Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict(冲突) . It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they fell apart.
One morning, a man with a carpenter’s toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said, “I have a job for you. Look at the farm across the creek（河沟）. My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer（推土机）to dig the creek last week to spite(刁难) me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8 – foot – high fence, in order not to see his place any more.” The carpenter smiled and said, “I see. I’ll try to do a job that satisfies you.” Then the elder brother went downtown.
At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder.
“No, wait! Stay a few days. I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother.
“I’d love to stay on,” the carpenter said, “but I have so many more bridges to build.”
1.What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict?
A．They lived a poor life. B．They lived in peace.
C．They never spoke to each other. D．They lived on the same farm.
2.It can be learned that the carpenter was ________.
A．unwilling to obey the farmer B．fond of building bridges
C．unable to build a fence D．willing to help others
3.The best title for this passage is ________.
A．A Fine Piece of Work B．A Carpenter
C．A Conflict between Two Brothers D. Two Brothers
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek.
B．The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.
C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter’s work.
D．The carpenter planned to build an 8-foot - high fence as asked to.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 21___ was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had 22__ around the tower to see the race and cheer on the 23__ .
The race began, 24__ , no one in the crowd really 25__ that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard 26__ such as, “They will never 27__ it to the top.” or “There is no 28__ that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”
The tiny frogs began 29__ , one by one, except for those who were climbing 30__ in different paces.
The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult! 31_ will make it!”
32__ tiny frogs got tired and gave up, 33__ one continued higher and higher.
34___ , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of 35__ , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs 36__ wanted to know how this one frog 37__ to do it?
A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the 38__ to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was 39__ !
Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they 40__ your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you--- the one you have in your heart!
1. A. wish B. goal C. plan D. idea
2. A. looked B. walked C. turned D. gathered
3. A. competitors B. holders C. actors D. performers
4. A. Generally B. Probably C. Actually D. Basically
5. A. wondered B. believed C. guessed D. hoped
6. A. statements B. conclusions C. arguments D. explanations
7. A. achieve B. spot C. encourage D. make
8. A. problem B. chance C. doubt D. favor
9. A. giving up B. cheering up C. escaping D. settling down
10. A. faster and faster B. higher and higher
C. farther and farther D. stronger and stronger
11. A. No one B. Everyone C. Anyone D. Someone
12. A. Fewer B. Less C. More D. Larger
13. A. and B. but C. so D. or
14. A. At the same time B. At each time C. At no time D. In the end
15. A. step B. attempt C. effort D. jump 16. A. naturally B. weightlessly C. sadly D. strangely
17.A. managed B. planed C. intended D. started 18. A. energy B. force C. strength D. power
19. A. deaf B. violent C. foolish D. religious
20. A. send B. pass C. keep D. take
_______ parents say and do has a life-long effect on their children.
A. That B. Which C. What D. As
His illness ________ his absence．So don’t scold him．
A．showed B．accounts for C．explains D．gives out
The teacher went into the classroom, ________the boy_________ outside．
A．1eft；standing B．1eaving；standing C．1eft；stand D．1eaving；stand
Success always comes after many___________ ，in other words，___ is the mother of Success．
A．failures；failure B．failure；a failure C．failure：failure D．failures；a failure
