Question

Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks（人）, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.

This young man was very     . He always continued to work through his break time and     that those old folks were wasting time, having to____   several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that    he worked through break time and hardly took a       , those old folks were chopping the same      of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he      to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the     were even worse.

One day, one of the old folks     him for a drink during their break time. That young man    and said that he had no     time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to         chopping trees（砍树） without  re-sharpening  your axe（斧子）. Sooner or later you will_____ or be so tired as you have spent too much     .”

Suddenly the young man     that actually during break time while those old folks were having a chat, they were      re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that's how they could     faster than him, yet spending less time!

What we       is efficiency（效率） by making use of our skill and ability     . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no      !

1.A. weak         B. clever    C. hard-working    D. good-looking

2.A. admired       B. complained     C. reminded      D. predicted

3.A. plan          B. appear         C. work         D. break

4.A. even though    B. only if         C. because      D. unless

5.A. photo         B. rest           C. step         D. bath

6.A. weight       B. height          C. amount            D. price

7.A. failed         B. pretended       C. agreed             D. decided

8.A. marks         B. results         C. effects       D. conditions

9.A. invited        B. blamed         C. thanked            D. forgave

10.A. begged        B. argued         C. nodded            D. refused

11.A. wrong.        B. valuable        C. extra              D. exact

12.A. mind         B. avoid           C. practice            D. keep

13.A. speed up      B. give up          C. watch out          D. turn out

14.A. energy        B. money          C. life               D. skill

15.A. warned        B. expected        C. realized           D. announced

16.A. also          B. hardly           C. seldom           D. never

17.A. talk          B. chop             C. walk            D. climb

18.A. abandon      B. introduce         C. need             D. teach

19.A. quickly       B. curiously      C. seriously     D. intelligently

20.A. time         B. tool         C. job         D. patience

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述年轻人休息时间也在努力工作，但他砍树数目总也少于没在休息时间工作的老工人，后来得知他只是砍树没有磨斧头的故事，告诉了我们做事要讲效率的道理。

1. always continued to work through his break time休息时间他也在工作，可知他是努力工作的，故选C

2. old folks were wasting time老工人一直在浪费时间，可知年轻人是抱怨，故选B

3. old folks were wasting time, having to____ several times a day to drink and chat这些老工人一天几次休息喝茶聊天，故选D

4. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a 随着时间流逝，年轻人注意到尽管他休息时间也在工作，但数目同老工人差不多甚至更少，故选A

5. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a 年轻人休息时间也在工作，从不休息，故选B

6. old folks were chopping the same of trees树木应用数量来修饰，故选C

7. was as if they worked through the break time as he did.老工人砍的树和年轻人一样多甚至超过，好像他们也休息时间工作一样，年轻人呢便决定要更努力工作，故选D

8. the were even worse.年轻人决定更努力工作，可是结果却更糟了，故选B

9. day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time老工人们应是邀请年轻人喝杯酒，故选A

10. had no time年轻人说他没时间，可知他拒绝了，故选D

11. had no time男人拒绝老工人的邀请说自己没有多余的时间，故选C

12. is just a waste of effort to chopping trees（砍树） without re-sharpening your axe，keep doing表示一直…老工人说一直砍树而不磨斧头是浪费努力，故选D

13. or later you will______ or be so tired你变得如此疲惫应该是放弃，故选B

14. so tired as you have spent too much 会变得疲惫是因为花费了太多力气，故选A

15. the young man that actually during break time while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time!听完老工人的话，年轻人猛地意识到他们在聊天的同时也在磨斧头，故选C

16. during break time while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time年轻人猛地意识到他们在聊天的同时也在磨斧头，故选A

17. that's how they could faster than him年轻人意识到他们在聊天的同时也在磨斧头，这就是他们怎么砍树快过他的原因，故选B

18. we is efficiency（效率）从年轻人的故事中，我们知道了我们需要效率，故选C

19. by making use of our skill and ability 效率是聪明地利用我们的技巧和能力，故选D

20. then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !只有这样我们才有更多时间做别的事，否则我们就会一直说我们没时间，故选A

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