Question

    Jim was a young man in his early twenties who was studying to be a carpenter. He was a good worker, honest and worthy of trust, so his boss was pleased with him. As he was such a likable man and easy to deal with, he was popular with his workmates, too. They also made fun of him a great deal but he never got angry with them and would only laugh.

But Jim’s one great shortcoming was that he could never tell a lie, no matter how hard he tried, not even a little one. In fact, he was so honest and shy that he would blush even when he was telling the truth. He used to stand in front of the mirror and practise lying while looking himself in the eyes at the same time. But as soon as he saw his face starting to go red he had to look away.

One morning, however, he didn’t feel like going to work because he had been to a party the night before and it hadn’t ended till the early hours of the morning. And so far the first time in his life he decided to take the day off. He rang his boss, pretending to be a woman. “I’m afraid Jim can’t come to work today. He isn’t feeling very well.”

Poor Jim was thankful that his boss couldn’t see him just at that moment because his hands were trembling(发抖) and his face was bright red.

“Thank you for letting me know,” said Mr. Woods, his boss, and then just as he was about to hang up, he said, “just a moment, madam, who’s speaking.”

“Oh!” he stammered (口吃的说), and going all out for making a voice like a woman, he cried in a voice: “This is my landlady speaking!”

1.According to the passage we know that Jim was a ___.

A.skillful worker

B.skillful carpenter

C.researcher studying how to be a carpenter

D.being-trained carpenter

2.What does the underlined word “blush” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.stammer B.look away

C.go red D.feel hot

3.Why did Jim try to practise lying?

A.To avoid being laughed at by his workmates.

B.To overcome his shortcoming.

C.To get his boss pleased with him.

D.To get ready for asking for leave.

4.At the end of the story poor Jim let the cat ____.

A.out of the bag B.out of the house

C.into the bag D.into the house

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇。文章介绍了Jim，他是一个好工人，诚实有值得信赖，但是他很害羞而且不会撒谎，文中还描述了他撒谎的一次经历。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段Jim was a young man in his early twenties who was studying to be a carpenter.一句可知Jim是一个二十岁露头的青年人，他正学习成为一名木工。由此可知他是一名正在接受培训的木工。being-trained正在培训中的。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。根据第二段But as soon as he saw his face starting to go red he had to look away.可知当他在对着镜子练习撒谎的时候，他一看见自己的脸变红就看向别的地方，由此可知Jim一撒谎就脸红。因此blush意为“（脸）变红”。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段But Jim’s one great shortcoming was that he could never tell a lie, no matter how hard he tried, not even a little one.一句可知Jim最大的一个缺点是不会撒谎，无论他怎么尝试，没任何改进。由此可知Jim尝试练习撒谎是为了克服他的缺点。故选B。

4. 推理判断题 。根据最后一段“Oh!” he stammered (口吃的说), and going all out for making a voice like a woman, he cried in a voice: “This is my landlady speaking!”可知Jim由于不擅长于撒谎，最后露馅了。let the cat out of the bag表示“在不小心的情况下泻露了秘密”。故选A。