Once there was a little boy. He got angry easily. His father gave him some nails (钉子)and told him: “When you get angry, put a nail into the wall.”

On the first day, the boy put 37 nails into the wall. The next day, he put in fewer nails. A few days later, he found it much easier not to get angry.

After a while, the boy was happy every day.

Then, his father asked him to take out a nail each day if he didn’t get angry. After some time, all the nails were gone.

Then the father took the boy to the wall and said: “Well done, son. But, look, the wall is full of holes. It will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar(伤疤) in people’s hearts（心）. No matter how many times you say sorry, the scars will always be there.”

It’s not nice to leave scars in people’s hearts. So please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to friends and family.

1.The little boy_______________.

A. liked nails     B.got angry easily      C. had scars

2.When the boy got angry, his father asked him to ____.

A. take a vacation

B. take walks

C. put a nail into the wall

3.The father wanted his son __________.

A. to be kind and polite

B. to be angry

C. to be strong

4.The words “hold back”probably means____ in Chinese.

A. 抱住       B. 爆发     C. 控制

5.From the passage, we know____.

A. It is good to get angry easily.

B. Nobody liked the boy

C. The father had a good way to teach his son.

Once there was a little boy. He got angry easily. His father gave him some nails (钉子)and told him: “When you get angry, put a nail into the wall.”
On the first day, the boy put 37 nails into the wall. The next day, he put in fewer nails. A few days later, he found it much easier not to get angry.
After a while, the boy was happy every day.
Then, his father asked him to take out a nail each day if he didn’t get angry. After some time, all the nails were gone.
Then the father took the boy to the wall and said: “Well done, son. But, look, the wall is full of holes. It will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar(伤疤) in people’s hearts（心）. No matter how many times you say sorry, the scars will always be there.”
It’s not nice to leave scars in people’s hearts. So please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to friends and family.
【小题1】The little boy_______________.
A. liked nails     B.got angry easily      C. had scars
【小题2】When the boy got angry, his father asked him to ____.
A. take a vacation
B. take walks
C. put a nail into the wall
【小题3】The father wanted his son __________.
A. to be kind and polite
B. to be angry
C. to be strong
【小题4】The words “hold back”probably means____ in Chinese.
A. 抱住       B. 爆发     C. 控制
【小题5】From the passage, we know____.
A. It is good to get angry easily.
B. Nobody liked the boy
C. The father had a good way to teach his son.

Once there was a little boy. He got angry easily. His father gave him some nails (钉子)and told him: “When you get angry, put a nail into the wall.”

On the first day, the boy put 37 nails into the wall. The next day, he put in fewer nails. A few days later, he found it much easier not to get angry.

After a while, the boy was happy every day.

Then, his father asked him to take out a nail each day if he didn’t get angry. After some time, all the nails were gone.

Then the father took the boy to the wall and said: “Well done, son. But, look, the wall is full of holes. It will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar(伤疤) in people’s hearts（心）. No matter how many times you say sorry, the scars will always be there.”

It’s not nice to leave scars in people’s hearts. So please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to friends and family.

( )51. The little boy_______________.

　　　 A. liked nails　 　 B.got angry easily　 　　 C. had scars

( )52.When the boy got angry, his father asked him to ____.

　　　 A. take a vacation　　 B. take walks　 　　 C. put a nail into the wall

( )53. The father wanted his son __________.

　　　 A. to be kind and polite　　 B. to be angry 　 C. to be strong

( )54. The words “hold back”probably means____ in Chinese.

A. 抱住　　　 　　　 B. 爆发 　　 C. 控制

( )55. From the passage, we know____.

　　　 A. It is good to get angry easily.　　　　

B. Nobody liked the boy

C. The father had a good way to teach his son.　　　　

Once there was a little boy. He got angry easily. His father gave him some nails (钉子)and told him: “When you get angry, put a nail into the wall.”
On the first day, the boy put 37 nails into the wall. The next day, he put in fewer nails. A few days later, he found it much easier not to get angry.
After a while, the boy was happy every day.
Then, his father asked him to take out a nail each day if he didn’t get angry. After some time, all the nails were gone.
Then the father took the boy to the wall and said: “Well done, son. But, look, the wall is full of holes. It will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar(伤疤) in people’s hearts（心）. No matter how many times you say sorry, the scars will always be there.”
It’s not nice to leave scars in people’s hearts. So please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to friends and family

1. 1.

