初中英语家教详解40.doc

四、阅读理解（共12小题；56-63题，每小题2分：64-67题，每小题1分；共20分） 阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.。 My wife said to me，quietly，“That，s his ninth cup of tea today.”But she said loudly, Its a beautiful table，dear，isnt it? I wont decide about that until I see that bill.” I said. Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said： BILL One dining table June 10，1995 Cost of wood 17.00 Paint（油漆） 1.50 Work，8 hours（1 an hour） 8.00 Total（总计） 36.50 When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.” Yes,”I said. I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.” Me too，”， said Henry. You wait一itll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.” Yes. Hotter一and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，wont they，Henry?” Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him. If it isnt too much trouble，Henry,”I said，Please add it up again. You can forget the date.” I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it. 56. Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill? A. Because it was a fine day indeed, B. Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully. C. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like. D. Because he didnt want the writer to go through the bill carefully. 57. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June? A. Because he thought H