Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．
However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”
The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you．”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．
As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．
Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”
“I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”
【小題1】What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?

A．The digging of the creek．

B．A problem about a farm animal．

C．Who owned the field between the farms．

D．Who would pay for building the fence．

【小題2】The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means         ·

A．do something even worse	B．improve the situation
C．point out his mistake	D．help him out

【小題3】What do we know about the brothers?

A．They had been fighting for many years．

B．Their farms were not very successful．

C．They finally realized their mistakes．

D．They liked building bridges．

【小題4】Why did the builder build the bridge?

A．He needed a way to get across the river．

B．There was not enough wood for the fence．

C．He misunderstood Paul’s instructions．

D．He wanted to bring the brothers together．

【小題5】In what order did the following take place in the story?
a．The brothers stood on the bridge．
b．Jason dug the creek．
C．The brothers became angry with each other,
d．The builder asked for work．
e．Paul went into town．
A．b，c，e，d，a    B．c，b，d，e，a
C．b，e，c，a，d    D．c，d，b，a，e

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 words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be 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 job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s 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 pleases you.”
Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials(材料) ready and then he was off for the day.
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just 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, 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.”
【小題1】Just before the carpenter came, John and Bob             each other.

A．didn’t speak to	B．were friendly to
C．often fought with	D．never had bitter words with

【小題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 find him something to do

【小題3】What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” 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.

【小題4】What is the best title for the passage?

A．What a Big Fence!	B．A Strong Bridge
C．Three Kind Men	D．A Fence or a Bridge?

How do you get across a river? A bridge is the best way. In some places, there are no bridges. People use the ferry（渡船）. A ferry is a boat that takes people and cars across the river.
Both ends of a ferry look the same. The ferry never has to turn around. It docks（靠岸）at one side of the river. People and cars get on. At the other side, the ferry docks again. The people and cars get off. Other cars and people get on. And then the ferry goes back across the river.
In many places, bridges are now taking the place of ferries. In 1964, the longest bridge in the world was built in New York over Now York Bay（灣）. It is called the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. This bridge has two roads, one over the other. Each road is wide enough for six lanes（行道）of traffic.
【小題1】 ______ is the best way for people to go across the river.

A．The bridge

B．The car

C．The ferry

D．The bus

【小題2】 We can infer that ______ according to the passage.

A．the shortest bridge in the world was built in New York

B．it may be faster to cross rivers on bridges than on ferries

C．there is a bridge over every river in the United States

D．we don’t need ferries any more

【小題3】 The main idea of the passage is that _____.

A．the bridge is taking the place of the ferry

B．the ferry is better than the long bridge

C．the bridge in New York has a very long name

D．there is no ferry in the world

【小題4】_______ can cross rivers by ferry.

A．Only people

B．Both cars and people

C．Only cars

D．Neither people nor cars

It was almost 9:00 pm when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was   16   . She started her car and   17   down the dark road that led to her house in the country.

She   18   the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her    19  .

The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small    20  . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知覺).

When she woke up, her head was bleeding (流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know   21   she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She   22   the ice wouldn’t hold her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept falling into the snow. Mia tried   23   time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that                      24     could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.

Then she heard a voice. Mia   25   her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck”, said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”

1.A. raining                B. sunny       C. snowing              D. windy

2.A. ran                    B. drove            C. walked               D. rode

3. A. turned on             B. turned over      C. turned off           D. turned down

4. A. happy                 B. excited          C. tired                D. warm

5. A. bridge           B. village          C. town                 D. farm

6.A. how               B. what             C. why                  D. where

7.A. know              B. knew             C. knows           D. knowing

8.A. one                    B. one more         C. other                D. the other

9.A. somebody           B. anybody          C. everybody            D. nobody

10.A. close                 B. closed           C. opened          D. open

 

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like  , without  , catch, run,  ring, photo,  four , kilometer ,take , ago,

   The police in a big city were looking for a thief . At last they caught him. But while they  46._____  photos  of him --- from the front , from the left, from the right , with a hat ,  47.______  a hat  ---- he suddenly hit（襲擊） the policemen and 48.______ away .They tried  49._______   him , but he got away  .
Then a week later , the telephone  50._______ in the police office  , and someone said ,  “ You are looking for Bill Cross , aren’t  you  ? ”
“ Yes. ”
“ Well , he left here for Water Bridge an hour 51._______  . "
Water Bridge was a small town about 100  52.________  away from  the city . The city police at once sent different  53.________  to the police in the Water Bridge .
“We have caught three thieves that look  54.______   the escaped（逃跑） one .” They said proudly ,” and we think we’ll catch the  55._______   this evening . ”