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An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to leave his work. He told his boss about his plans to leave the house building company and live a free life with his wife.

The boss was sorry to see his good worker go. He asked the carpenter if he could build just one more house as personal help. The carpenter agreed. But soon it was easy to see that his heart wasn’t in his work. 1..

When the carpenter completed his work, his boss came and handed the front-door key to him. The boss said, “This is your house, my gift to you.”

2. If the carpenter had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all differently. However, it was too late to regret. Now he had to live in the house he had built not too well.

Life is like the house. 3. Think about your “house”. Each day you need to place a brick(砖) or build a wall. Build wisely and make every effort to do the work well. It’s the only life you will build for yourself.4.And your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitude and choices you make today.

A.We should build our house with others’ help.

B.Think of yourself as the carpenter.

C.Your life today is the result of your attitude and choices in the past.

D.He built the house with poor skills and bad materials.

E.What a surprise! What a shame!

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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.

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An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire (退休). He told his boss that he planned to leave the building business and live a more relaxing life with his wife, enjoying his big family. He would miss the pay check each week, but he needed to retire. He believed they could get by (勉强过活) even on a small amount of money.

The boss was sorry to see his good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but soon afterwards he was found to be absent-minded. He used shoddy materials to build the house. How disappointing it was to end his career in this way!

When the carpenter finished all his work, the boss came to inspect (检查) the new house as usual. But after that, he handed the front-door key to the carpenter, saying. “This is your house, my gift to you.”

What a shock! What a shame! If he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the worst house he had ever built in his life.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or put up a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you ever build. Even if you live it for only one more day, that day deserves (值得) to be lived comfortably. Life is a do-it yourself project. Your life today is the result of your attitudes (态度) and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

1.According to the article, the carpenter　　　 .

A.was too old to build a fine house B.had a large family to raise

C.was not in need of money D.was not welcome

2.The carpenter was　　　 when he learned that the house he had built was for himself.

A.excited B.delighted C.worried D.surprised

3.What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the text?

A.We should build a house wisely. B.Building a house is like building a life.

C.We should pursue (追求) a comfortable life. D.We should have the right attitude towards life.

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An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his boss his plans to 1  the business and live a more relaxed life with his wife. He would miss the pay, but he needed to retire.

The boss was 2  to see his good worker go, and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 3  it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used poor skills and 4  materials. It was an unfortunate way to 5  his career.

When the carpenter finished his work, the boss came to 6  the house. After he checked it out, he handed a 7  to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said. ‘It is my gift to you.”

What a shame！If he knew he was building his own house, the old man would have done it all so 8 .

So it is with all of us. Think of your life as a 9 . Each day you hammer a nail(钉子), place a board, or set up a wall. You must try your best to build the house wisely because it is the only life you will ever have. Your life tomorrow will 10  from the attitudes you choose today.

1.. A. open                    B. begin               C. leave                D. find

2.. A. happy                  B. worried          C. angry           D. sorry

3. A. but                  B. and                         C. or                           D. so

4. A. fresh                B. cheap                C. rich                   D. expensive

5. A. start                     B. improve       C. meet         D. end

6. A. buy                     B. build                     C. see                         D. sell

7. A. bill                      B. letter                     C. key                          D. phone

8. A. differently      B. difficultly           C. possibly         D. simply

9. A. present                  B. journey                      C. map                      D. house

10. A. learn                 B. result                   C. hear                         D. answer

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An old carpenter was ready to retire. His boss was s1.To see the good worker go, He asked the carpenter if he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, but his m 2.was not on his work any more.

He used poor materials and worked on the house c--3.--. When the carpenter finished his work, the boss handed the front-door key to him."This is your house,"he said. "A g 4. for you."

What a surprise! What a shame! I 5. He had known he was building his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the home he had poorly built. So it is with us. S-6., we build our lives carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have c-7.. We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. But we don ° t have a chance to make it all over a8.·

Think of y9. as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Life is a do-it-yourself project.

Your life today is the r 10.of your attitudes and choices you made in the past.Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.

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完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire (退休). His boss was　 　　 to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter 　 　　　 he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, ________his mind was not on his work any more.

He used poor materials and worked on the house ________ . When the carpenter finished his work, the boss________ the front-door key to him, "This is your house," he said, "A ________ for you."

What a surprise! What a ________ ! If he had known he was building his ________ house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.

________ it is with us today. Sometimes we build our________ carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have ________　 . We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly(质量差地) built. But we don't have a　 ________ to make it all over again.

Think of ________as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it________ . It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.

Your life today is the 　 ________ of your attitudes and choices (态度和选择)you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.

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

2.A. if　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　 　　 　 C. how　　　　 　　 D. why

3.A. and　　　　　 　 B. but　　　　　 　　 C. or　　　　 　　　 D. so

4.A. carefully 　　 B. completely　　　 C. carelessly　　 D. successfully

5.A. handed　　 　　 B. left　　　　 　 　 C. sold　　 　　　 D. threw

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

7.A. secret　　　　　 B. warmth　　　　 C. shame　　　 　　 D. stress

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

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

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

11.A. created　　 B. changed　　 　　 　 C. discussed　　 　 D. avoided

12.A. plan　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　 C. speed　　　　 　 D. request

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

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

15.A. talent　　 　 B. wealth　　　　　　 C. result　　　　 D. Difference

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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文的连贯性，在空格处填入一个恰当的词，或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

An old carpenter（木匠）was ready to retire. His boss was sorry ___1.____ (see) the good worker go. He asked the carpenter ___2.____ he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, __3.___ his mind was not on the work any more.

