1. (2017七上·萧山月考) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

    John is a very strong man. He gets a job of cutting(砍) trees in a forest. His boss gives him an axe and showed him the area where he should work.

    The first day, John cuts down 18 trees. "Good," the boss says, "keep it up!" happily, John  tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down 15 trees. The third day he tries even harder, but he can only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he cuts down fewer and fewer trees.

    "I must be losing my strength(力气)," John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he can not know what is going on. "When is the last time you sharpen(锋利) your axe?"  the boss asks. "I'm busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do it. "

    The moral of this story: While John is working hard, he doesn't work “smart”. He doesn't think about the best way to do his job.

1. （1） How many trees does John cut down on the second day?

   A . 18 B . 15 C . 14 D . 10
3. （2） What does the boss think of John the first day?

   A . He thinks John works hard. B . He thinks John works in a wrong way. C . He thinks John is very smart D . He thinks John cuts down too many trees.
5. （3） Why does John cut down fewer and fewer trees day after day?

   A . Because he is losing his strength B . Because he is busy doing something C . Because he doesn't sharpen his axe. D . Because his boss lets him do so.
7. （4） What's the meaning of the underlined word "it"?

   A . The work to sharpen the axe B . The job to cut down trees. C . The way to do the job D . The time to have a rest
9. （5） What does the story tell us?

   A . It's really good to work hard B . It's very bad to cut down the trees. C . It's better to think of the best way. D . It's so hard to sharpen the axe.