Question

Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can’t get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.”
【小題1】 How old was Joe when he went to school?

A．8.

B．18.

C．4.

D．14.

【小題2】 What place did his father want him to work in?

A．A school.

B．An office

C．A house.

D．A shop.

【小題3】What did his father think of Joe?

A．He was a good student.	B．He wasn’t a good student.
C．He wasn’t clever.	D．He could get money from his family.

【小題4】 Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?

A．Because he wanted to give Joe a job.

B．Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions.

C．Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever.

D．Because he wanted to know how old Joe was.

【小題5】From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推測) that________.

A．he didn’t want to work in the office

B．he was hardworking but dishonest

C．he was outgoing and clever

D．in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question

Answer 1

【小題1】D          
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】D

解析【小題1】根據(jù)Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old.計(jì)算可知18-14=4，故選C          
【小題1】根據(jù)They need some clever people to work in the office. 可知他父親想讓他在辦公室工作，故選B
【小題1】根據(jù)“You finished school, and you are a good student. 可知選A
【小題1】根據(jù)and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly,描述，可知是為了讓他回答問題。故選B
【小題1】every year.”是每年的意思，其實(shí)他相當(dāng)于沒有回答，故選D