1. (2017七下·无锡期中) 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    John was a very strong man. Once he got a job of cutting wood in a forest. His boss gave him an axe(斧子) and showed him the area where he should work.

    The first day, John cut down 18 trees. "Good," the boss said, "keep it up!" John was encouraged by the words of the boss and tried harder the next day, but he could only cut down 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

    "I must be losing my strength," John thought. He went to the boss and said that he could not understand what was going on. "When was the last time you had sharpened(使锋利) your axe?" the boss asked. "Sharpened? I had no time to do it. I have been very busy trying to cut more trees." said John.

    The moral of this story: While John was working hard, he didn't think about how to do his job better.

1. （1） John was cutting down fewer and fewer trees. He thought_______.       

   A . he needed to sharpen his axe B . the boss should help him C . it was wrong to cut down trees D . he must be losing his strength
3. （2） What's the meaning of the underlined word "it"?       

   A . The job to cut down trees. B . The way to do the job. C . The work to sharpen the axe. D . The time to have a rest.
5. （3） What can we learn from the story?       

   A . It is wrong to cut down trees. B . Hard work is the only key to success. C . It's important to take time to sharpen our skills. D . It's a waste of time to sharpen the axe.