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.
The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe something that can be easily shaped.
The history of plastics is longer than you might___________ . In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid（赛璐璐）”. It was discovered by ___________an English man and an American in the same year.___________ it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale（规模）during the year 1860. Everybody was ___________by this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.
Poor young men working in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were ___________ to buy white celluloid collars （领子）. The collars were hard and uncomfortable but they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men could rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers, who had not been able to afford toys for their children, were now able to buy them toys___________ of celluloid.
But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents, particularly___________ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had _________ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. It became known as bakelite（酚醛塑料）. Other plastic materials like bakelite were also produced. They were used to make electrical fittings （配件）and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and___________, but rich people disliked them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made ___________dark colors.
1.A.wish B.think C.want D.hope
2.A.both B.neither C.either D.between
3.A.So B.But C.And D.As
4.A.surprised B.excited C.told D.frightened
5.A.worried B.sure C.afraid D.able
6.A.done B.produced C.worked D.made
7.A.between B.on C.among D.about
8.A.much B.great C.never D.little
9.A.hard B.soft C.safe D.dangerous
10.A.in B.by C.from D.of
The Hong Kong—Zhuhai—Macao Bridge in 2018. We are proud of it.
A.is completed B.is completing C.was completed D.completes
— Did you hear of Project Hope?
—Yes,it________ millions of children to come back to school.
A.has helped B.helped C.is helped D.helps
Don't worry about me. I________ make it by myself.
A.may B.might C.would D.can
The English Speech Competition the best in her. As a result, she is more active now.
A. checked out B. tried out C. left out D. brought out
