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One day after we moved to our farm, I found that two of the neighbor’s cows and a calf had wandered through the fence along our woods. The neighbor, Lorne Wright showed up with his dog to herd them back into his grassland—and with part of a roll of nine-wire fence.

＂There’s probably enough to reach from the road to the first brace post if you were of a mind to fix this spot,＂ he said. My face lit right up. I wanted to be a good neighbor, but money was tight.

The next week I was pulling the old fence out of the tall grass when Bill Risk stopped his car. He said,

＂Fixing fence, are you? Hear a story? A long time ago, two fellows farmed next to each other, so they agreed that each would start building fence on opposite ends of their farms and meet in the middle.＂

＂When they finished, one said, ‘Well, it looks good.’ But the other said, ‘My half looks good, because I started where I should have, but you started your half about 2 feet over on my farm and I want it moved right away!’＂

＂Well, these two fellows, who could have been good neighbors, began to get angry with each other, and the bitterness went on for years. Finally one man sold his farm, and no sooner had the new owner moved in than his neighbor paid him a visit. ＂

＂He said, ‘There has always been a problem with our line fence. Your half begins 2 feet over on my farm. It should have been moved a long time ago.’ The new neighbor thought for a moment, then said, ‘I always intend to be a good neighbor. If you think the fence is on your farm, you move it to wherever you think it should be, and you’ll never hear a complaint from me.’＂

＂They became good friends. And the fence was never moved. So keep that fence straight, neighbor,＂ Bill went away, leaving me with a smile on my face as I went back to work.

【题文1】 How did the writer feel after hearing his neighbor’s words?

A. Excited.      B. Embarrassed.     C. Puzzled.     D. Satisfied.

【题文2】After finishing their fence, the two fellows _________.

A. celebrated for building a solid fence     B. have become good neighbors even since

C. started right off with hard feelings      D. argued about whose fence was good

【题文3】How did the new owner treat the fence?

A. By moving it to his property.       B. By finding where it should be first.

C. By taking it apart immediately.      D. By allowing the neighbor to deal with it.

【题文4】What lesson can we learn from the text?

A. Good fences make good neighbors.      B. Two neighbors build their fences.

C. Fences have their own stories.       D. Keep your fence strong and tall.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

【语篇解读】本文主要通过作者修篱笆，以及作者的邻居给作者讲述的两个农场主的故事，说明了好的篱笆可以促进邻里之间的关系。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段的My face lit right up. I wanted to be a good neighbor, but money was tight 可知，作者听了邻居的话后，脸立刻红了，虽然自己也想成为一个好邻居。但是钱紧张，说明邻居的 话让作者感到尴尬。

2.细节理解题。结合第五段的these two fellows, who could have been good neighbors, began to get angry with each other, and the bitterness went on for years.可知，这两个邻居本来应该成为好邻居的，却 因为篱笆的事在一开始就互相怀有敌意等。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的If you think the fence is on your farm, you move it to wherever you think it should be, and you’ll never hear a complaint from me.可知，此处表示这个新邻居告诉对方可以自 由处理这个越界的篱笆。

4.推理判断题。本文通过作者的篱笆以及作者的邻居讲述的两个农场主之间修篱笆的故事，说 明了好篱笆造就好邻居。