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.
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C
题目分析：这篇短文中的父亲在面对自己易怒的儿子时，没有发怒，只是让他在墙上钉钉子。用这种方法让儿子渐渐意识到自己对别人的伤害，从而改掉自己的缺点。
小题1:根据Once there was a little boy. He got angry easily.可知选B。
小题2:根据His father gave him some nails (钉子)and told him: “When you get angry, put a nail into the wall.”可知选C。
小题3:通过阅读短文可知他的父亲想要自己的儿子变得亲切有礼，故选A。
小题4:联系上文描述，及下文your anger 可知是指控制愤怒的意思，故选C。
小题5:通过阅读短文我们可以知道父亲教育自己儿子的方法很好，也很成功。故选C。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。