Our 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 windows.When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the 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 10 November
Cost of wood £17.00
Paint 1.5
Work, 8 hours 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’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”
“Yes.Colder-and more expensive!Dining tables 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 back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up again.You can forget the date.”
I paid him £26.50 and he was happy to get it.
根据短文内容,从下列各题所给的三个选项中选择正确的答案:
(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 go through the bill carefully.
B.
Because it was really a fine day.
C.
Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.
(2)
Why did the writer say that dining tables would be £20 more expensive on November 30th?
[ ]
A.
Because paint would be more expensive.
B.
Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.
C.
Because he thought John would certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.
(3)
The writer thought John would ask for ________ if he made a dining table on the last day of November.
[ ]
A.
£20.00
B.
£46.50
C.
£56.50
(4)
When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because ________.
[ ]
A.
he got what he should get for his work
B.
he got much more money for his work
C.
he got the money easily
(5)
From this story we know that ________
[ ]
A.
John made a mistake in the bill.
B.
John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work.
C.
John had written out the bill before the writer get home.
判断对错
John Dancer’s troubles began as soon as he walked into Holiday Hotel with his friend,Charlie.Together they went to the information desk.John said,“Good evening.My name is John Dancer.I’ve booked a room here.”
The clerk said,“You’re welcome to stay,sir,but we don’t allow pets in this hotel.” “Pets!” cried John.“Charlie isn’t a pet.I’m blind and he’s my eyes.He takes me everywhere.Don’t you,Charlie?”
Charlie barked.It sounded like “Yes”.
“I’m sorry,sir,” the clerk said again,
“But it’s against the rules.”
“Please call the manager,” John said.
The manager came.He agreed at once that John and Charlie could both stay there.He himself showed them to their room.Before entering,John said,“Can you tell me where the fire exit(出口)is?”
“It’s the fifth door along from yours,” said the manager.
“Thank you,” said John.“Safety first,you know.”
“You’re quite right,sir,” the manager said and left.
Later John told us what had happened next.
“1 was tired and went to sleep.Charlie woke me.He was pulling at my blanket and barking.I smelt smoke! A fire! But where? I went to the door of my room and felt it.The door was hot,so I didn’t open it.I made my coat wet and put it along the bottom(底部) of the door.
“I tried the phone,but it was dead.I coughed(咳嗽).A little smoke was coming through the wet coat.So I lay on the floor with Charlie beside me and waited.The minutes seemed like hours.Then I heard the fire engine(引擎),It was music to my ears.”
“I opened the window and shouted.Charlie barked,too.Moments later,we were both safe on the ground.”
“So you saved Charlie’s life!”I said.
“Yes,and he saved mine.”said John.
(1)
Charlie is the name of a dog.
( )
(2)
Charlie is like a real pair of eyes of John.
( )
(3)
In the story Charlie made John in trouble twice.
( )
(4)
The fire is coming from outside the door.
( )
(5)
John made his coat wet and put it along the bottom of the door so as not to let the smoke out.
Our 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 windows.When I got home that evening,John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the 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 10 November 1989
Cost of wood £20.00
Paint 3.00
Work,8 hours(2£an hour) 16.00
Total(合计) £49.00
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’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”
“Yes.Colder—and more expensive!Dining tables 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 isn’t too much trouble,John,”I said,“Please add it up again.You can forget the date.”
I paid him £39.00 and he was happy to get it.
(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 go through the bill carefully.
B.
Because it was really a fine day.
C.
Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.
D.
Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
(2)
Why did the writer say that dining tables would be £ 20 more expensive on November 30th?
[ ]
A.
Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.
B.
Because paint would be more expensive.
C.
Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.
D.
Because he thought John would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.
(3)
The writer thought John would ask for________ if he made a dining table on the last day of November.
[ ]
A.
£20.00
B.
£49.00
C.
£69.00
D.
£338.00
(4)
When the writer gave him the money,John was happy because________.
[ ]
A.
he got what he should get for his work
B.
he got much more money for his work
C.
he got the money easily
D.
he didn’t have to add up the costs again
(5)
From the story we know that________.
[ ]
A.
John made a mistake in the bill
B.
John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work
C.
John had written out the bill before the writer got home
D.
John still wanted to get £49.00 for his work in the end