Question

Tom was a clever boy,but his parents were poor,so he had to work in his spare time and during his holidays to pay for his education.In spite of this,he managed to get to the university,but it was so expensive to study there that during the holiday he found it necessary to get two jobs at the same time so as to make enough money to pay for his studies.

One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher's shop（肉店）during the day-time,and another in a hospital at night.In the shop,he learned to cut meat quite nicely,so the butcher often left him to do all the serving while he went to the back room to do the accounts.In the hospital,on the other hand,he was,of course,allowed to do the simplest jobs,like helping to lift people and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.Both at the butcher's shop and at the hospital,Tom had to wear white clothes.

One evening at the hospital,Tom had to carry a woman from her bed to the place where she was to have an operation.The woman was already feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before he came to get her,but when she saw Tom,that finished her.

"No!No!"she cried."Not my butcher!I won't be operated on by my butcher!"and fainted away（昏厥）.

1.Tom tried to earn enough money by     .

A. cutting meat quickly    B. doing two part-time jobs

C. studying in the university    D. cooking in a butcher's shop

2.Tom was a student,but at the same time he was     .

A. a butcher and a doctor    B. a manager and a doctor

C. an assistant    D. an accountant

3.What can we infer from the text?

A. The woman patient recognized Tom.

B. Tom always got high grades in his study.

C. Tom's parents never gave him money to study.

D. The doctors in the hospital felt unsatisfied with Tom.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】本文主要讲了Tom为了交大学学费不得不在肉店打工，也在医院帮忙。结果在医院帮忙时，被常去肉店的顾客认出来的故事。

1.B

细节理解题。根据第一段he found it necessary to get two jobs at the same time so as to make enough money to pay for his studies.可知，Tom必须做两份工作才能赚足够的钱。故选B.

2.C

推理判断题。因为Tom为了交大学学费不得不在肉店打工，也在医院帮忙，所以我们可知，Tom既是学生，又是C. an assistant（助手、伙计）。故选C.

3.A

推理判断题。根据最一段"No! No!" she cried. "Not my butcher! I won't be operated on by my butcher!" and fainted away（昏厥）.可以推断出，这位女患者在医院里认出了Tom，因为Tom另一份工作就是在肉店里帮忙，该女士应该是常去肉店的顾客。故选A.

【名师点睛】

推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了作出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。本题这种故事，但又有些幽默在里边的题，是学生最不容易理解的。例如第2小题推理判断题。因为Tom为了交大学学费，他不得不在肉店打工，也在医院帮忙，所以我们可知，Tom既是学生，又是C. an assistant（助手、伙计）。故选C. 再例如第3小题推理判断题。根据最一段"No! No!" she cried. "Not my butcher! I won't be operated on by my butcher!" and fainted away（昏厥）.可以推断出，这位女患者在医院里认出了Tom，因为Tom另一份工作就是在肉店里帮忙，该女士应该是常去肉店的顾客。本题就是充分理解文章的言外之意。故选A.