题文
Our village carpenter(木匠), John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.My wife said to me quietly, “It’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It is a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”
“I will decide about that when I see the bill, ” I read:
One dining table, 10 November, 1989.
Cost of wood: ＄17.00
Paint: ＄1.50
Work: 8 hours (＄1 an hour) ＄8.00
Total: ＄36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.” “Yes,” I said, “I’m glad it is only the 10th of November.”
“Me, too,” said John. “You wait. It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”
“Yes, colder…. And more expensive! Dining tables will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?” John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “Please add it up again and you can forget the date.”
I paid him ＄26.50and he was happy to get it.
小题1:Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?_______ A．Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully.B．Because it was really a fine day.C．Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.D．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.小题2:Why did the writer say that dining table would be＄ 20 more expensive on November 30th ?__________ A．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.B．Because paint would be more expensive.C．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.D．Because he thought John would certainly add to the cost of the dining table.小题3:From the story we know that _____________ A．John made a mistake in the bill.B．John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his workC．John had written out the bill before the writer got home.D．John still wanted to get ＄36.50 for his work in the end. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
解析
文章讲述的是一个木匠故意将日期也算到工钱里，结果被识破的故事。小题1:推理判断题，根据文章内容可知木匠是为了转移作者的注意力，想多收钱，让作者不仔细检查账单
小题2:推理判断题，因为作者发现了木匠把日期10号也算进去了，如果是30号，他还会多算20元。
小题3:推理判断题，通过文章可知，木匠本打算蒙混过关骗作者多给钱的。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Our village carpente.....”主要考查你对 [广告布告类阅读 ]考点的理解。广告布告类阅读
广告类阅读:1、品味广告的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
2、要特别留意广告中包含的数字、联系人、地址等。
3、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或
至少是一部分内容的概括。
广告布告类阅读特点及解题技巧：
一、广告布告类阅读试题的文体特点：
此类文章不同于其他文体的文章，其目的是为了向读者传输信息，措辞简洁明了，直截了当，一般说来，广告布告类阅读试题具有以下特点：
1、选材特点：
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4、语言特点：
人名、地名、专有名词多；生词多；缩略词、祈使句、省略句多；结构不完整。
5、命题特点：
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二、解题技巧点拨：
阅读这类文章时，也应该在整体把握文章结构的前提下，主要注意细节信息。细节题题干都是相应原文的变形(如同义改写、词性转换等)，因此要找到答案一定要找到题干在原文中的出处，再把原文和选项相比较。做题时，根据所提问题用寻读、跳读的方法可达到事半功倍的效果。同时，在阅读时也要特别注意文中以粗体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是文章的核心或某一部分内容的概括。具体答题策略如下：
1、先题后文：
先读试题，了解考点；明确目的，快速捕捉，获取信息。
2、题干定向：
根据题干关键词到文中定位答案范围，按照题目顺序依次而下：问题与材料相同：对号入座；问题与原文相同：同义替换、归纳事实等。
3、生词模糊：
遇到生词；如无关答题，直接跳过；涉及答题，则根据语境、构词法等猜词。
4、信息补全：
对于影响理解的省略句，可根据语境，将其补全。
