Anoldcarpenter(木匠)wasreadytoretire.Hisbosswas11toseethegoodworkergo.Heaskedthecarpenter12hecouldbuildjustonemorehouse.Thecarpentersaidyes13hismindwasnotonhisworkanymore.

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. C11 .D根据语境可知这个木匠是个好工人，所以他的离开会 让老板感到非常难过。sorry难过的。故选D.12. A句意:他问这个木匠是否还能再建一栋房子。if是否。 故选A.13. B句意：这个木匠答应了，但他的心思已不在工作上了。 两句之间为转折关系，应用but。故选B.14. C根据上文可知木匠的心思不在工作上，所以他用的料很 差，工作时也很粗心。carefully细心地;completely完整地; carelessly 粗心地;successfully 成功地。故选 C15. A结合语境可知老板把房钥匙递给他。hand递;lend借; sell卖;throw扔，投递。故选A.16. A根据语境可知这是老板送他的退休礼物。gift礼物。故 选A17. C 根据上文的 surprise 和下句 “ If he had known he was building his own house he would have done it differently”可知， 老木匠为自己做的蠢事感到遗憾。a shame让人遗k的事! 故选C.18. D句意：如果他早知道是给自己建房，他就不会这样了。own自己的。故选D。19. B So it is with sb.意为“某人也是如此”。注意此题易错选 as 误认为是定语从句。as可以引导定语从句，但注意此g 句末的标点是句号，因此缺少先行词，无法构成定语从句其他选项在意思、结构上均不正确。故选B.20. B根据文意，作者在向我们阐述一个道理:我们的生活也 像老木匠建房子一样。故选B.21. A根据语境可知我们自己创造生活。create创造;change 改变;discuss讨论;affect影响。故选A.22. B根据文意可知，开始我们没有i察，但后来当我们认识 到自己的愚蠢行为时，却为时已晚，没有机会重做。chance 机会。故选B.23. D句意:想象自己是那个木匠。故选D.24. A作者是在告诫读者:我们既然明白了这个道理，那么“建 造自己的房子时”就明智些吧！wisely明智地。故选A.25. C句意:你现在的生活是你过去的态度和做出的选择的结 果。result结果。故选C.