文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要通过讲述一男子因忙于砍树而忘记磨斧头,导致工作效率下降的故事;文章告诉我们:生活中要不断提升自己的技能,常常磨“斧头”,这样才不会越来越累。
A man found a new job and the pay was quite good. His boss (老板) gave him an axe (斧头) and showed him how to do the job. On his first day, the man cut down 18 trees. “Good job,” his boss said. The man worked even harder the second day, but could only cut down 15 trees. The third day, he tried even harder but only cut down 10 trees. Day after day, he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.
“I must be losing my strength,” the man thought. He was upset and said sorry that he could not understand what was going on.
“When was the last time you sharpened (使变锋利) your axe?” his boss asked.
“Sharpen? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I am always busy trying to cut down trees.”
Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t have time to sharpen our “axe”. So please remember to take time to sharpen your “axe” and improve yourself.
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6. The man got his axe from ________.
A.his mother | B.his father | C.his boss | D.his friend |
7. When did the man cut down 10 trees?
A.On the first day. | B.On the second day. | C.On the third day. | D.On the fourth day. |
8. What’s the meaning of the underlined word (划线词) “
strength”?
9. How often did he sharpen his axe?
A.Always. | B.Often. | C.Usually. | D.Never. |
10. What’s the best title of this story?
A.A Hard-working Man | B.A Man’s New Job |
C.Don’t Forget to Improve Yourself | D.Never Sharpen Our “Axe” |