Question

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

The first day, John cut down 18 trees.

“ Good,” the boss said,“Keep that up”!

Happily, John tried harder the next day, but could only cut down 15 trees.

The third day he tried even harder, but could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

“ I must be losing my strength（力气）,” John thought. He went to the boss and apologized（道歉）, saying that he could not understand what was going on.

“ When was the last time you sharpened（磨） your axe?” the boss asked.

“ Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees!” said John.

While John was working hard, he didn’t work “ smart”. He didn’t think about the best way to do his job. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填T，错误的填F. 并将所选答案填到答题卡的相应位置上.

1.The boss was pleased with John’s work the first day.

2.John cut down three trees fewer than the first day on the third day.

3.John never sharpened his axe.

4.It’s a waste of time for John to sharpen the axe.

5.The story tells us we should work “ smart ”.

Answer

1.T

2.F

3.T

4.F

5.T

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了约翰努力工作的时候,他没有考虑如何更好地做好自己的工作。我们的生活就是这样。我们有时会很忙,我们没有花费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。认为我们学到的知识已经足够了。然而,在某些方面,不时地提高我们的技能是成功的关键。

1.由文中The first day, John cut down 18 trees.“ Good,” the boss said,“Keep that up”!可知他工作很努力，所以老板对约翰很满意。可知答案是T。

2.John tried harder the next day, but could only cut down 15 trees.可知约翰比第一天少砍了3棵树。故答案是F

3.“ Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe.可知约翰从来没有磨过斧子。结合语境故答案是T

4.题。由文中While John was working hard, he didn’t work “ smart”.可知。故答案是F

5.题。通读全文可知这个故事告诉我们要明智的去工作和学习。故答案是T

考点：故事类短文阅读 。