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.”

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．

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

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．

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．

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

The new station being built for the next Asian Games will be ________ the present one.

A. as three times big as                B. three times as big as

C. as big as three times                D. as big three times as

The Xin’an Street Community(社区)began three programs not long ago.

The Neighborhood Clean-up Program

Every Sunday at 5:00pm, the neighbors begin cleaning Xin’an Street from one end to the other. The head of the Community, Zhao Fuqin, said, “The first Sunday, only eleven people came, but we picked up over seven big bags of rubbish (垃圾)from the sidewalk and street. The next weekend, twenty people came, and filled eight rubbish bags. Now the neighborhood really looks great!”

The Neighborhood Watch Program

The neighbors on Xin’an Street began this program to look for problems in the neighborhood and to call the police if necessary. The neighbors all say the watch has already helped.

SunYan, aged 60, a retired teacher, said, “In the past, I felt afraid at night. Now I know my neighbors are watching for trouble. ” According to the police, there are fewer problems on Xin’an Street. “Calls to 110 went down last month. Criminals knew that the people on Xin’an Street were watching, so they stayed away,” said a policeman.

The Neighborhood Fitness Program

A Health Club was built last month, where the neighbors can do different kinds of sports like basketball, ping-pong ball, tennis, etc. “Every morning you can see groups of neighbors running, dancing and playing Taijiquan. We have come to realize the importance of taking exercise,” said Chen Jinliang, a businessman of 45.

The community has more plans. “We plan to start the Kids Care Program for children. We are going to build an after-school club. And we want to have a picnic for everyone in the neighborhood!” said Zhao Fuqin.

1.When do the neighbors of the Clean-up Program clean Xin’an Street?

2.Who is Zhao Fuqin?

3.What does the underlined word “criminals” mean?

4.The community started _______ to help people keep healthy.

5.From the passage we know that _______ in the Xin’an Street Community.

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In many countries, people produce power from coal, but it is very dirty and causes acid rain. Some countries use nuclear energy to produce power.1         . To solve the energy problem, people all over the world are looking for new ways to produce power.

China is one of the first countries in the world to use biogas technology. 2         . This renewable energy is used in people’s everyday life.

3         . Now there are electric vehicles in many countries. They are very efficient and cost very little to run. 4          , there will be an increase in electricity needs if they are widely used.

In China, the best—known maglev train is the German—built one in Shanghai. The train can reach a top speed of 431 km per hour.5          . There is no wheel noise, because there are no wheels. However, maglev guide paths are much more expensive than traditional steel railways.

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Long ago，some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龟). They began to beat(打) the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran    1   quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your    2  . I truly would like to invite you to a wonderful palace now.”

The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he    3  the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle， “What a nice palace!” In order to thank him, the king(国王) of the turtles gave him a very big dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very    4  everything.

After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes,    5    you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both of them. Don’t forget it！” The turtle   6  him. “All right, I will open only one,” the young man promised. At this time, a large wave(浪) sent him out of the sea.

  7  he went home, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To   8   surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m   9  now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He    10  his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face looked like an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

1.                A．across          B．away           C．into  D．out

2.                A．gift            B．gold           C．treatment D．kindness

3.                A．left            B．reached        C．built D．designed

4.                A．pleased with     B．careful with      C．angry with D．sorry for

5.                A．so             B．or             C．but  D．as

6.                A．helped         B．followed        C．reminded D．refused

7.                A．After          B．Before         C．While    D．Since

8.                A．her            B．him            C．their D．his

9.                A．poor           B．rich            C．sad  D．young

10.               A．remembered    B．accepted       C．broke D．recorded