Question

John was a very strong man. Once he got a job of cutting wood in a forest. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he should work.

The first day, John cut down 18 trees. "Good," the boss said, "keep it up!" John was encouraged by the words of the boss and tried harder the next day, but he could only cut down 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

  "I must be losing my strength," John thought. He went to the boss and said that he could not understand what was going on. "When was the last time you had sharpened your axe?" the boss asked. "Sharpened? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut more treesl" said John.

  The moral of this story: While John was working hard, he didn't think about how to do his job better. Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don't take time to sharpen our skills. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough. However, in some ways, sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.

1.When did John cut the most trees?

A. The first day.    B. The second day.    C. The third day.    D. The fourth day.

2.John was cutting down fewer and fewer trees. He thought_______.

A. he needed to sharpen his axe    B. the boss should help him

C. it was wrong to cut down trees    D. he must be losing his strength

3.What can we learn from the story?

A. It is wrong to cut down trees.

B. Hard work is the only key to success.

C. It's important to take time to sharpen our skills.

D. It's a waste of time to sharpen the axe.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析： 约翰是一个非常强壮的男人。一旦他找到了一份工作在森林伐木。他的老板给了他一把斧头。第一天,约翰砍伐18棵。“好,”老板说,“坚持下去!“约翰是鼓励的言语老板和第二天的努力,但他只能坎15树。第三天他甚至感觉困难,他只能坎10棵树。一天又一天砍伐树木越来越少。“我一定是失去我的力量,”约翰想。他去了老板,说他无法理解发生了什么。“你上次是什么时候有磨你的斧子吗?“老板问。“磨?我没有时间磨斧子。我一直很忙着坎树”约翰说。这个故事的寓意是:约翰努力工作的时候,他没有考虑如何更好地做他的工作。我们的生活就是这样。我们有时会很忙,我们不需要时间来提高我们的技能。我们中的许多人从来没有学习新技能。我们认为无论我们学到的就足够了。然而,在某些方面,不时磨练我们的技能是成功的关键。

1.

2.我一定是失去我的力量。故选 D

3. 句意：然而,在某些方面,不时磨练我们的技能是成功的关键。故选C

考点：教育类阅读。