2.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.His fellow carpenters always told him that if you used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then you could make a lot of money.Charlie would not hear of it.
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.It overlooked the entire city.He was going to Europe for 4months 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 4months 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.John said that he was glad.He paid Charlie,then told him that he knew he was not rich and had always struggled.So 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.
50.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?C
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.
51.What does the underlined phrase"spare no expense"in the second paragraph mean?B
A.to spend no money
B.to spend all the money necessary
C.to give not enough money
D.to waste no money
52.From Paragraph 3we can learnC.
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 4months
53.When Charlie heard that he would be given the house he must have feltB
A.happy B.regretful C.1ucky D.satisfied
54.What can we learn from the passage?D
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 he honest.
分析 这篇短文中的木匠--查理,本是一个受人尊敬的,但是有点固执的好木匠.确因为一时的贪心,自作自受,得到了一所劣质的房子.从而告诉我们一定要诚实做人.
解答 50:C 第一段主要介绍了查理的三个特点,技术熟练,受人尊敬,固执.故选C,查理是一个不错的,但是固执的好木匠.
51:B 联系下文描述,可知他想要找到很好的材料建造非常好的房子,因此此处指的是不惜成本的意思,故选B,只要是必要的钱,就花.
52:C 根据第三段Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money.及下文描述,可知选C,查理私吞了一部分钱.
53:B 结合第三段描述,因为查理将钱私吞了,没有用最好的材料在房子上,而现在房子又被赠与了自己,可知此处查理应该是感到很遗憾,故选B.
54:D 这篇短文中的查理,因为贪心,结果自作自受.得到了一所劣质的房子.从而告诉我们要做一个诚实的人.故选D.
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.