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 in 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 the 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. "
小題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.
小題2:When did the worker first arrive in this town?
A．Today.B．Last night.
C．Six weeks ago.D．Six months ago.
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：本文講述了修理工人每天回家的時候，都去觸摸家里的那棵樹，想把煩惱都留在外面，把幸福留給家人。
小題1:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段2,3行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ABD三項都是當天所發(fā)生的事情，只有C項不是。故C符合要求。
小題2:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第2句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可知他們是在6個月前來的這里找工作的。故D正確、
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段3,4行I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper.可知作者是通過當?shù)氐膱蠹垖ふ倚蘩砉と说摹９蔄正確。
小題4:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章3,4段"Work troubles aren't welcome at home with my wife and the children. 和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.可知他使用這棵樹來把自己的煩惱驅趕在外面。故B正確。
小題5:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章后三段可知這個工人來到家里以后觸摸了那棵樹以后就把煩惱留在了外面，因為他想把最好的一面留給家人，然后過著幸福的生活，正是幸福的家庭讓他這樣做了。故D正確。
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