题文
阅读下文并回答问题。
Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspaper. The next morning, many boys came to the old man’s office, asking for the job.
There was a post（柱子）by his desk, and there was a nail（钉子）in it. He took a walking-stick and said, “Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job. ”
The boy thought it was very easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, “I’m sorry I can’t take any of you. ” And they left.
He kept the advertisement in the papers, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully for three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that.
“Yes,” said the boy, “I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again. ”
The old man said, “You are the boy for me,” and gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store.
小题1:Did the thin boy get the job at last?
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小题2:What did the old man have in Boston?
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小题3:Where did the boy practice hitting a nail?
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题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:Yes，he did.
小题2:A large store.
小题3:At home. /In his home.
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解析
短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一个老人想找一个小男孩为他工作，就想法来考验这些孩子们。其中一个小男孩在失败之后，就在家里面多次练习，知道自己成功的用手杖击中了钉子。第二天成功地通过了老人的考验。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文最后一段The old man said, “You are the boy for me,” and gave him the job. 描述，可知这个男孩最终得到了这份工作。故答：Yes， he did.
小题2:细节理解题。根据Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston.描述，可知这个老人在波士顿有一个大商场。故答：A large store.
小题3:细节理解题。根据So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it,描述，可知这个男孩是在家里面练习用手杖击打钉子。故答：At home. /In his home.
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