There once was a little boy who had a bad temper．His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence．

The first day the boy 1  six nails into the fence．Over the next few weeks, as he 2  to control his anger, the number of nails hammered  3 gradually dwindled（减少）． He discovered it was 4  to hold his temper 5  to drive those nails into the fence．

Finally the day came 6  the boy who once got angry easily 7  lose his temper at all．He told his father about it and the father 8  the boy now pull out 9  nail for each day that he 10  hold his temper．

The days passed and the young boy 11  told his father that all the nails were 12．

The father took his son by the hand and 13  him to the fence． He said , “You 14  well, my son, but look at the 15  in the fence． The fence will never be 16  When you say things in anger, they 17  a scar（疤） 18 like this one．You can put a knife in a man and draw it out．It won’t matte 19  many times you say’ I’m sorry’, the wound is still there． A verbal wound is as bad as a __20__one．”

1．A．had driven               B． has driven           C． was driving          D． would drive

2．A． forget                 B． had                C． learned              D． remembered

3．A． daily                  B． weekly             C． monthly             D． yearly

4．A． easy                  B． easier              C． hard                D． harder

5．A． in order               B． as                 C． so as               D． than

6．A． before                B． after               C． that                D． when

7．A． never                 B． hardly              C． didn’t               D． nearly

8．A． advised                B． suggested          C． asked               D． ordered

9．A． one              B． each                C． every                D． the

10．A． might               B． was able to        C． should               D． must

11．A． finally              B． gradually           C． sadly                 D． hurriedly

12．A． nailed               B． hammered          C． pulled                D． gone

13．A． followed            B． led                C． explained             D． asked

14．A． do                 B． would do          C． had done             D． have done

15．A． holes               B． signs              C． cuts                D． marks

16．A． different            B． tidy               C． the same            D． strong

17．A． remain              B． create             C． leave               D． make

18．A． just                B． only               C． exactly              D． almost

19．A． how                B． however           C． though              D． what

20．A． hurt                B． wounded           C． mental               D． physical

A spiraling (成螺旋形的) tower made from thousands of books in dozens of languages is the later landmark in Buenos Aires, named the World Book Capital this year. Called the Tower of Babel, the 25­meter high tower by Argentine artist Marta Minujin is made from 30,000 books, donated by readers, libraries and more than 50 embassies.

Climbing up its seven floors, visitors to the tower hear music composed by Minujin and the voice of the artist repeating the word “book” in scores of languages.

“Building this tower is really a wonder，” Minujin said, standing before the structure as curious passers­by looked at a downtown city square. “A hundred years from now, people will say ‘there was a Tower of Babel in Argentina...and it didn't need translation because art needs no translation'.”

Minujin, who worked with US artist Andy Warhol, built a full­scale mode of the Parthenon in Buenos Aires in 1983, using books banned by the military dictatorship (专政) that ended that year.

This year's book tower marks Buenos Aires' naming as the 2011 World Book Capital by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)．

“We've been laying books for 10 days straight，” said Sebastian Atienza, 26, who works for the company that built the tower under Minujin's command. “But it's worth it. It's where all languages come together.”

When the exhibit ends later this month, Minujin said literature lovers will be allowed to come and pick one book each. The rest will be brought down to start a new archive (档案馆) that has already been named The Library of Babel, the name of a story by Argentina's most famous author, Jorge Luis Borges.

51．According to the passage, the Tower of Babel________.

A．is made from 30,000 books from nearly 50 countries

B．is designed by American artist Matte Minujin

C．will hold the book exhibition for 10 days

D．has a height of twenty­five meters

52．After the book exhibition, most books will be________.

A. handed out among visitors

B. donated to UNESCO

C. sent to Argentina's new archive   

D. bought by Jorge Luis Borges

53．The passage is probably taken from a(n)________．

A. advertisement   B. tourism guide  

C. textbook           D. newspaper

The Danish capital is a year-round destination. Here are some of the city's best annual events.

Roskilde Festival (July)

  The Danes love the outdoors and they love rock music; the Roskilde Festival is where they combine these passions for a weekend of drunken celebration. The four-day event is held about 30 minutes from the city completely, which means you can either go in for the full festival experience, or you can travel from the city to the festival each day.

There are also day tickets if you don't have the power for the whole collection of facts.

Kulturnatten (October)

For something a little more high brow there's the Night of Culture. For one night only some 300 venues in the city stage theater performances, art exhibitions, concerts and poetry readings.

Father Christmas Congress (July)

One of the more bizarre fixtures in Copenhagen's calendar, the event is held in July—the slow season for Santas—at the Bakken amusement park, some 20 minutes north of the city. The most interesting of the event is a procession of Santas from all over the world along Str??get. Parents should be prepared for some embarrassed questions from the kids.

Tivoli Gardens (November/December)

These pleasure gardens make for a great day out any time of the year but to see them at their most attractive, visit from mid-November through December, when they are transformed into a fairy tale of lanterns and Christmas markets. There's also outdoor skating, a Christmas entertainment and the very Danish 'Nissek??bing' village, home to more than 100 mechanical fairies.

53. If you are free in October, you can go to _____.

A. Roskilde Festival                B. Kulturnatten    

C. Father Christmas Congress            D. Tivoli Gardens

54. Roskilde Festival is a festival _____.

A. where many famous singers in Denmark gather

B. which is only held in the center of a city

C. that lasts about half an hour per day

D. that the Danas can enjoy

55. How does the author think of the procession of Santas?

A. Astonishing. B. Funny.       C. Worth seeing.    D. Full of encouragement.

56. The passage is probably written for _____.

A. guides       B. tourists     C. businessmen  D. writers

The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful, says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.

A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Keep cool, says George Herbert, for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.

To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. Anger, says Pythagoras, brings with folly(愚蠢) and ends with regret. You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.

If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.

What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?

A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.

B. One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.

C. To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.

D. If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.

What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad ”in paragraph 2 ?

A. If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.

B. If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.

C. If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.

D. If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.

If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______.

A. the very backbone and nerve of character

B. the patience and power to control himself

C. strong feelings

D. self-confidence

The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to _______.

A. explain that self-control is the key to success

B. teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success

C. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it

D. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends

The passage is mainly developed by _____.

A. analyzing causes        B. making comparisons

C. examining differences           D. listing quotations