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．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣質(zhì)的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．
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. He was going to Europe for 4 months 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 4 months 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(絕對地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that 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．
小題1:What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
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．
小題2:What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?
A．to spend no money
B．to spend all the money necessary
C．to give not enough money
D．to waste no money
小題3:From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ .
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 4 months
小題4:When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .
A．happyB．sorryC．1ucky D．satisfied
小題5:What can we learn from the passage?
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 be honest．

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文中的木匠——查理，本是一個受人尊敬的，但是有點固執(zhí)的好木匠。確因為一時的貪心，自作自受，得到了一所劣質(zhì)的房子。從而告訴我們一定要誠實做人。
小題1:第一段主要介紹了查理的三個特點，技術(shù)熟練，受人尊敬，固執(zhí)。故選C，查理是一個不錯的，但是固執(zhí)的好木匠。
小題2:聯(lián)系下文描述，可知此處指的是不惜成本的意思，故選B，只要是必要的錢，就花。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．及下文描述，可知選C，查理私吞了一部分錢。
小題4:結(jié)合第三段描述，可知此處查理應(yīng)該是感到很遺憾，故選B。
小題5:這篇短文中的查理，因為貪心，結(jié)果自作自受。得到了一所劣質(zhì)的房子。從而告訴我們要做一個誠實的人。故選D。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學(xué)生很容易把握文章中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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