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【题目】阅读短文，回答问题。
Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspapers. The next morning, many boys came to the old man's office, asking for the job.
There was a post（柱子）by his desk, and there was a nail in it. He took a walking stick and said, “Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit that nail（钉子）on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job.”
The boys thought it was very easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, “I'm sorry I can't take any of you,” and they left.
He kept the advertisement in the papers, and the next morning more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully for three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that.
“Yes,” said the boy, “I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again.”
The old man said, “You are the boy for me,” and gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
（1）Did the thin boy get the job at last?
（2）What did the old man have in Boston?
（3）Where did the boy practice hitting a nail?
（4）How many times did the boy hit the nail successfully at the old man's office?
（5）What can you learn from the thin boy?

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）Yes, he did. /Yes
（2）A (large) store
（3）At home. /In his home
（4）Three times.
（5）Whatever we want to do, we must do our best
【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了一个老人想找一个小男孩为他工作，就想法来考验这些孩子们。其中一个小男孩在失败之后，就在家里面多次练习，直到自己成功的用手杖击中了钉子。第二天成功地通过了老人的考验。
（1）细节理解题。根据短文最后一段The old man said,“You are the boy for me, ”and gave him the job，可知这个男孩最终得到了这份工作。所以答案是Yes，he did．
（2）细节理解题。根据文中句子Some time ago，an old businessman had a large store in Boston．描述，可知这个老人在波士顿有一个大商场。所以答案是A large store.
（3）细节理解题。根据文中句子“So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it.”描述，可知这个男孩是在家里面练习用手杖击打钉子。所以答案是At home. /In his home.
（4）细节理解题。根据文中句子“The boy hit the nail successfully for three times.”可知，那个小伙子在老人的办公室里三次成功地击中钉子，答案为Three times.
（5）细节理解题。根据文中句子“Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best”无论他做任何事情，他都尽他最大的努力，最后获取了成功，我们要向他那样，无论做什么，都要尽自己最大的努力，答案为Whatever we want to do, we must do our best.