There was a little boy with a bad temper（脾气）.His father gave him some nails（钉子）to drive into the fence (栅栏)when he lost his temper .The first day the boy drove 37 nails into the fence .Then it began to become less . He found it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those 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 the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he  held 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 ,my son ,but you look at the fence . It will never be the same .When you say things in anger ,they leave a scar（痕迹）just like this one .You can put a knife in a man and draw it out . It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry ,the wound (伤口)is still there .A verbal （言语）wound is as bad as a physical(肉体)one.

1.Who was in a bad temper ?

A．the boy’s father	B．the boy’s friend
C．the little boy	D．a man

2. The word “it” in “it began to become less”refers to (指) ________ .

A．the first day	B．the fence
C．the nails	D．the boy’s temper

3.The way of pulling out nails is to _________.

A．make one’s temper less

B．make one hold one’s temper

C．leave a scar on somsone

D．hurt someone .

4. The boy thought that _______

A．it was easy for him to drive the nails into the fence .

B．driving nails into the fence is easier than holding his temper .

C．holding his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence .

D．it was easy for him to lose his temper after driving nails .

5.We learn from the reading that _______ .

A．the father was a man with bad temper .

B．it took a long time for the boy’s temper to become less.

C．the father was good at helping one who is easy to lose temper .

D．the boy was good at driving nails into the fence .

 

It is the duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others.

The man who is too lazy to work is the man who’s generally most ready to beg or steal. Every boy should learn some useful work when he is young.

But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work. He should put his effect completely into his work, and not waste his free time. “Working while you work and playing while you play is as good rule for young people as for the old.”

There is no better help to diligence (勤奋) than the habit of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent and make good use of his time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. Therefore, we can say that diligence is the mother of success.

1.After reading the passage we know that those who are too lazy to work will become________.

A. beggars           B. thieves        C. beggars or thieves       D. useful men

2.In order to learn to be diligent, it’s most important for the young people to _________.

A. form the habit of getting up late     

B. learn some good subjects

C. work all the time without play      

D. work while they work and play while they play

3.One can’t be successful in life unless he ________ when he is young.

A. spends some time learning something   

B. is diligent in his study

C. makes up for his lost time             

D. loves his school

4.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. Lazy Boy Can Learn to Be Diligent.     

B. Young People Should.

C. Lost Time Never Returns.              

D. Diligence, the Mother of Success.

 

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【小题1】We students should do many after-school ____________(活动).
【小题2】People in different countries speak different l_____________.
【小题3】It’s _____________(hard or not easy) for me to play basketball well because I can’t run fast.
【小题4】This boy doesn’t know the ______________(重要性) of study.
【小题5】L___________, he wasn’t badly hurt yesterday.

I was born in the Tronto, Canada. Life looked bright and was filled with hope for my parents and me. My father and mother were married in 1980, and I was born next year.
As I grew into a man, I often looked to my father for advice and support. There were many things about his character that I admired, but like any young boy, I often thought that my father’s ideas were from the past and out of date.
I did well as a student and was the first person in my family to graduate from university. I went on to be a university professor and writer, and most people would say that I have had a very successful life. But I know much of my success is because of the lessons that he passed onto me.
On Father’s Day, I will look in the mirror and smile. My dad gave me many gifts, including my now bald head (秃顶), and the friendly smile that my friends say I have.
Thank you again, dad. I miss you. Happy Father’s Day.
【小题1】This passage should be a(an) _____________.

A．note

B．letter

C．invitation

D．poster

【小题2】What does the underlined phrase “out of date” mean?

A．时尚

B．迂腐

C．固执

D．过时

【小题3】From the passage we can know ____________.

A．the writer is grateful to his father for what his father has done

B．the writer misses his father very much

C．the writer’s life is bright and full of hope

D．the writer’s father is loving

If you are a teenage boy and want to succeed in life, you’d better read this great book!

From Boys to Men, by American author, Michael Curian, tells teenage boys that they are living through the  1  years of their life. There is no reason for them not to love life.

You may think that only your body is growing at the moment.  2  the book says your mind is too. The book tells teenage boys that they need to  3  their bodies and minds to grow. To do this, they should stop  4  their time playing computer games and should  5  playing sports.

Sports, the book says, keep you  6  and teach you important life skills. They also teach you  7  to be a leader and work as a part of a team.

The book also tells boys how to love life  8  they are bullied (受欺负) at school. It says boys should not be afraid of such school bullies (恶霸学生).

The book says that, to become the man you want to be, you have to believe in  9 _.

Most importantly, the book says, you must always  10  to succeed. Never be happy with what you’ve got and try to achieve more.

1.	A．bad B．better C．best D．worst

 

2.	A．And B．Then C．Or D．But

 

3.	A．help B．make C．have D．keep

 

4.	A．making B．paying C．spending D．costing

 

5.	A．start B．forget C．finish D．dislike

 

6.	A．healthy B．worried C．tired D．interested

 

7.	A．what B．how C．when D．where

 

8.	A．since B．unless C．before D．even if

 

9.	A．others B．each other C．yourself D．your parents

 

10.	A．try B．listen C．deal D．talk