Question

7．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 abeautiful table，dear，isn't it？"
"Iwon'tdecideaboutthatuntilIseethatbill．"Isaid．
  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 （油漆）                             5.50 Work，8 hours（2 an hour）          16.00 Total （总计）                              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 48.50 and he was happy to get it．

58．Why did Peter talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill？C
A．Because it was a fine day indeed．
B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully．
C．Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully．
D．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like．
59．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June？D
A．Because paint would be more expensive．
B．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive．
C．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather．
D．Because he thought Peter would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table．
60．The writer thought Peter would ask forBif he made a dining table on June 30th．
A.48.50            
B.78.50              
C.68.50                
D.20.00
61．Form the story we know thatA．
A．Peter tried to get more money for his work
B．Peter still wanted to get 58.50 for his work in the end
C．Peter made a mistake in the bill
D．Peter had written out the bill before the writer got home．

Answer 1

分析 皮特是我们镇的一名木匠．一次我让他为我的妻子做一张饭桌．他正好做的在两个窗户之间那么大的桌子．当我那天晚上回家的时候，皮特正在喝茶并写这张桌子的账单．
我的妻子轻轻的和我说："那是他今天喝的第九杯茶"但是她大声的说："这是一张漂亮的桌子，是吗，亲爱的？"
"直到我看到账单我才能确定"我说．
皮特笑着给了我他的账单．上面写着
一张餐桌     2016年6月10日
木头   27.00
油漆   5.5
工作八小时   16.00
总计58.5
当我看着账单，皮特说："是一个晴天，是吗？阳光特别好"
"是的，我很开心今天仅仅是6月10号"我说．
"我也是，你等等，月末将会热一点"皮特说．
"是的，更热也更贵，餐桌在6月30日将会贵20，是吗？皮特？"
皮特专注的看着我半分钟．他的双眼有一丝微笑．我把账单给他．
"如果不麻烦，就请再总计一遍，你能忘记日期"
我付了48.5他很开心．

解答 58．答案C．推理判断题．本文主要讲述的是henry 这位木匠想方设法把日期加进去问人家多要钱的事，结合账单知道他是多加了十元，故他不想让作者看出来，所以谈论天气转移他的注意力．故选C．
59．答案D．推理判断题．结合账单，作者是认为Peter把日期（June 10）的"10"也加到账单里了，所以说到月底就会多20，故选D．
60．答案B．推理判断题．Peter把日期（June 10）的"10"也加到账单里了，原本只应该要48.50元，如果是六月三十号，Peter会再加上三十元．故48.5+30=78.5，故选B．
61．答案A．推理判断题．本文主要讲述的是henry 这位木匠在账单中将日期加进去，想方设法问人家多要钱的事，故选A．

点评 本文生词不多能看懂，题目有一定的难度，都是需要结合文意，细细推敲才能得出答案．还有计算题，更不能马虎．