Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors.

题目内容：

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 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.”

小题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小题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小题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.小题4:What do you think of the carpenter？

A．Shy.

B．Wise.

C．Proud.

D．Careless.小题5:What is the best title for the passage？

A．What a Big Fence！

B．Farmer and Bridge

C．Three Kind Men

D．A Fence or a Bridge？

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:B

小题5:D

答案解析：

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。

小题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

小题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

小题3:推理题：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

小题4:推理判断题。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

小题5:主旨大意题。文章讲述的是一对好友因为小矛盾关系破裂，在木匠聪明的行动下重归于好的故事。是建篱笆还是桥会有截然不同的两种结局，答案D既反映了矛盾又反映了和解的过程，符合文章主题。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。