There once was a little boy who often got angry for unknown reasons and ended up quarreling with his friends. His parents felt 36 but had no idea how to deal with the matter.
In order to help the son, his father gave him a bag of 37 and told him that every time he 38 his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the 39 .
At first the boy felt puzzled at his father's words, but he did as he was told. The first day the little boy had 40 thirty nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, 41 he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily 42 reduced. Three months later, the little boy discovered it was easier to 43 his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence. Finally the day came 44 the little boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the little boy now 45 one nail each day when he was 46 control his temper. The days passed and the little boy was 47 able to tell his father that all the nails were 48 .
The father took his little boy 49 the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the 50 in the fence. The fence will never be the 51 .When you say things in anger, they 52 a scar just like this one on the person to whom you lose your temper. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. 53 many times you say “I'm sorry”, the wound is still there. A mental wound is as bad as a 54 one. The hurt and pain caused by the 55 are deeper than those caused by the hand.
【小题1】A．patientB．angryC．desperateD．worried【小题2】A．books B．toolsC．nailsD．suggestions【小题3】A．keptB．missedC．lostD．left【小题4】A．hammerB．shoesC．fenceD．hands【小题5】A．discoveredB．pulledC．pushedD．driven【小题6】A．asB．unlessC．tillD．although【小题7】A．hardlyB．possiblyC．terriblyD．gradually【小题8】A．catchB．loseC．breakD．hold【小题9】A．beforeB．whenC．afterD．until【小题10】A．pulled outB．pull outC．pulled overD．pull over【小题11】A．able toB．managed toC．succeeded toD．going to【小题12】A．eagerlyB．fortunatelyC．hardlyD．finally【小题13】A．lostB．returnedC．goneD．spared【小题14】A．inB．ofC．onD．by【小题15】A．nailsB．cutsC．surfaceD．holes【小题16】A．oneB．sameC．bestD．fence【小题17】A．runB．leaveC．leadD．remain【小题18】A．No matterB．No doubtC．HowD．However【小题19】A．seriousB．violentC．terribleD．physical【小题20】A．knifeB．nailC．tongueD．hammerD
网友回答
(答案→)D
解析：文章介绍了一个男孩容易发脾气，他父亲想了个办法，让儿子生气时，就往篱笆上钉一个钉子。慢慢的儿子学会控制自己的脾气了。而且爸爸还用这个办法给儿子讲了一个人生道理，不要去伤害别人，这样会给别人留下抹不去的伤害。
【小题1】考查形容词：A. patient耐心的，B. angry生气的，C. desperate 拼命的，D. worried担心的，孩子无缘无故地发脾气，由常识推断他父母很担心。选D
【小题2】考查名词：A. books 书，B. tools工具，C. nails钉子，D. suggestions建议，从后面的句子：he must hammer a nail into the back of the .可知爸爸给孩子一袋钉子，选C
【小题3】考查动词：A. kept保持，B. missed错过，C. lost丢失，D. left失去，lose one’s temper脾气，和前面的There once was a little boy who often got angry for unknown reasons and ended up quarreling with his friends.一致，选C
【小题4】考查名词：A. hammer锤子，B. shoes鞋子，C. fence篱笆、D. hands手，从后面的句子：The first day the little boy had thirty nails into the fence.可知爸爸让儿子如果发火就用钉子钉在篱笆的后面，选C
【小题5】考查动词：A. discovered发现，B. pulled推迟，C. pushed推，D. driven驱使，drive 敲击，指往篱笆上钉(钉子)。选D
【小题6】考查连词：A. as正如，当…时候，因为，B. unless除非，C. till直到，D. although虽然，因为他懂得怎么控制自己的愤怒，钉到篱笆上的钉子的数量逐渐减少了，选A
【小题7】考查副词：A. hardly几乎不，B. possibly可能，C. terribly可怕，D. gradually逐渐地，钉到篱笆上的钉子的数量逐渐减少了，选D
【小题8】考查动词：A. catch抓，B. lose失去，C. break破坏，D. hold持有，忍住，男孩发现仍住愤怒要比把钉子钉到篱笆上更容易，选D
【小题9】考查连词：A. before在…前面，B. when 当…时候，C. after在…后面，D. until直到，小男孩一点脾气都没有的日子到了，when引导定语从句，修饰the day，选B
【小题10】考查动词短语： pull out拔出， pull over开到一边，男孩的爸爸让他每天拔出一个钉子，用过去时，选B
【小题11】考查词组：A. able to能够，B. managed to设法，C. succeeded to成功，D. going to将要，当他能够控制脾气的时候，和be连用，用able to，manage不能和be动词连用，选A
【小题12】考查副词：A. eagerly渴望，B. fortunately幸运，C. hardly几乎不，D. finally最后，最后儿子说所有的钉子都不见了，因为已经拔出来了。选D
【小题13】考查动词： A. lost失去，B. returned回来，C. gone 不见了，D. spared空闲，儿子说所有的钉子都不见了，选C
【小题14】考查介词：take sb by the hand拉着某人的手，选D
【小题15】考查名词：A. nails钉子，B. cuts割伤，C. surface表面，D. holes洞，父亲对儿子的教育，意义颇深：钉子已经拔除，但是那些洞是无法消除的。选D
【小题16】考查句意：A. one一个，B. same同样，C. best最好，D. fence篱笆，被钉子钉过的篱笆再也不会跟从前一样了。选B
【小题17】考查动词：A. run跑，B. leave离开，留下，C. lead 带领，D. remain仍然，发怒时对别人说的话造成的伤害就像钉钉子留下的洞一样。选B
【小题18】考查词组：A. No matter无论，B. No doubt毫无疑问，C. How怎么D. However无论怎样，如果伤害了别人，怎么说对不起也没用。“No matter how many times...”无论多少次，引导让步状语从句。选D
【小题19】考查形容词：A. serious严肃的，B. violent暴力的，C. terrible可怕的，D. physical物理的，身体的，精神的伤害和身体的一样，选D
【小题20】考查名词：A. knife 刀，B. nail钉子，C. tongue语言，D. hammer锤子，用语言造成的伤害比用手造成的伤害更深，选C