《2025年通城学典初中英语阅读组合训练七年级下册江苏专版》

A woodcutter starts a new job in the town. The pay is quite good and the boss seems very nice. He likes the new job very much.
The boss gives him an axe(斧头) on the first day and shows him where he should work. The woodcutter decides to work as hard as he can. That day, he cuts down 18 trees.
“Well done,” his boss says. “Keep going!”
Excited to hear that, the woodcutter works even harder the next day, but he can only cut down 15 trees. On the third day, he tries even harder but only cuts down 10 trees. Day after day, he cuts down fewer and fewer trees.
The woodcutter thinks, “ ▲ ” Then he goes to his boss and says that he cannot do the job any more because of less energy.
“When was the last time you sharpened(磨) your axe?” his boss asks.
“Sharpen? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I keep trying to cut down trees.”
“That’s the problem,” the boss says.
Life can be like that. You may get caught up in work, always preparing for the future. But do you take a moment to reflect on yourself? Your tools, your goals, or your ideas?
There’s nothing wrong with being active and hard-working. Just remember that it’s important to spend some time sharpening your skills and improving yourself.
(　　　)1. What can we infer from Paragraphs 1 & 2?
A. The woodcutter will cut down all the trees in a day.
B. The woodcutter doesn’t know his new workplace.
C. The woodcutter brings a sharp axe from his home.
D. The woodcutter can get much money from his boss.
(　　　)2. How many trees does the woodcutter cut down on the second day?
A. Eight. B. Ten. C. Fifteen. D. Eighteen.
(　　　)3. 创新考法·语篇逻辑题 Which of the following sentences can be put in “ ▲ ”?
A. I never see such strong trees. B. I need to get more money.
C. I must be too tired to work. D. I have no time to eat food.
(　　　)4. The underlined phrase “get caught up in” in the passage means “______” in English.
A. lose interest in B. be busy with C. take part in D. get ready for
(　　　)5. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. Hard work and special skills are not important to us.
B. It’s better for us to keep ourselves busy all the time.
C. We should not get very busy preparing for the future.
D. It’s important for us to spend time sharpening our skills.

答案： [C]DCCBD
C
　　本文主要讲述了一个樵夫砍柴不磨斧头的故事。通过这则故事，我们了解到平时不断磨砺自己的技能并提高自己是很重要的。
1.D　推理判断题。根据第一段中的The pay is quite good可知，一个樵夫开始了一份新工作，工资很不错,老板看起来也很好,由此推断,樵夫将会从老板那里获得丰厚的报酬。
2.C　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“... the next day, but he can only cut down 15 trees.”可知,樵夫第二天虽然更加努力地工作,但是这一天他仅仅砍了15棵树。
3.C　语篇逻辑题。根据第五段中的“Then he goes to his boss and says that he cannot do the job any more because of less energy.”可知,樵夫去找他的老板,说由于精力不足,他不能再做这份工作了,由此推断,樵夫认为他自己一定是太累了,没有力气干活了,所以才会导致砍树的数量越来越少，故C项放在空格处最为恰当。
4.B　词义猜测题。句意:你也许会陷入工作中,总是为未来做准备。根据句意理解可知，此处动词短语get caught up in是“陷入，卷入”的意思，be busy with跟短语get caught up in的意思相接近。
5.D　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Just remember that it's important to spend some time sharpening your skills and improving yourself.”可知，我们应该花时间磨砺技能，提高自己，这对我们来说非常重要。