   The little boy_______________

   1. A.
      liked nails
   2. B.
      got angry easily
   3. C.
      had scars
2. 2.

   When the boy got angry, his father asked him to ____

   1. A.
      take a vacation
   2. B.
      take walks
   3. C.
      put a nail into the wall
3. 3.

   The father wanted his son __________

   1. A.
      to be kind and polite
   2. B.
      to be angry
   3. C.
      to be strong
4. 4.

   The words “hold back”probably means____ in Chinese

   1. A.
      抱住
   2. B.
      爆发
   3. C.
      控制
5. 5.

   From the passage, we know____

   1. A.
      It is good to get angry easily
   2. B.
      Nobody liked the boy
   3. C.
      The father had a good way to teach his son

“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me   16  . I learned the law from my father’s   17  story.

My father was  18  in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then   19  in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework   20  midnight. Life was hard, because they had no   21  !

At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where   22  people can become rich.

“   23   don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.

So , my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to   24  money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke   25  English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables,  26  dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was   27  for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t  28   the schooling(学费).

My father   29  working hard, and reached his goal.

“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come   30  in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.                A．disaster        B．loss            C．success   D．pity

2.                A．life            B．fashion         C．danger   D．history

3.                A．famous         B．lucky           C．rich  D．born

4.                A．taught          B．worked         C．studied   D．slept

5.                A．until           B．towards         C．for D．during

6.                A．experience      B．energy         C．time D．money

7.                A．kind           B．poor           C．strong    D．lazy

8.                A．What          B．How           C．Why D．When

9.                A．discover        B．make           C．collect   D．spend

10.               A．little           B．good           C．much D．excellent

11.               A．giving          B．running        C．washing   D．receiving

12.               A．comfortable     B．cheerful        C．nice  D．hard

13.               A．borrow         B．need          C．afford D．pay

14.               A．kept           B．finished        C．minded   D．stopped

15.               A．really          B．easily          C．quietly    D．slowly

“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me   16  . I learned the law from my father’s   17  story.
My father was  18  in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then   19  in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework   20  midnight. Life was hard, because they had no   21  !
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where   22  people can become rich.
“   23   don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.
So , my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to   24  money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke   25  English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables,  26  dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was   27  for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t  28   the schooling(学费).
My father   29  working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come   30  in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

“Never give up!” It is my law of my life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father’s ____ story.

My father was ___ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to a school in the morning, then ____ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard, because they had no ____!

     At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States. It was the land of gold, the land where ___ people can become rich.

     “____ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.

      So, my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ___ money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire me because I spoke _____ English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, _____ dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10am to 11pm. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t ___ the schooling.”

       My father __ working hard, and reached his goal!

      “Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come____ in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.A.disaster                  B.loss                    C.success                            D.pity   

2.A.life                                B. fashion              C. danger                   D. history    

3.A.famous                            B.lucky     C. rich                       D.born     

4.A.taught        B.worked              C.studied      D.slept     

5.A.until        B.toward              C.for                        D.during     

6.A.experience    B.energy              C.time                    D.money     

7.A.kind                   B.poor      C.strong        D.lazy     

8.A.What                   B.How                   C.Why                    D.When     

9.A.discover      B.make      C.collect      D.spend     

10.A.little        B.good      C.much         D.excellent     

11.A.giving                   B.running    C.washing     D.receiving     

12.A.comfortable  B.cheerful    C.nice         D.hard     

13.A.borrow      B.need      C.afford        D.pay     

14.A.kept                   B.finished    C.minded       D.stopped     

15.A.really                   B.easily      C.quietly       D.slowly     

完形填空

　　Once there was a __1__ man. He worked for a landlord（地主）.The landlord __2__ the man work all day long, __3__ paid（付钱）him very little money and didn't __4__ him enough（足够的）food to eat.

　　One day __5__ the man was having the breakfast, the landlord came and said to him, “It's too much trouble（麻烦）to go to work and come back __6__ supper. __7__ I want you to have breakfast and lunch and supper now, __8__ you go to the fields（田地）.”

　　“How __9__ I eat three meals at the same time?” the man thought. But he said, “All right.” He __10__ his breakfast and went out.

　　Two hours __11__ the landlord went out __12__ a walk. Now what did he see? He saw that the man was sitting under a tree and smoking（吸烟）.The landlord was very angry. “__13__ aren't you working in the fields? he asked. The man said __14__ a smile, “I've had my supper and you know very well that after supper it's time to __15__.”

1.

[　　]

A. rich　　　B. poor　　　C. young　　　D. clever

2.

[　　]

A. let　　　B. helped　　　C. made　　　D. told

3.

[　　]

A. but　　　B. and　　　C. so　　　D. or

4.

[　　]

A. buy　　　B. cook　　　C. bring　　　D. give

5.

[　　]

A. before　　　B. after　　　C. when　　　D. because

6.

