Question

    There was once a little boy with a bad temper (脾气). He often had fights with his friends. One day, his father gave him a bag of nails (钉子) and told him to hammer (敲) a nail into the fence every time he lost his temper. The boy listened to his father and did what his father told him to do.

The first day, the boy drove 17 nails into the fence. Then the number of nails became less and less in the following days. The boy found that it was easier to keep his temper than to drive the 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 his father asked him to pull out one nail each time he was able to keep 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, son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same as it was before. When you say some words in anger, your bad temper will leave a scar just like the hole. Even if you say you’re sorry, the wound is still there. If you hurt a person with words, the wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are rare jewels (稀有珍宝). They make you smile and feel happy. So never hurt your friends.”

Since then the boy had never fought with his friends. He learned how to get on with others and he never lost his temper again.

1.What did the father ask the little boy to do each time he lost his temper?

A.To have fights with his friends. B.To hammer a nail into the fence.

C.To listen to light music. D.To eat much chocolate.

2.What did the father ask him to do each time he was able to keep his temper?

A.Pull out one nail. B.Drive one nail into the fence.

C.Lose his temper. D.Tell his father about it.

3.What does the story tell us?

A.We need to buy a bag of nails. B.Friends are not important at all.

C.Lose your temper when you are angry. D.We should keep our temper and get on well with others.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】

本文讲述一个男孩脾气很大，经常和朋友打架，他父亲告诉他每生一次气就往篱笆上钉一颗钉子，后来父亲又告诉他每控制住脾气就可以拔掉一根钉子，最后男孩将篱笆上的钉子全部拔掉了，但是钉子的痕迹还在。父亲以此告诉男孩，即便说了对不起但是仍然伤害了别人，所以告诉男孩永远不要伤害朋友。

1.细节理解题。根据“told him to hammer (敲) a nail into the fence every time he lost his temper.”可知，父亲告诉他每次他发脾气就往篱笆上钉一颗钉子。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“his father asked him to pull out one nail each time he was able to keep his temper.”可知，他的父亲让他每次能控制住自己的脾气时就拔出一颗钉子。故选A。

3.推理判断题。A项：我们需要买一袋钉子；B项：朋友根本不重要；C项：生气的时候要发脾气；D项：我们应该保持冷静，好好相处。根据文章内容及最后一段最后一句“He learned how to get on with others and he never lost his temper again.”可知，这个故事想告诉我们要控制住自己的脾气与他人好好相处。故选D。