2017届高考英语阅读素材：生活如同为自己打造的工程
<p> 生活如同为自己打造的工程</p><p> 房子建好后，老板过来看新房并交给木工一把钥匙，说：“这房子归你了，我送给你的礼物。”多么让人吃惊，多么让人羞愧啊！假如他知道在为自己造房，他会做得大不一样。现在他不得不住在自己建造的那所粗制滥造的房子里了。 我们又何尝不是如此呢？我们心浮气躁地打造生活，蓦然回首，才瞠目结舌地发现自己正住在自己建造的那所房子中，自食苦果。“生活正如一项为自己打造的工程。”还有什么比这更清楚的呢？明日的生活，孕育于你今天的态度和抉择之上。 <span word="An">An</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="resorted">resorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoddy">shoddy</span> <span word="workmanship">workmanship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspect">inspect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="my">my</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>." <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>! <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shame">shame</span>! <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="reacting">reacting</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="acting">acting</span>, <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="built">built</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="realized">realized</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>, <span word="place">place</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="erect">erect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>. <span word="Build">Build</span> <span word="wisely">wisely</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="build">build</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="graciously">graciously</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plaque">plaque</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="says">says</span>, "<span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="do">do</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="project">project</span>." <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span>? <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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