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（钉子）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.
小题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.小题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.小题3: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
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
题目分析：
小题1:细节题：从第一段的最后一句话：No one even knew he was there, and he became very angry and sad.可知答案是B。
小题2:细节题：从文章第三第四段内容，可知是很多东西都毁了，钉子也被锈腐蚀了。选C
小题3:主旨题：文章的最后一段的句子：You are important to a group even if you are small.点题：无论你多渺小，对别人都是重要的。选A
点评：文章讲述了一个钉子的故事，因为不被赞美生气的离开屋顶，但是造成很多东西都毁了，钉子也被锈腐蚀了。可知无论你多渺小，对别人都是重要的。集中考查细节题，在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。