Question

John Smith was a very handsome young man but he was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr. Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age I was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.

“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”

“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr. Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”

In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.

“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”

When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything. “When you told me to earn some money, I decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”

Johnny was fined $250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $2,500?”

1.Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.

A. he liked listening to the radio

B. he had a big family to support

C. he spent a lot of time writing letters

D. he didn’t do the jobs well

2.Why was Johnny fined $ 250?

A. Because he was lazy.

B. Because he was out of work.

C. Because he cheated the people.

D. Because he didn’t pay for his new suit.

3.What would probably happen at last?

A. Johnny would get $2,500 from the newspaper.

B. The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny.

C. Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper.

D. Johnny would become a newspaper reporter.

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner.

B. What’s Johnny’s secret.

C. What did the policeman want Johnny to do.

D. How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：John Smith是一个英俊的年轻人，但是他很懒。本文讲的是他走捷径挣钱，骗人，最终受到惩罚。但这时又有报纸的记者要买他的故事。

1.1】D 推理判断题。根据第二段They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.可知，他没有做好他的工作。故选D。

2.2】C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”（快速挣钱的新方法！送给我5美元，我将告诉你我的秘密。当我收到钱的时候，我写回信告诉人们按着我做的去做。）可知，他欺骗了别人，故选C。

3.3】A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”可知，Johnny最后可能从报纸上得到$2，500，故选A。

4.4】D 细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.可知，他的父母本来很自豪，排除A；“When you told me to earn some money, I decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”可知，这是约翰的秘密，排除B；“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”明天在法庭上见到你，排除C。文中没有提到D项，故选D。

【名师点拨】

推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。比如，第27小题推理判断题。5.1】C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”快速挣钱的新方法！送给我5美元，我将告诉你我的秘密。当我收到钱的时候，我写回信告诉人们按着我做的去做。可知他欺骗了别人，故选C。

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