题目内容
That kind of thing is as important to everyone absent ________ to everyone present.
- A.as
- B.from
- C.for
- D.like
There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckers. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled . The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”
And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I’m not very useful, but I can only do my best. I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”
One day, the gardener heard that kind or conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”
Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?
A.Dirty | B.Dark | C.Worn-out | D.Plain-looking. |
A.His past. | B.His aging. | C.His manner. | D.His leaking. |
A.laugh at the old one |
B.take pity on the old one |
C.show off its beautiful looks |
D.praise the gardener’s kindness |
A.Because it was used to keep a balance |
B.Because it stayed in its best condition |
C.Because it was taken as a treasure |
D.Because it had its own function |
Once there was a young woman who didn’t like her job. Everyday when she came home from work, she told her husband how terrible her day had been, how tiring the work and how unreasonable her boss. “Leave that job,” her husband told her.
“Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. I have too many friends there for me to leave.” And so she remained unhappy at work until the years became decades and her children had children. “Leave that job,” her grandchildren told her. “Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. There are only seven more years until I reach thirty years of service and can retire. So I can’t just yet.”
I know this woman. And her story reminds me of an old dog half asleep on the porch of a general store, moaning and groaning in the sun. “Why is your dog acting that way?” a customer asked the store owner. “Oh,” answered the man. “He’s lying on a nail.” “Well, why doesn’t he move?” “Because it’s not hurting him bad enough.”
That’s true for people, too. We convince ourselves the pain is not bad enough to leave the workplace we know. But we’re wrong. Prolonged work pain is continuing. Some work pain damages our self-esteem, kills our passion or destroys our dreams.
Wilbur Wright once commented, “We could hardly wait to get up in the morning. I know that exhilarating feeling of being so passionate about something I was working on that I couldn’t wait to get back to work. And people who are winning at working know that kind of passion, too.”
They get excited about work. They offer their unique gifts and talents eagerly. And when things don’t change as they sometimes will, they refuse to let environment hijack(劫持) their self-esteem, passion or dreams.
1.The woman complained to her husband every day because .
A.she didn’t have enough money to support her family |
B.her boss criticized her for what she had done |
C.she was not satisfied with her job at all |
D.her work was difficult and her boss was cruel |
2.From the second paragraph we can know that the woman .
A.liked making friends with others |
B.loved all of her children very much |
C.left her tiring job at last |
D.did exactly the same job all along |
3.The underlined word “Prolonged” (in Paragraph 4) means .
A.lasting |
B.slight |
C.serious |
D.hard |
4.People who are getting along well with their work .
A.have to get up early every day |
B.are not willing to go to work |
C.need more unique gifts and talents |
D.are likely to change with the situation |