Ⅰ.完形填空
A long time ago there was a boy. He was smart, talented and handsome. __1__， he was very selfish and his temper was so violent that nobody wanted to be friends with him. Often he got angry and said various __2__ things to people around him.
The boy's parents were very __3__ about his bad temper. They considered what they could do and one day the father had an idea. He called his son and gave him a hammer and a bag of __4__. The father said，“Every time you get angry, take a nail and drive it into that old fence as hard as you can.”
The fence was very__5__ and the hammer was heavy, but the boy was so angry that during the very first day, he drove 37 nails.
Day after day, week after week, the number of nails was gradually __6__. After some time, the boy started to understand that __7__ his temper is easier than hitting nails into the fence.
One day the boy didn't __8__ the hammer and nails any more as he learned to hold his temper perfectly. So he came to his father and told about his __9__.“ Now every time, when you hold your temper all day long, pull out one nail，” his father said.
Much time has passed. At last the boy could be __10__ of himself as all the nails were gone. When he came to his father and told about this, he __11__ to come and take a careful look at the fence. “You did a good job, my son, but pay your attention to the __12__ that were left from the nails. The fence will __13__ be the same. The same happens when you say hurtful things to people, as your words leave __14__ in their hearts like those holes in the fence. Remember, we need to treat everyone with love and respect. It is meaningless to say you are sorry, because the scars you leave will not __15__.”
本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一位父亲通过简单而又深刻的事例，教育孩子不要用语言伤害他人。
1．A.Therefore B．However
C．Besides D．Instead
答案：B
解析：上文smart，talented and handsome是正面描述，而下文very selfish是反面描述，故前后为转折关系。
2．A.exhausting B．genuine
C．hurtful D．terrifying
答案：C
解析：他经常在生气的时候对周围人说一些伤感情的(hurtful)话。本题也可根据最后一段中的“The same happens when you say hurtful things to people”，利用关键词复现法确定答案为C。
3．A.patient B．curious
C．pleased D．concerned
答案：D
解析：根据上文“his temper was so violent that nobody wanted to be friends with him”可知，男孩脾气暴躁没有朋友，据此可以推断父母担忧(be concerned about)他的坏脾气。
4．A.coins B．seeds
C．nails D．beans
答案：C
解析：根据下文“Every time you get angry，take a nail”利用关键词复现法可确定答案为C。
5．A.soft B．tough
C．loose D．fierce
答案：B
解析：根据空后连词and可以判断，本空与“the hammer was heavy”一样，都是描述钉钉子的困难因素，故选B。
6．A.decreasing B．increasing
C．staying D．changing
答案：A
解析：根据上文“Day after day，week after week”可知，日积月累，钉子被用掉了不少，所以它的数目会减少(decreasing)。
7．A.preventing B．expressing
C．losing D．holding
答案：D
解析：根据下文“as he learned to hold his temper perfectly，”利用关键词复现法可确定答案为D。
8．A.hit B．need
C．have D．take
答案：B
解析：根据下文“as he learned to hold his temper perfectly”可知此处与下文构成因果关系，据此可知男孩学会控制自己的脾气之后，就不需要(need)锤子和钉子了。
9．A.belief B．admission
C．achievement D．attention
答案：C
解析：根据上文“he learned to hold his temper perfectly”可知，他能够控制自己的脾气，据此可以推断他要向父亲报告自己的成就(achievement)。
10．A.fond B．ashamed
C．tired D．proud
答案：D
解析：男孩拔掉了所有的钉子，成功地控制了自己的脾气，据此可知他感到自豪(proud)。
11. A．agreed B．offered
C．permitted D．wondered
答案：B
解析：根据上文“When he came to his father and told about this”可知，男孩告诉父亲他的成就，所以他的父亲主动提出(offer)看看他的成果。
12．A.holes B．tracks
C．damage D．marks
答案：A
解析：根据下文“as your words leave __14__ in their hearts like those holes in the fence”，利用关键词复现法可确定答案为A。
13．A.still B．never
C．sometimes D．always
答案：B
解析：虽然钉子拔掉了，但是篱笆布满钉眼，再也不是(never) 原来的样子了。
14．A.wounds B．anger
C．scars D．pain
答案：C
解析：根据下文比喻“like those holes in the fence”可知，钉子留下的钉眼如同恶语留下的创伤(scar)。也可根据下文“because the scars you leave will not __15__”并利用关键词复现法确定答案为C。
15．A.exist B．last
C．disappear D．grow
答案：C
解析：道歉没有意义，给别人内心留下的创伤不会消失(disappear)。
