Question

【題目】 There was once a little boy with a bad temper (脾氣). He often had fights with his friends. One day, his father gave him a bag of nails (釘子) 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 (稀有珍寶). 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

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

本文講述一個男孩脾氣很大，經(jīng)常和朋友打架，他父親告訴他每生一次氣就往籬笆上釘一顆釘子，后來父親又告訴他每控制住脾氣就可以拔掉一根釘子，最后男孩將籬笆上的釘子全部拔掉了，但是釘子的痕跡還在。父親以此告訴男孩，即便說了對不起但是仍然傷害了別人，所以告訴男孩永遠不要傷害朋友。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“told him to hammer (敲) a nail into the fence every time he lost his temper.”可知，父親告訴他每次他發(fā)脾氣就往籬笆上釘一顆釘子。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“his father asked him to pull out one nail each time he was able to keep his temper.”可知，他的父親讓他每次能控制住自己的脾氣時就拔出一顆釘子。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。A項：我們需要買一袋釘子；B項：朋友根本不重要；C項：生氣的時候要發(fā)脾氣；D項：我們應(yīng)該保持冷靜，好好相處。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)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，這個故事想告訴我們要控制住自己的脾氣與他人好好相處。故選D。

本文淺顯易懂，各個小題都能在文中找到適當(dāng)依據(jù)。只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯(lián)系，就能順利完成閱讀。文章所設(shè)試題主要考查細節(jié)查找，做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查小題和原文的異同。

例如第1小題，審題之后很容易根據(jù)文中“told him to hammer a nail into the fence every time he lost his temper.”可知，父親告訴他每次他發(fā)脾氣就往籬笆上釘一顆釘子。故選B。