B

There was a little boy with a bad temper(脾气)。His father gave him some nails to drive into the back 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 a11.He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold 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 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.

71. The best title for this reading is__________

　 A. Father And Son 　　　B .The Fence

C. Little Boy　 　　　　D. Some nails

72. The word “it” in “it began to become less” refers to(指)______

A. the first day 　B. the fence　

　　 C. the nail　　　 D. the boy’s temper

73. The way of pulling out nails is to_______

A. make one’s temper 1ess

B. make one able to hold one’s temper

　C.1eave a scar on someone

　D. hurt someone

74.The boy thought that________　　 .

　A. it was easy for him to drive the nails into the fence　

B. driving nails into the fence is easier than holding his temper　

C. holding his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence　

D. it was easy for him to lose his temper after driving nails

75.We learn from the reading that________　　 .

A. Father is a man with bad temper

B. it took a long time for the boy’s temper to become less

C. Father is good at helping one who is easy to lose temper

D. the boy is good at driving nails into the fence

　 第Ⅱ卷(BII) [非选择题(共25分)]

A　

Neighborhood yentas are well-known women. They spend most of their time watching people around them. The yentas have this title for this. “Yenta” is a Yiddish word. It means a trouble maker or a talkative person. Nobody in the street is safe from their eyes or tongue.

Yentas certainly are not bad people. They pass on messages and advice. They give up-to-the-minute weather reports. They know who is doing what. They see，hear，and know all and usually repeat it. They have called themselves reporters.　

　Some of the yentas’ neighbors think them so interested in others’ things that they forget their own. Sometimes, however ,a child has to be found，or a robbery has to be reported. Then what yentas do are helpful. Every neighborhood appreciates its yentas very much. It doesn’t matter what their color，belief or accent is.

66. From the passage we know that a yenta___________　

A. is famous for watching people walking

　B.1ikes talking about others

　C. can be either a man or a woman　

D. is not a help at all

67.If you live near a yenta，you_________

　A. will not be safe　

B. can’t stop yourself from being watched　

C. will be stopped when you pass by

　D. have to pay for their help

68.When you are in trouble，yentas_____________

　A. will make a joke on you　

B. will watch you all the time

　C. can sometimes give you a hand　

D. will report that to the police

69.The word “up-to-the-minute” means___________

　A. oldest 　B. best　　 C. latest　　 D. worst

70.Which of the following is NOT true?　

A. We can get weather reports from yentas.　

B. You can learn things about neighbors from yentas.

C. Yentas are sometimes a help to others.

　D. Yentas care more about themselves than about others.

50.　 － Tom, can you tell me 　　　　　? － Sorry, I don’t know. A. how many people have been here B. when is the meeting C. why did they decide to do it D. where will it start

49.　 － Who gave you the　 　　　　　for the book? － Nobody did. But I think it’s really well-written. A. time　　　　　　　　 B. address　　　　　　 C. mind　　　　　　　　 D. idea

48.　 － What is a left-luggage office? － It’s a place where bags 　　　　be left for a short time, especially at a station. A. will　　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　 D. should

47.　 － Did you get that kind of dictionary? - No. But Anna will　 　　　　　one to me. A. buy　　　　　　　　 B. borrow　　　　　　 C. lend　　　　　　　　 D. show

46.　 － Why are you back here? － Bad luck. We　 　　　　　the last bus. A. missed　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. reached