阅读理解。
Once in a village, the villagers built a new church building and people came from far and wide to see it.
They admired its beauty! They said it was the most beautiful building in the world. Up on the roof, a little nail
heard the people praising everything about the lovely structure - except the nail! No one even knew he was
there, and he became very angry and sad.
"If I am not important, nobody will miss me if I quit!" So the nail then released (松开) its hold, got down
from the roof, and fell into the mud.
That night it rained and rained. Soon, the board that had no nail was blown away, and the roof began to
leak (漏水). The water flowed down along the walls and over the beautiful pictures on the walls. The plaster (石膏) began to fall, the floor was ruined, and the Bible was also ruined by water. All this was because a little
nail decided to quit!
But what of the nail? While holding the board, it was not known by others but it was useful. Buried in the
mud now, it was useless and would soon be eaten up by rust!
What the story wants to say is that every member is important to a whole group!
You may, like the nail, feel not important at times, but just like the nail, your absence is felt. A big building
might fall to pieces. You are important to a group even if you are small.
1. Why did the nail decide to quit?
A. Because he was not able to hold on any longer.
B. Because he was angry and sad without people's praising him.
C. Because he knew a big nail would replace him.
D. Because he had finished his task successfully.
2. What's the result of the nail's giving up?
A. People began to realize the importance of the nail.
B. The nail was put in a more important position.
C. Many things in the building were ruined and the nail was eaten up by rust.
D. The nail regretted his original decision at last.
3. We can conclude that the nail was ______ in the passage.
A. clever
B. diligent
C. stupid
D. thoughtful
4. The passage wants to tell us that ______.
A. no matter how small you seem, you are important to a group
B. it is a pity that small people are never looked up to
C. quit when it is necessary, and don't care about what others say
D. being valued is important to a man
