2023年12月1日发(作者：小米12安兔兔跑分)

A hardworkingmanhas阅读理解

The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day

in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he

would make the sparks(火星)fly from his hammer．

The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbour, used to

come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and

hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman

worked．

“ Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn

to make shoe tacks(钉), even if it is only to pass the

time? ” said the blacksmith．“ Who knows, one day, it may

be of use to you．”

The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But

after a little practice he found that he was becoming very

skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks．

Old Mr．Smith died and the son on account of the

war lost all his goods．He had to leave home and was forced

to live in another country．It so happened that in this

village there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot

of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times

when they paid high prices they were not always able to get

what they wanted, because in that part of the country there

was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes．

Our young Mr．Smith, who was finding it difficult

to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time

he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden

idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them

that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him

settled in the workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad

of the offer．And after a while, Mr．Smith found that he

was soon making the finest tacks in the village．

“How funny it seems,” he used to say, “even

making tacks can make money．My trade is more useful to me

than all my former riches．”

The young man learnt to make shoe tacks because

_________．

[ C ]

(1)

A． his father told him to

B． he wanted to learn a skill

C． Jones encouraged him to

D． he just wanted to pass his time

Which of the following is TRUE according to the

(2)

passage?

[ D ]

Old Mr．Smith enjoyed making the shoe

A．

tacks．

The blacksmith had predicted the young

B．

man would be in need of the skill．

The higher prices they paid, the more

C．

tacks the shoemakers would get．

The young man earned his living by his

D．

skills learnt when he was young．

What can we learn from the story?

[ B ]

A． Practice makes perfect．

(3)

B． Skill makes life easy．

C． A good beginning makes good ending．

D． Every man has his gift．