Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle. This young man was very. He always continued to work through his break time andthat those old folks were wasting time, having toseveral times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed thathe worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse. One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young manand said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）.Sooner or later you will or be so tired as you have spent too much .” Suddenly the young manthat actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they werere-sharpening their axes at the same time! And , yet spending less time! What weis efficiency by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no!
试题分析：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。通过年老的人和一位年轻人砍树的故事，这位年轻人领悟到只有明智地利用我们的技能和能力，达到我们所要的效果。我们从中得到启示“磨刀不误砍柴工”。 【小题1】C考查形容词。weak 弱的；clever聪明的；hard-working勤奋的；predicted预测的。He always continued to work through his break time他总是在休息时间继续工作，所以说他工作是勤奋的。故选C 【小题2】B考查动词。admired 羡慕；complained 抱怨；reminded提醒；predicted预测。下文提到：那些年老的人一天喝酒聊天几次，浪费时间，所以说这位年轻人是“抱怨”。故选B 【小题3】D考查动词。plan计划； appear出现；work 工作；break停顿、休息。这个年轻人抱怨年老的人浪费时间，所以是说他们一天停下来几次喝酒聊天。根据句意选D 【小题4】A考查连词。even though即使；only if 只要；because 因为；unless除非。As time went by, this young man noticed thathe worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more.随着时间的流逝，这个年轻人注意到即使他休息时间也工作，那些老年人做的工作和他一样多，甚至更多。所以这里应是even though引导的让步状语从句，故选A 【小题5】D考查名词。photo照片；rest 休息；step脚步； bath洗浴。根据句意hardly took a 几乎不休息，take a rest休息，所以选D 【小题6】C考查名词。weight 重量；height高度；amount 数量；price价格。those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more.那些年老的人和他做同样数量的工作，甚至更多。故选C 【小题7】D考查动词。failed失败；pretended假装；agreed同意；decided决定。年轻人发现年老的人尽管喝酒聊天，但干的活和他同样多甚至更多，所以他决定第二天更加努力，故选D 【小题8】B考查名词。 marks痕迹；results结果；effects影响；conditions条件。Unfortunately the were even worse.他决定第二天更加努力的工作，但遗憾的是结果甚至更糟糕。所以选B 【小题9】A考查动词。invited 邀请；blamed 责备；thanked感谢；forgave原谅。One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time.句意是：一天，其中一个老年人在休息期间请他喝酒。所以此处invited“邀请”最合语境，故选A 【小题10】D考查动词。begged祈求；argued争辩；nodded点头；refused拒绝。根据上文可知：这个年轻人抱怨年老的人浪费时间，面对老年人的邀请他应该是拒绝。所以refused拒绝，最合语境。 【小题11】C考查形容词。wrong错误的；valuable有价值的；extra额外的；exact确切的。That young manand said that he had no time!从上文可知年轻人把休息时间都用在了工作上，所以面对老年人的邀请他拒绝了，理由应该是“他没有额外的时间”。故选C 【小题12】D考查动词。mind 介意、在意；avoid避免；practice练习； keep保持。It is just a waste of effort t chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）。没有让你的斧子再次锋利，不停的砍树是浪费精力。keep doing持续不断的做某事，故选D 【小题13】B考查动词短语。speed up加速；give up放弃；watch out小心、当心；turn out结果是。Sooner or later you will or be so tired as you have spent too much 。不磨斧子，不停地砍树，浪费精力，“迟早会放弃的或感到累，因为你花费了太多的精力”。 give up放弃，在这里最合题意。 【小题14】A考查名词。energy 精力；money 钱；life生活；skill技能。根据句意Sooner or later you will or be so tired as you have spent too much . 迟早会放弃的或感到累，因为你花费了太多的精力。故选A 【小题15】C考查动词。warned警告；expected期盼；realized意识到；announced 宣布。年轻人听了老年人的话后，Suddenly the young manthat actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they werere-sharpening their axes at the same time!突然意识到老年人休息聊天时，同时也在磨斧子。故选C 【小题16】A考查副词。also也；hardly 几乎不；seldom很少、难得；never从未。during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they werere-sharpening their axes at the same time!老年人聊天时，也在磨斧子。所以also也，最合题意。 【小题17】B考查动词。talk谈论；chop切、砍； walk 散步；climb爬。根据上文可知是在切、砍树，that's how they could faster than him! And , yet spending less time!句意是：那就是他们怎样能砍的比他快，而花更少的时间。故可知chop切、砍，最合题意。 【小题18】C考查动词。abandon放弃；introduce 介绍；need需要；teach教。根据文章大意可知我们所得到的启迪是What weis efficiency by making use of our skill and ability .我们需要的是明智利用技能和能力的效果。所以need需要，最合适。 【小题19】D考查副词。quickly迅速地；curiously好奇地；seriously严肃地、认真地；intelligently明智地。What weis efficiency by making use of our skill and ability .通过明智地利用我们的技能和能力，达到我们所要的效果。故选D 【小题20】A考查名词。time时间；tool 工具；job工作；patience耐心。根据上文可知Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no!只有那时我们才能有更多的时间做其他的事情，要不然的话我们将总是不停地说---我没有时间。所以A项最符合语境。 考点：考察人生百味类阅读。