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.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述的是一对好友因为小矛盾关系破裂，木匠从John的话语中得知他与Bob的矛盾，他没有建篱笆使矛盾加深，而是建桥将二人的矛盾化解。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子：Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing， then bitter words， and then weeks of silence.可知在木匠来之前，约翰和鲍勃是不说话的。选A

2.细节理解题。根据文章第五段的句子：I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more.可知约翰叫木匠给他建个篱笆，是不想见到鲍勃。选C

3.推理判断题。从倒数第二段的句子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，可知两个农民在桥上见面相互道歉，说明上文鲍勃认为约翰这个桥建的非常好，选A

4.细节理解题。木匠从John的话语中得知他与Bob的矛盾，他没有建篱笆使矛盾加深，而是建桥将二人的矛盾化解。可知这个木匠是很聪明的，选B

考点：故事类短文阅读。