根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案,并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A woodcutter started a new job at a lumber (伐木) company. The pay and work conditions were quite good. And the company was treating him well, ______ the woodcutter worked as hard as he could.
His boss gave him an axe (斧头) and showed him how to ______ the job. On his first day, the woodcutter cut down 18 trees. “Congratulations,” his boss said. “Keep going!”
Encouraged ______ his boss’ words, the woodcutter worked even harder the next day, but could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day, he was cutting down ______ trees.
“I must be losing my power,” the woodcutter thought. He went to his ______ and said sorry that he could not understand what was going on.
“When was the last time you sharpened (使变得锋利) your axe?” his boss asked.
“Sharpen? I have ______ time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees.”
Our ______ are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t have time to sharpen our “axe”. In today’s world, it seems that ______ is busier than ever, but also less happy than ever.
Why is this? There’s nothing wrong with activities and hard work. Probably it is because we ______ how to stay “sharp”. Also, we have forgotten to improve our skills, so we lose our efficiency (效率). Then we leave ______ in a busy situation and become stressed. We will feel less happy.
So remember, to make our lives easier and happier, stop and spend some time sharpening your “axe”.
11. A.although | B.but | C.so | D.because |
12. A.deal with | B.run after | C.cut down | D.talk back |
13. 14. A.more and more | B.bigger and bigger | C.worse and worse | D.fewer and fewer |
15. A.wife | B.boss | C.son | D.workmate |
16. 17. A.dreams | B.lives | C.friends | D.plans |
18. A.everyone | B.everything | C.nobody | D.nothing |
19. A.have remembered | B.have forgotten | C.have realized | D.have regretted |
20. A.himself | B.itself | C.ourselves | D.themselves |