题目内容
词汇
The fence is built out of ________(用过的) soda cans.
There was a little boy with a bad temper(脾气).His father gave him some nails(钉子)to drive into the fence (栅栏)when he lost his temper .The first day the boy drove 37 nails into the fence .Then it began to become less . He found it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence .
Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all . He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he held his temper .The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone .
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence .He said , “You have done well ,my son ,but you look at the fence . It will never be the same .When you say things in anger ,they leave a scar(痕迹)just like this one .You can put a knife in a man and draw it out . It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry ,the wound (伤口)is still there .A verbal (言语)wound is as bad as a physical(肉体)one.
【小题1】Who was in a bad temper ?
the boy’s father B.the boy’s friend
C. the little boy D. a man
【小题2】 The word “it” in “it began to become less”refers to (指) ________ .
| A.the first day | B.the fence |
| C.the nails | D.the boy’s temper |
make one’s temper less
make one hold one’s temper
leave a scar on somsone
hurt someone .
【小题4】 The boy thought that _______
it was easy for him to drive the nails into the fence .
driving nails into the fence is easier than holding his temper .
holding his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence .
it was easy for him to lose his temper after driving nails .
【小题5】We learn from the reading that _______ .
A. the father was a man with bad temper .
it took a long time for the boy’s temper to become less.
the father was good at helping one who is easy to lose temper .
the boy was good at driving nails into the fence .
Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms.For 35 years they farmed side by side,sharing machinery and goods as needed,without a single problem.
However,one autumn,things changed.It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse,which grew into a major difference.The difference led to angry words,followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers.
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door.He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox.“I’m looking for a few days’work,”the builder said.“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes,”answered Paul,extremely pleased to see the builder.“I do have a job for you.Look at that farm across the creek(小溪).That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field,but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek.But I’ll go him one better.See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence,two metres tall,so 1 won’t need to see him anymore.”
The builder said thoughtfully.“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work.When he returned,the builder had just finished his job.Paul was shocked.Instead of a fence there was a bridge,stretching from one side of the creek to the other.
As Paul stood on the bridge,staring in amazement,his younger brother Jason,came across,and took Paul’s hand.“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done,”said Jason.
Then,Paul,with tears in his eyes,said to the builder who was packing his bag to go,“Thank you so much。Please stay.I have much more for you to do.”
“I’d love to.”the builder said quietly,“but,I have many more bridges to build.”
【小题1】What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?
| A.The digging of the creek. |
| B.A problem about a farm animal. |
| C.Who owned the field between the farms. |
| D.Who would pay for building the fence. |
| A.do something even worse | B.improve the situation |
| C.point out his mistake | D.help him out |
| A.They had been fighting for many years. |
| B.Their farms were not very successful. |
| C.They finally realized their mistakes. |
| D.They liked building bridges. |
| A.He needed a way to get across the river. |
| B.There was not enough wood for the fence. |
| C.He misunderstood Paul’s instructions. |
| D.He wanted to bring the brothers together. |
a.The brothers stood on the bridge.
b.Jason dug the creek.
C.The brothers became angry with each other,
d.The builder asked for work.
e.Paul went into town.
A.b,c,e,d,a B.c,b,d,e,a
C.b,e,c,a,d D.c,d,b,a,e