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 l have more bridges to build．”

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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

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

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．

4．What do you think of the carpenter?

A．Shy．                   B．Wise．                C．Proud．                 D．Careless．

5．What is the best title for the passage?

A．What a Big Fence!                                   B．A Strong Bridge

C．Three Kind Man                                      D．A Fence or a Bridge?

Claude Monet(莫奈) was born in 1840 in Paris, France. When he was five, his family moved to a place on the coast where he spent a lot of time on the beaches. It was here that he started to understand novels(小說(shuō))．

As a boy he __21__friends and family by drawing caricatures(漫畫)．They were all pleased with his paintings. But at 18 his way of painting changed when he  __22__friends with Eugene Boudin who encouraged him to paint pictures out of doors. This is when his life as a(n)  __23__began. His family was  __24__ that he refused to go to art school. Instead Monet worked with other artists in their workrooms in Paris. In 1862 he became part of a group of impressionist(印象主義的) painters. During the 1860s he sold almost  __25__paintings but this didn’t stop him painting even though he always had problems with money.

Monet married his first wife in 1870 and had two sons. His second wife Alice, who had six children with her, lived with Monet and Monet’s children. After __26__houses several times, Monet found a house to rent(租) for his large family in a small village called Giverny in 1883, about 84 kilometers from Paris. He fell in love  __27__the place and it became his home for the rest of his life.

At last Monet began to  __28__his paintings and in 1890 he bought the house at Giverny. Monet was a loving gardener and created beautiful gardens there. His gardens inspired over 500 of his greatest paintings. Monet’s large paintings of the water lilies in his water garden, painted between 1916 and 1926, are some of his most famous. Monet gave these paintings to the people of  __29__. You can see them in Paris.

Towards the end of his life, Monet started to lose his __30__. This was the worst thing that could happen to a painter. It happened slowly over 16 years and by 1923 he was nearly blind. When Monet was very old and had bad health, he kept painting until a few months before his death in December 1926. 

(　　)46.A. had    B. loved    C. kept  D. pleased

(　　)47.A. met    B. made    C. fought  D. found

(　　)48.A. writer  B. painter  C. actor  D. teacher

(　　)49.A. glad    B. helpful  C. angry  D. satisfied

(　　)50.A. no      B. all     C. little  D. any

(　　)51.A. buying  B. building  C. moving  D. repairing

(　　)52.A. with    B. in      C. around  D. at

(　　)53.A. draw    B. sell    C. watch  D. collect

(　　)54.A. France  B. Britain  C. America  D. Australia

(　　)55.A. taste  B. weight  C. money  D. eyesight

 

附加題（10分）

1. —How long may I _________ the book? —Two weeks.

A．keep             B．borrow           C．lend             D．return

2. Don’t tell anybody about it. Keep it __________ you and me.

A．a(chǎn)mong            B．between          C．in               D．with

3. The bike ________ me six hundred yuan.

A．cost              B．paid              C．spent             D．took

4. My watch is old, but _____________ is new.

A．his               B．her              C．your             D．it’s

(填同音詞)

5. ______ always do the __________ exercises after watching TV.

Use the words below to complete the following sentences.

problem      is     happy    friend    sadly

 

Nobody can 6.________ happy all the time. You may become 7.________ sometimes, for example, when you fail an exam; or you may become 8.________ when you lose one of your 9._________. It’s normal to have these feelings. If you don’t know how to deal with these 10.___________, you may learn something from Jeff.

 

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