4．How could David make money by sharpening pencils?

　　A．He invented new tools for the job.

　　B．He promoted his skill on his website.

　　C．He saved lots of time for other people.

　　D．He provided quality service for his customers.

　　5．From his words，we can infer that David Rees ________.

　　A．knows all kinds of pencil users

　　B．provides personalized services

　　C．values ideas behind the pencils

　　D．always writes in pencil

　　6．What does the underlined word"insane"(in Paragraph 5)mean?

　　A．Deliberate. B．Rewarding.

　　C．Unreasonable. D．Irresponsible.

　　7．What seems to be the author's attitude to David Rees' trade?

　　A．It's a fancy service.

　　B．It has a good reputation.

　　C．It's awfully expensive.

　　D．It wastes time and money.

　　【解题导语】本文主要介绍了一个人提供为他人削铅笔的独特服务。

　　【难句分析】You're not the only one who feels that way, and David's unique business has really angered lots of people，who talk of inequality in America，saying it is so insane for the wealthy to pay$15 to sharpen a pencil.

　　分析：本句是一个复合句。两个who都引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，分别修饰先行词the only one和lots of people；saying...sharpen a pencil是现在分词短语作伴随状语。

　　译文：你不是唯一一个这样想的人。David独特的生意真的激怒了很多谈论美国的不平等的人，他们说富人为了削铅笔而付15美元实在是疯了。

　　4．D　考查推理判断。根据第四段第一句"To achieve the desired result，the master sharpener uses...even a special$450 sharpening machine"可推知，主人公给客户提供高质量的削铅笔服务，故选D。A项错在主人公为了工作发明新工具，文章中只是提到了运用各种工具，并没有提到发明新工具；B项错在主人公在他的网站上宣传他的技能，根据第二段可知，主人公在网站上解释了自己的工作，而非宣传技能；C项错在主人公为他人节省了很多时间，文章中对此并没有提及，故排除。

　　5．B　考查细节理解。根据第四段中的"It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for"可知，主人公会给客户提供个性化的服务，故选B。

　　6．C　考查词义猜测。根据第五段第一句"$15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though，right"，并结合第二段第一句"I know what you're thinking-is this a joke"可推知，此处的insane意为"十分愚蠢的，疯狂的"，故选C。 deliberate"故意的"；rewarding "值得做的"；irresponsible"不负责任的"。

　　7．A　考查观点态度。根据全文的整体内容可知，作者认为主人公所提供的削铅笔服务是与众不同的、别致的，故选A。

　　C

(2018·长春七校第一次联考)