阅读理解(二) 哲理故事
A [2019·原创]
A young man went to the boss of cutting trees and asked for a job. “That depends,” replied the boss. “Let me e you cut this tree down.” The young man stepped forward, and skillfully cut a great tree down. The boss was amazed and said, “You can start on Monday.”
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday went by, and Thursday afternoon the boss went to the young man and said, “You can pick up your wages(薪水) on the way out today.” The young man was very surprid. He replied, “I thought you would pay on Friday.”
“Usually we do,” said the boss. “But I’m letting you go today becau you’ve fallen behind.
Our daily charts(日程表) show that you’ve王八吃秤砣 dropped from first place on Monday to last place today.”
“But I’m quite hard-working,” the young man argued. “I am the first to arrive, and the last to leave, and even work during my coffee breaks!”
The boss thought for a minute and then asked, “Have you sharpened your axe(斧子)?” “Sharpened? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut more trees,” replied the young man.
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 out to “sharpen the axe”. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough. There’s nothing wrong with hard work. However, in some ways, sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.
1.When did the young man cut the most trees?
A.On Monday. B.On Tuesday.税务师
C.On Wednesday. D.On Thursday.
2.Why did the young man get paid in advance(事先)?
A.The boss wanted to reward him.
B.He wanted to take a rest.
C.The boss was not satisfied with his work.
D.He borrowed some money from the boss.
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the young man?
A.He spent too much time sharpening his axe.
B.He 家拌凉菜worked hard even during his coffee breaks.
C.He was always the last to arrive at 印度象神the workplace.
D.He was always the first to leave the workplace.
4.Which of the following words can describe the young man?
A.Humorous. B.Hard-working.
C.Clever. D.Dishonest.
5.What does the story want to tell us?
A.Where there is a will, there is a way.
B.Health is the best treasure a man can have.
C.It’s important to take time to sharpen our skills.
D.Hard work can make up for lack(缺乏) of intelligence.
B [2018·广安]
There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labor.
One day, he told his son, “Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won’tttled have your meal tonight.”
The boy didn’t want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well(水井). The son did as he was told.
The father guesd that the gold was from the boy’s mother. The next day, he nt his wife to her parents’ home and asked his son to earn something. Since no无边无际造句子 one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father, he was asked to throw it into the well. 王昌龄的诗有哪些The boy cried, “Dad! My body is aching. I’m tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-earne
d coin into a well?”
The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promid not to be lazy 广州好玩的景点any more.
1.Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time?
A.His father. B.His mother.
C.His sister. D.The shopkeeper.
2.The underlined word “aching” has the similar meaning with “ ”.
A.painful B.hopeful C.helpful D.powerful
3.Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well?
A.To fill the well.
B.To check if the coin is real.
C.To keep the coin for the boy.
D.To check if the boy had earned the coin by himlf.
4.How did the son feel when his father asked him to throw the coin into the well again?
A.Surprid. B.Sad.
C.Excited. D.Relaxed.
