing is,” he smiled. “when I come out to pick them up in the morning, there aren’t as many as those hung up the night before.”

【1】What didn’t happen on the man，s first day of repairing the old farmhouse?

A.His tires were broken.B.His finger was cut by a knife.

C.He couldn’t start his old truck.D.He arrived an hour earlier.

【2】What does the underlined word them refer to?

A.The man，s children and wife.B.The man，s children.

C.The troubles on his job.D.The trees.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The man invited the writer to meet his family.

B.Seeing his children and wife, the man was very sad.

C.Once the man met troubles on his job, he hung them in the tree and never took them again.

D.What the man did was very funny.

【4】What can we know about the man?

A.He liked planting trees.

B.He was always late for work.

C.He always worried about his job.

D.He loved his family very much and never brought troubles to them.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文讲述了一个关于“烦恼”的故事，每个人都会有烦恼，“我”认识的一个男人也是如此，但是他会机智地应对烦恼，从不把烦恼带进家门。

【1】细节理解题。由文中第一段“a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, he cut his finger with a knife and his old truck refused to start.”可知，A、B、C三种情况都发生了。故选D。

【2】指代题。根据文中第三段第3-6句话“I know I can’t help having troubles on the job, but one thing is for sure… take care of them.”及本句意思“我知道工作中难免会有麻烦和问题，但是有一件事情是肯定的，它们不属于我的妻子和孩子，所以我把它们挂在树上让上帝来照顾它们”可知，them指的是troubles。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“On arriving, he invited me to meet his family.”可知男士邀请作者去见他的家人。故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据第三段第4-6句话“Those troubles don’t belong to my children and wife. So I hang them in the tree every night and ask God to take care of them.”可知，那位男士很爱他的家人,不想让自己工作中的烦恼影响到家人。故选D。