A man got a new car and he was very proud of it. One day, when he came back home. He saw his three-year-old son happily hitting the new car with a toy hammer. He broke off the paint on the car. The man was so angry that he ran to his son, took away his hammer from him, and used the hammer to hit the boy’s hands as hard as he could for punishment（惩罚）。The poor boy cried loudly but his father didn’t care at all.

When the father calmed down, he took his son to the hospital as soon as he could. Although the doctor tried to save the broken bones, he had to cut the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end

When the boy woke up in the hospital and saw his hands ,he innocently（天真地）said“Daddy, I’m sorry about your car.”Then he asked, “But when are my fingers going to grow back?” The father felt very sad.

Think about this story when someone steps on your feet or when you want to argue with someone. Cars can be repaired, but broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.

　 People make mistakes. We are also allowed to make mistakes. We often fail to see the differences between people and their actions. We forget that the forgiveness is greater than argument Think before you act!

66. The boy broke off the paint on his father’s car because he ______

A. played just for fun

B. was proud of the car

C. didn’t like the car

D. wanted to make his father angry.

67. The phrase calmed down in the reading means______

A. got very tired and weak

B. was very frightened and sad

C. was not very worried or excited

D .didn’t care any more.

68. The father felt very sad because______

A. His car couldn’t be repaired

B. his son was innocent

C. the doctor he met was not good enough.

D. he couldn’t get back his son’s fingers

69. We can learn from the reading _____

A. there is no differences between people and their actions

B. the boy’s father had no forgiveness at all.

C. people sometimes make mistakes.

D. few people think before they act.

70. The best title for the reading would be _____

A. Father and Son　 B. A Broken Car　 C. Be Patient Please　 D. Careless is needed.

Long long ago there was a doctor in a small town. He was good and kind. He was always ready to go and help people. People always went to him when there was something wrong with him.

Many years later, the doctor became old .He began to forget things. People were afraid and didn’t go to him any more. The old doctor asked, “Why does no one come to see me now?”

No one wanted to tell him why, because they didn’t want to hurt the good man. Instead they said, “Everybody in the town is healthy now.” The doctor was pleased when he heard that.

读短文，判断正（T）误（F）

1.The story was about an old doctor in a small town.

2.Many years later the old doctor began to forget things.

3.People didn’t go to see him any more.

4.No one wanted to tell him why, because they were not friendly to him.

5.The doctor was pleased when he heard nobody was ill.

 

What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA,one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.

The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Theirnewspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers:free snakeremoval(除去）一Please do not kill them — Call us. ”

The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don’t charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a  hobby,”explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers. Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive.“One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we don’t want to see them killed, ” said Fred. Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets;some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.

Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”

According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.

“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”

Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.

1.The Snake Catchers catch snakes because          .

A. they want to kill the snakes.

B. they like trying to catch snakes.

C. they don’t want people to hurt snakes.

D. they like eating snakes.

2.When a man asked them to kill a python,the Snake Catchers          .

A. agreed to do it                                            B. were very happy

C. give him some old boots                  D. didn’t agree

3.The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free          .

A. in a national park                              B. in a univercity

C. in a garden                                                  D.in their own houses

4.According to Fred,          .

A. snakes are very dangerous

B. people should attack snakes

C. snakes are not usually dangerous

D. people should run away if they see a snake 

 

            

What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA,one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.

The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Theirnewspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers:free snakeremoval(除去）一Please do not kill them — Call us. ”

The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don’t charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a  hobby,”explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers. Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive.“One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we don’t want to see them killed, ” said Fred. Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets;some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.

Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”

According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.

“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”

Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.

1 The Snake Catchers catch snakes because          .

A. they want to kill the snakes.

B. they like trying to catch snakes.

C. they don’t want people to hurt snakes.

D. they like eating snakes.

2 When a man asked them to kill a python,the Snake Catchers          .

A. agreed to do it                                B. were very happy

C. give him some old boots          D. didn’t agree

3 The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free          .

A. in a national park                            B. in a univercity

C. in a garden                                    D.in their own houses

4 According to Fred,          .

A. snakes are very dangerous

B. people should attack snakes

C. snakes are not usually dangerous

D. people should run away if they see a snake