[　　]

A. to　　　B. for　　　C. with　　　D. before

7.

[　　]

A. So　　　B. And　　　C. But　　　D. Or

8.

[　　]

A. if　　　B. until　　　C. after　　　D. before

9.

[　　]

A. can　　　B. may　　　C. must　　　D. need

10.

[　　]

A. took　　　B.threw　　　C. finished　　　D. got

11.

[　　]

A. ago　　　B. later　　　C. before　　　D. late

12.

[　　]

A. on　　　B. to　　　C. into　　　D. for

13.

[　　]

A. How　　　B. When　　　C. Why　　　D. How long

14.

[　　]

A. with　　　B. in　　　C. by　　　D. on

15.

 [　　]

A. work　　　B. rest　　　C. smoke　　　D. play

阅读理解

　　O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862．O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

　　When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

　　He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

1．________ was the real name of the famous American writer of short stories.

[　　]

A．O. Henry

B．William Sydney Porter

C．Carolina

D．Texas

2．O. Henry was sent to prison because ________.

[　　]

A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B．people thought he had stolen money from the bank

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D．he broke the law(法律) by not using his own name

3．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．O. Henry was from a rich family.

B．O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C．O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D．O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

4．O. Henry got most materials(材料) for his stories from ________.

[　　]

A．his happy life as a boy

B．the city and the poor of New York

C．the newspaper

D．his life in prison

5．People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because ________.

[　　]

A．they had surprising endings

B．they were easy to understand

C．they showed love for the poor

D．they were about New York City

　　O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy. he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

　　When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

　　He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

1．________ was the real name of the famous American writer of short stories.

[　　]

2．O. Henry was sent to prison because ________.

[　　]

A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B．people thought he had stolen money from the bank

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D．he broke the law(法律) by not using his own name

3．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．O. Henry was from a rich family.

B．O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C．O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D．O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

4．O. Henry got most materials(材料) for his stories from ________.

[　　]

A．his happy life as a boy

B．the city and the poor of New York

C．the newspaper

D．his life in prison

5．People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because ________.

[　　]

A．they had surprising endings

B．they were easy to understand

C．they showed love for the poor

D．they were about New York City

O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, （a）出生于in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for （b）______________ he was born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything（c）他需要知道。

   When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison（监狱）. During the three years in prison, （d）he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

   He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with sudden change. （e）This made the readers surprised.

1．将划线部分（a）译成英语:_______________________________________

2．在（b）的空白处填入适当的词组:_________________________________

3．将划线部分（c）译成英语: ______________________________________

4．将划线部分（d）译成汉语: ______________________________________

5．将划线部分（e）译成汉语: ______________________________________

　　When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different ___6___. He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a ___7___. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was ___8___ to prison（监狱）. ___9___ the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me  1   . I learned the law from my father’s   2 story.

My father was  3   in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then  4  in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework 5  midnight. Life was hard, because they had no   6  !

At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where  7  people can become rich.

“   8   don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.

So , my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to   9   money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke  10   English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables,   11  dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was   12   for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t 13  the schooling(学费).

My father   14  working hard, and reached his goal.

“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come   15   in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1       A. disaster    B. loss     C. success    D. pity

2       A. life     B. fashion     C. danger    D. history

3       A. famous    B. lucky C. rich   D. born

4       A. taught     B. worked    C. studied    D. slept

5       A. until   B. towards   C. for    D. during

6       A. experience    B. energy    C. time  D. money

7       A. kind   B. poor  C. strong      D. lazy

8       A. What       B. How  C. Why D. When

9       A. discover   B. make       C. collect     D. spend

10     A. little   B. good       C. much      D. excellent

11     A. giving       B. running    C. washing  D. receiving

12     A. comfortable   B. cheerful   C. nice  D. hard

13     A. borrow     B. need C. afford      D. pay

14     A. kept  B. finished    C. minded   D. stopped

15     A. really B. easily C. quietly     D. slowly

　 O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

　　 When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

　　 He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

(　　 )56. ___________ was the real name of the famous American writer.

　 　 A. O. Henry　　 B. William Sydney Porter　　　 C. Carolina　　 D. Texas

(　　 )57. O. Henry was sent to prison because _________________.

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.

B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank.

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name

(　　 )58. Which of the following is true?

A. O. Henry was from a rich family

B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

(　　 ) 59. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ______________.

A. his happy life as a boy　　 B. New York and the poor of the city

C. the newspaper　　　　　　　　 D. his life in prison

(　　 )60. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because __________________.

A. they had surprising endings　　

B. they were easy to unders

C. they showed love for the poor

D. they were about New York