Question

【题目】An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to leave his work. He told his boss about his plans to leave the house building company and live a free life with his wife.

The boss was sorry to see his good worker go. He asked the carpenter if he could build just one more house as personal help. The carpenter agreed. But soon it was easy to see that his heart wasn’t in his work. 【1】.

When the carpenter completed his work, his boss came and handed the front-door key to him. The boss said, “This is your house, my gift to you.”

【2】 If the carpenter had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all differently. However, it was too late to regret. Now he had to live in the house he had built not too well.

Life is like the house. 【3】 Think about your “house”. Each day you need to place a brick(砖) or build a wall. Build wisely and make every effort to do the work well. It’s the only life you will build for yourself.【4】And your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitude and choices you make today.

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A.We should build our house with others’ help.

B.Think of yourself as the carpenter.

C.Your life today is the result of your attitude and choices in the past.

D.He built the house with poor skills and bad materials.

E.What a surprise! What a shame!

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】一位老木匠即将辞职回家过自由的生活，老板恳请他造最后一栋房子，老木匠很心不在焉的做了，但令他意想不到的是：这栋房子是老板送给他的退休礼物。

【1】根据上句But soon it was easy to see that his heart wasn’t in his work可知，He built the house with poor skills and bad materials适合。故选D。

【2】根据上一段末尾老板说的话和下句If the carpenter had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all differently可知，What a surprise! What a shame! 适合。故选E。

【3】根据下句Think about your “house”可知，Think of yourself as the carpenter适合。故选B。

【4】根据下句And your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitude and choices you make today可知，Your life today is the result of your attitude and choices in the past适合。故选C。