Question

【題目】 An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire (退休).He told his boss of his plans to leave the house business and live a more comfortable life with his wife enjoying his big family, looking after their grandchildren. He would miss the paycheck (薪金), but he really needed to retire. The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed, but this time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad materials and worked carelessly. It was an unlucky way to end his career. When the man finished his work and the boss came to check the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said. "My gift to you." What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he has to live in the home he had built sadly.

So it is with us. We build our lives in an absent-minded way, willing to do less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shame, we fall into the situation we have created and find we are now living in the "house" we have built.

【1】The elderly carpenter planned to live a more comfortable life alone.

【2】The boss asked the man to build just one more house as a personal favor.

【3】The man agreed with the boss, he used the good materials and worked carefully.

【4】After checking the house, the boss didn't give it to the man as a gift.

【5】From the story, we learn your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要講述的是一個木匠的故事。他準備辭職退休了，老板讓他建最后一棟房子，他答應了，但是沒有用心去做。在交房子的那天，老板說這是送給他的禮物，聽到之后他很震驚，也很后悔。這個故事告訴我們，每一天都要認真生活，要有積極正確的人生態(tài)度，因為你今天的生活是你過去的態(tài)度和選擇的結果。

【1】理解判斷題。根據(jù)文中的信息He told his boss of his plans to leave the house business and live a more comfortable life with his wife enjoying his big family, 他告訴老板，他打算離開房子行業(yè)，和妻子一起享受家庭，過上更舒適的生活。可知本句敘述The elderly carpenter planned to live a more comfortable life alone. 老木匠打算一個人過更舒適的生活。與文意不符，故答案為B。

【2】理解判斷題。根據(jù)文中的信息The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. 老板很遺憾他的好員工走了，就問他能否再建一座房子，作為個人恩惠�？芍�本句敘述The boss asked the man to build just one more house as a personal favor. 老板讓這個人再建一座房子作為個人恩惠。與文意相符，故答案為A。

【3】理解判斷題。根據(jù)文中的信息The carpenter agreed, but this time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad materials and worked carelessly. 木匠同意了，但這一次很明顯他的心不在工作上。他使用劣質(zhì)材料，工作馬馬虎虎�？芍�本句敘述The man agreed with the boss, he used the good materials and worked carefully.這個人同意老板的意見，他使用好材料，工作認真。與文意不符，故答案為B。

【4】理解判斷題。根據(jù)文中的信息the boss came to check the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said. "My gift to you." 老板來檢查房子，他把前門的鑰匙交給木匠。“這是你的房子，”他說，“我給你的禮物。”可知本句敘述After checking the house, the boss didn't give it to the man as a gift.檢查完房子后，老板沒有把它作為禮物送給那個人。與文意不符，故答案為B。

【5】理解判斷題。通讀全文可知，本文主要通過一個木匠在退休之前建造房子的故事，告訴我們?nèi)松�就是由自己打造的一項工程，你今天的生活是你過去的態(tài)度和選擇的結果�？芍�本句敘述From the story, we learn your life today is the result of your attitudes andchoices in the past. 從這個故事中，我們了解到你今天的生活是你過去的態(tài)度和選擇的結果。與文意相符，故答案為A。