Question

      An old carpenter ( 木匠) was ready to retire. His boss was 11  to see the good worker go. He asked the

carpenter 12  he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, 13   his mind was not on his work any more.

    He used poor materials and worked on the house

14  . When the carpenter finished his work,the boss

15  the front-door key to him. This is your house, ” he said. “A 16   for you."

   What a surprise!What a 17 ! If he had known he

was building his 18  house,he would liave done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.

       19 it is with us. Sometimes we build our 20  carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have 21  . We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. But we don't have a 22   to make it all over again. Think of 23 as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it 24  . It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.

    Your life today is the 25  of your attitudes anc choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be thal of your attitudes and choices you make today.

11. A. glad   B. nervous C. ready   D. sorry

12. A. ??   B. when C.how   D. why

13. A. and   B. but C.or   D. so

14. A. carefully   B. completely 

    C.carelessly   D. successfully

15. A. handed   B. lent C.sold   D. threw

16. A. gift   B. promise C. choice   D. question

17. A. task   B. wisdom C. shame   D. stress

18. A. real   B. expensive C.old   D. own

19. A. Neither   B. So   C. Nor   D. As

20. A. studies   B. lives C.jobs   D. feelings

21 .A. created   B. changed 

   C. discussed   D. affected

22. A. plan   B. chance C. method   D. pleasure

23. A. himself   B. herself C. myself   D. yourself

24. A. wisely   B. peacefully C.rapidly   D. widely

25. A. talent   B. wealth C. result   D. difference

Answer 1

12. A 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. B 21. A 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C

11 .D根據(jù)語境可知這個(gè)木匠是個(gè)好工人，所以他的離開會(huì) 讓老板感到非常難過。sorry難過的。故選D.

12. A句意:他問這個(gè)木匠是否還能再建一棟房子。if是否。 故選A.

13. B句意：這個(gè)木匠答應(yīng)了，但他的心思已不在工作上了。 兩句之間為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，應(yīng)用but。故選B.

14. C根據(jù)上文可知木匠的心思不在工作上，所以他用的料很 差，工作時(shí)也很粗心。carefully細(xì)心地;completely完整地; carelessly 粗心地;successfully 成功地。故選 C

15. A結(jié)合語境可知老板把房鑰匙遞給他。hand遞;lend借; sell賣;throw扔，投遞。故選A.

16. A根據(jù)語境可知這是老板送他的退休禮物。

gift禮物。故 選A

17. C 根據(jù)上文的 surprise 和下句 “ If he had known he was building his own house,he would have done it differently”可知， 老木匠為自己做的蠢事感到遺憾。a shame讓人遺k的事! 故選C.

18. D句意：如果他早知道是給自己建房，他就不會(huì)這樣了。

own自己的。故選D。

19. B So it is with sb.意為“某人也是如此”。注意此題易錯(cuò)選 as,誤認(rèn)為是定語從句。as可以引導(dǎo)定語從句，但注意此g 句末的標(biāo)點(diǎn)是句號(hào)，因此缺少先行詞，無法構(gòu)成定語從句其他選項(xiàng)在意思、結(jié)構(gòu)上均不正確。故選B.

20. B根據(jù)文意，作者在向我們闡述一個(gè)道理:我們的生活也 像老木匠建房子一樣。故選B.

21. A根據(jù)語境可知我們自己創(chuàng)造生活。

create創(chuàng)造;change 改變;discuss討論;affect影響。故選A.

22. B根據(jù)文意可知，開始我們沒有i察，但后來當(dāng)我們認(rèn)識(shí) 到自己的愚蠢行為時(shí)，卻為時(shí)已晚，沒有機(jī)會(huì)重做。

chance 機(jī)會(huì)。故選B.

23. D句意:想象自己是那個(gè)木匠。故選D.

24. A作者是在告誡讀者:我們既然明白了這個(gè)道理，那么“建 造自己的房子時(shí)”就明智些吧！

wisely明智地。故選A.

25. C句意:你現(xiàn)在的生活是你過去的態(tài)度和做出的選擇的結(jié) 果。

result結(jié)果。故選C.