He used poor materials and worked on the house ____4.____(care). When the carpenter finished his work, the boss handed the front-door key to him. “This is your house,” he said, “a gift ___5.____ you.”

____6.____ a surprise! If he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.

Think of ___7.___ (you) as the carpenter. Think about your life. ___8.___(build) it wisely. It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.

Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices you ___9.____(make) in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and __10.____ (choice) you make today.

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Maxim Gorky(高尔基)was born in a carpenter's (木匠) family. When he was five, he______　 his father.

He　 _____ his childhood in his grandfather's home.　 _______the age of ten, his mother _______of illness. His grandfather　 _____ him look for a job by himself.　 For ten years, young Gorky　　 _____ about in the street. He did whatever kinds of jobs he ____ , and he lived such ______ life. The dog's life in the ten years made him deeply understand the hardship of the _____people and deeply hate the old system (制度).

During that time he read all kinds of books which　 ______him a lot of materials for works later on.

1.A. lived with　　 B. played with　　 C. lost　　 D. learned from

2.A. made　　 B. enjoyed　　 C. lived　　 D. spent

3.A. On　　 B. At　　 C. In　　 D. For

4.A. died　　 B. died with　　 C. had　　 D. had a

5.A. noticed　　 B. do　　 C. made　　 D. heard

6.A. studied　　 B. played with　　 C. walked 　　 D. worked

7.A. did　　 B. could find　　 C. looked after　　 D. wanted

8.A. a simple　　 B. a hard　　 C. a happy　　 D. an interesting

9.A. young　　 B. old　　 C. rich　　 D. working

10.A. gave　　 B. did　　 C. helped　　 D. lent

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An old worker was going to stop doing his job because of his _________. He told his boss about his plans to live a more relaxing life. He would miss the job, but he had to _________as he was too old.

The boss was sorry to see his worker go and asked _________he could build just one more house. The worker said yes, but it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He did his work in a _________ way. It was an unlucky way to end his career.

When the worker finished his work, the boss handed the front-door key to him. “This is your house,” he said, “my _________ to you.”

What a surprise! He didn't know that he was building his own house, _________ he would do it differently.

It's the same for all of us, _________. We build our lives in a careless way. At important times, we do not put our heart into what we do. "Then we look at the situation we have _________ and find that we are now living in the house we have built for ourselves. If we realize what will happen earlier, we will do things in a _________way.

Think of yourself as the worker. Think about your ____________. Each day, you place a board, or build a wall. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves(值得)to be lived brightly and beautifully.

1.A.money B.age C.work D.boss

2.A. leave B.arrive C.get D. work

3.A.when B.why C.what D.if

4.A.careless B.proper C.powerful D.magical

5.A.tool B.present C.sign D.deal

6.A.but B.because C.or D.and

7.A.actually B.nearly C.clearly D.easily

8.A.replied B.attended C.created D.replaced

9.A.hopeless B.single C.same D.different

10.A.medal B.house C.energy D.speech

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Jack was a carpenter(木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Ken, lived with him. Ken could not even walk well. He was so weak. It was because Jack did not give him enough food. He only gave his father a small bowl made from earth. Even a little rice in the bowl appeared to be much.

Jack had a son. His name is Mike. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for the old man. He did not like his father’s attitude to his grandfather.

One day Ken was eating his food out of the earthen(土制的) bowl. The bowl fell down and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Jack saw the broken bowl. He was very angry with his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake.

Mike saw this. He did not like what his father did, but he was afraid to speak against his father. The next day, Mike took some of his father’s tools and a piece of wood. He worked with the tools to make a wooden bowl. His father saw him working.

“What are you making, Mike?”he asked.

“I am making a wooden bowl! ”replied Mike. “I am making it for you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a bowl for food. A bowl made from earth may break very easily. So I want to give you a wooden bowl”

After hearing this, Jack felt sorry and regretted having treated his father badly.

1.What kind of bowl did Jack’s father own?

A. A wooden bowl.　 B. An earthen bowl.

C. A golden bowl.　　 D. A plastic bowl.

2.Why did Jack give his father a small bowl to have dinner?

A. Because it was expensive.

B. Because it wasn’t easy to break.

C. Because his father liked the bowl.

D. Because the food in it appeared to be much.

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “attitude”?

A. 策略　　 B. 思想　　 C. 态度　　 D. 好心

4.What’s the true reason of Mike’s making a wooden bowl?

A. To make a better bowl for his grandfather.

B. To learn the skills of a carpenter.

C. To prepare a bowl for his father.

D. To teach his father a lesson.

5.What’s the title of the passage?

A. Two broken bowls　 B. A wooden bowl

C. A little grandson　　 D. A poor old man

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