首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] An elderly carpenter was ready to retire.[22]He told his empl
[originaltext] An elderly carpenter was ready to retire.[22]He told his empl
游客
2023-07-04
79
管理
问题
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire.[22]He told his employer, a contractor, of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favour. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.[24]He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."
What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up with less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realised that we would have done it differently.
Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one more day, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
22. What did the carpenter plan to do after retirement?
23. How did the contractor plan to deal with the house he asked the carpenter to build?
24. What can we know about the last house the carpenter built?
25. What does the story intend to tell us?
选项
A、It was of low quality.
B、It was perfect in workmanship and materials.
C、It did not satisfy the contractor.
D、It was the best of all the houses he had built.
答案
A
解析
细节题。文中提到,这名木匠的心思已经不在工作上了,他在建房子时使用了粗糙的工艺(shoddy workmanship)和劣质的材料(inferior materials),由此可知,这名工匠建造的最后—个房子质量很差,故答案为A)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2808008.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]InFebruarylastyear,mywifelostherjob.Justassuddenly
[originaltext]InFebruarylastyear,mywifelostherjob.Justassuddenly
[originaltext]Time!Ithinkalotabouttime.Andnotjustbecauseit’sthe
[originaltext]Time!Ithinkalotabouttime.Andnotjustbecauseit’sthe
[originaltext]M:MathDepartment,DoctorWebsterspeaking.W:Hello,Professor
[originaltext]M:MathDepartment,DoctorWebsterspeaking.W:Hello,Professor
[originaltext]M:MathDepartment,DoctorWebsterspeaking.W:Hello,Professor
[originaltext]W:John,haveyouchosenphysicaleducationclassyetforthisse
[originaltext]W:John,haveyouchosenphysicaleducationclassyetforthisse
[originaltext]W:Didyouwatchthe7o’clockprogramonChannel2yesterdayeve
随机试题
Hardlyanything______morethanthehappinessofseeingsomeoneusinghisde-vi
[originaltext]M:Doyougoouttowork?W:Notregularly.Iworkathomemosto
以下关于投标文件送达的叙述,()是错误的。A.投标人必须按照招标文件规定的地点
证券登记结算机构应当设立证券结算风险基金,用于垫付或者弥补因( )造成的证券登
下列关于磁的说法正确的是:A.指北针的磁铁只有北极 B.地磁场北极在地理北极附
中国建设银行发行的银行卡是()。 A.长城卡 B.金穗卡 C.牡丹卡 D
(2020年真题)以下为期权空头损益结构的是(). A. B. C.
在实务中,建筑工程的费率应分项厘定,一般包括()。A.建筑用机器、装置及设备为
依据《规划环境影响评价技术导则—总纲》,规划评价范围的确定依据是( )。A.实
(2018年真题)在同一合同段的工程量清单中,多个单位工程中具有相同项目特征的项
最新回复
(
0
)