Question

The worker I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder( 梯子)fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn’t start. With each problem he shouted angrily more at himself than at his things. As I drove him home, the man didn’t say a word.

I tried talking to the man to kill time. I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family six months ago to find a job. This was his first job since moving here. I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper. He really needed the job. His clothes told me as much.

On arriving, much to my surprise, he invited me to meet his family. As we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it. Then , when he opened the door he completely changed. Instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile, hugs for his two children and a kiss for his wife.

The following day, I asked him about the tree.

“That’s my trouble tree,” he answered. “Work troubles aren’t welcome at home with my wife and children. So I hang them on that tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”

“And you know what else?” he said smiling, “The next morning I find that there aren’t as many as I remember hanging up the night before.”

1.Which of the following things did NOT happen to the worker?

A. His truck broke down.

B. He was late for work.

C. He fell onto the roof.

D. His ladder fell down.

2.When did the worker first arrive in this town ?

A. Today. B. Last night.

C. Six weeks ago. D. Six months ago.

3.Where did the writer find the worker ?

A. Through a newspaper. B. Beside the trouble tree.

C. In his old house. D. In Blue Hills, Victoria.

4.Why did the worker touch the tree ?

A. To get good luck.

B. To leave his trouble outside.

C. To send good wishes to his family.

D. To clean his hands.

5. What can we learn from the passage ?

A. Looking for a job can make trouble.

B. It is important to get to work on time.

C. Often our problems are worse than what we think.

D. A happy family can make many problems go away.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文作者給我們講的是為他干活的一個工人，他第一天的工作情況很糟糕，但是回家的時候，他會把這些煩惱都丟在外面，見到自己的妻子和孩子的時候，他仍然是一副笑臉。到了第二天你會發現昨天的煩惱都不見了。

1.細節理解題。根據短文第一段中A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder( 梯子)fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn’t start可知，在第一天，作者的工人發生了很多意外，首先是他遲到了一個小時，然后在他給房頂刷漆的時候梯子倒了，并且他的卡車發動不著了。由此我們可知，沒有發生在他身上的事應該是C選項，他掉到了房頂上。故選C。

2.推理判斷題。根據短文第二段中I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family six months ago to find a job.可知，作者了解到他是六個月前從Victoria的Blue Hills來到這里找工作的。故選D。

3.細節理解題。根據短文中I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper.可知，作者說他現在明白了為什么他的價格比別的我在當地報紙上能找到的工人的價格要更低。由此我們可以知道，作者是通過報紙找到的這個工人。故選A。

4.細節理解題。根據短文第五段這個工人說的話我們可以知道，他的花園里有一棵樹，那是他的煩惱樹，他會把一天的煩惱都掛在那棵樹上，不帶回家，因為工作上的煩惱在家里是不受歡迎的。故選B。

5.主旨大意題。這篇短文作者給我們講的是為他干活的一個工人，他第一天的工作情況很糟糕，但是回家的時候，他會把這些煩惱都丟在外面，見到自己的妻子和孩子的時候，他仍然是一副笑臉。到了第二天你會發現昨天的煩惱都不見了。因此D選項幸福的家庭能趕跑很多煩惱最符合文章的意思。故選D。

考點：人生哲理類短文閱讀。