Question

Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.

Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter(尖刻的)words, and then weeks of silence(沉默). One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. "It must be done by Bob," John thought.

Then one day there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.

"I'm looking for a few days' work," the carpenter said.

"I do have a iob for you," John said. "Look at the stream at that farm. That's done by my neighbor, Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence-an 8-foot fence. I don't want to see his place or his face any more. I don't have such a neighbor!"

The carpenter said, "I think I know what to do, sir, and I'll be able to do a job that will please you."

Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day.

At about sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!

It was a bridge. And the neighbor, Bob, was coming across it, with his hand outstretched (伸出)."Hi, John! You're quite a fellow to build this bridge!"

Then they met in the middle, taking each other's hands. "I'm terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other," said Farmer Bob.

Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you," said Farmer John. "I'd love to stay," the carpenter said, "but I have more bridges to build. "

1.Just before the carpenter came, John and Bob each other.

A. didn't speak with

B. were friendly to

C. often fought with

D. never had bitter words with

2.Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because

A. he wanted to protect his farm

B. he didn't want to do it himself

C. he wouldn't like to see Bob

D. he wanted to give him something to do

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. John was great to build this bridge.

B. John was not good at building bridges.

C. John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D. John should build the bridge earlier.

4.What do you think of the carpenter?

A. Shy. B. Wise.

C. Proud. D. Careless.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述的是一對好友因?yàn)樾∶�盾關(guān)系破裂，木匠從John的話語中得知他與Bob的矛盾，他沒有建籬笆使矛盾加深，而是建橋?qū)⒍�人的矛盾化解�?/p>

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的句子：Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing， then bitter words， and then weeks of silence.可知在木匠來之前，約翰和鮑勃是不說話的。選A

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段的句子：I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more.可知約翰叫木匠給他建個(gè)籬笆，是不想見到鮑勃。選C

3.推理判斷題。從倒數(shù)第二段的句子Then they met in the middle， taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other，可知兩個(gè)農(nóng)民在橋上見面相互道歉，說明上文鮑勃認(rèn)為約翰這個(gè)橋建的非常好，選A

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。木匠從John的話語中得知他與Bob的矛盾，他沒有建籬笆使矛盾加深，而是建橋?qū)⒍�人的矛盾化解�？芍�這個(gè)木匠是很聰明的，選B

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