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.
小題1:When did John cut the most trees?
A．The first day.B．The second day.C．The third day.D．The fourth day.
小題2:John was cutting down fewer and fewer trees. He thought_______.
A．he needed to sharpen his axeB．the boss should help him
C．it was wrong to cut down treesD．he must be losing his strength
小題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.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析： 約翰是一個非常強壯的男人。一旦他找到了一份工作在森林伐木。他的老板給了他一把斧頭。第一天,約翰砍伐18棵�！昂�,”老板說,“堅持下去!“約翰是鼓勵的言語老板和第二天的努力,但他只能坎15樹。第三天他甚至感覺困難,他只能坎10棵樹。一天又一天砍伐樹木越來越少。“我一定是失去我的力量,”約翰想。他去了老板,說他無法理解發(fā)生了什么�！澳闵洗问鞘裁磿r候有磨你的斧子嗎?“老板問。“磨?我沒有時間磨斧子。我一直很忙著坎樹”約翰說。這個故事的寓意是:約翰努力工作的時候,他沒有考慮如何更好地做他的工作。我們的生活就是這樣。我們有時會很忙,我們不需要時間來提高我們的技能。我們中的許多人從來沒有學習新技能。我們認為無論我們學到的就足夠了。然而,在某些方面,不時磨練我們的技能是成功的關(guān)鍵。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。問題：約翰什么時候坎的樹最多？分析原文第二自然段，第一天他坎坷8棵，第二天坎15棵樹，第三天坎10棵樹，第四天更少。故選A
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。問題：約翰坎的樹越來越少。他是如何認為的？分析原文： I must be losing my strength 句意：我一定是失去我的力量。故選 D
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。問題：通過這個故事學到了什么？分析原文： However, in some ways, sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.句意：然而,在某些方面,不時磨練我們的技能是成功的關(guān)鍵。故選C
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