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.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文作者给我们讲的是为他干活的一个工人，他第一天的工作情况很糟糕，但是回家的时候，他会把这些烦恼都丢在外面，见到自己的妻子和孩子的时候，他仍然是一副笑脸。到了第二天你会发现昨天的烦恼都不见了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中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，作者的工人发生了很多意外，首先是他迟到了一个小时，然后在他给房顶刷漆的时候梯子倒了，并且他的卡车发动不着了。由此我们可知，没有发生在他身上的事应该是C选项，他掉到了房顶上。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据短文第二段中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，作者了解到他是六个月前从Victoria的Blue Hills来到这里找工作的。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper.可知，作者说他现在明白了为什么他的价格比别的我在当地报纸上能找到的工人的价格要更低。由此我们可以知道，作者是通过报纸找到的这个工人。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第五段这个工人说的话我们可以知道，他的花园里有一棵树，那是他的烦恼树，他会把一天的烦恼都挂在那棵树上，不带回家，因为工作上的烦恼在家里是不受欢迎的。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文作者给我们讲的是为他干活的一个工人，他第一天的工作情况很糟糕，但是回家的时候，他会把这些烦恼都丢在外面，见到自己的妻子和孩子的时候，他仍然是一副笑脸。到了第二天你会发现昨天的烦恼都不见了。因此D选项幸福的家庭能赶跑很多烦恼最符合文章的意思。故选D。

考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。