Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. 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 neighbour 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 neighbour!”
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(材料) 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 neighbour, 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.

As John moved his bicycle out of the driveway, he heard his mom shout, “Don’t forget to lock it!” He thought to himself that she was such a   36  . Really, what could   37   at that little library in the small prairie（大草原）town?

The day,   38   most that summer, was bright and hot. As he   39  , sweat trickled（滴下） down. When he arrived at the library, he leaned his bike   40   the railing（栏杆） and,   41   his mother’s advice, didn’t bother to   42   it.

The library was extremely   43  , filled with the distinct smell of books.   44   in the stacks（堆）, John spent longer than he’d imagined   45   just the right book. He waited patiently for his   46  , and watched   47   the librarian fed his card through the recorded machine.

As he went out of the library, he saw his bike   48   down the sidewalk. Walking beside it was a boy, perhaps fifteen years old.

“Hey! That’s my bike! What do you think you’re doing? Give it   49  .”

“Give it back! You’re   50  . It’s not yours.”

John felt   51   with this boy and his words that the bike was his own. What could he do? He wasn’t at all sure   52   to deal with him.

At that moment, John surprised himself.   53   a step toward the boy, he took   54   of his bike. “This bike is mine. You’ll have to give it back to me.”   55   by his determination, the boy let him go. John jumped on and rode home as quickly as he dared. He felt a little strange, however, and a bit older somehow, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on why.

36. A. housewife                B. mother                   C. worrier           D. talker

37. A. happen             B. steal               C. lose                D. take

38. A. as                       B. with                  C. of                     D. like

39. A. went                       B. rode               C. ran                        D. drove

40. A. to                           B. on                   C. at                          D. against

41. A. remembering           B. thinking       C. reminding            D. ignoring

42. A. lock                        B. place              C. mind              D. care

43. A. hot                   B. warm              C. cool                       D. cold

44. A. Missed                     B. Run               C. Seated            D. Lost

45. A. to choose           B. choosing          C. to search          D. searching

46. A. turn                  B. chance            C. book               D. Bike

47. A. as                    B. because           C. since               D. while

48. A. move                       B. moving           C. moved             D. being moved

49. A. in                     B. out                 C. up                  D. back

50. A. laughing                    B. smiling             C. cheating            D. joking

51. A. angry                       B. glad                C. sorry              D. content

52. A. what                       B. how                C. when              D. whether

53. A. Walking                     B. Making             C. Going               D. Taking

54. A. hand                          B. lift                    C. hold                  D. finger

55. A. scared                 B. surprised           C. worried             D. disappointed

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the __26  and have made up their minds to __27  the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest(抗议) against heavy trucks which run __28 through the narrow High Street.

“They not only make it __29  to sleep at night, but they are __30  damage to our houses and shops of historical __31  ,”said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“__32  we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,”said Jean Lacey, a biology student.“Why ?don't? they build a new road that goes __33   the town? Burlington isn't much more than a __34  village. Its streets were never __35   for heavy traffic.”

Harry Fields also studying __36  said they wanted to make as much __37  as possible to force the __38   to realise what everybody was having to __39  .“ Most of them don't __40  here anyway,” he said,“they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音), _ 41 they probably don't __42 the noise all that much. It's high time they realised the _43  .”

The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were __44   on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.

__45   asked if they were __46  that the police might come to __47  them.

“Not really,” she said,“actually we are __48  bell?ringers. I mean we are assistant bell?ringers for the church. There is no __49  against practising.”

I __50  the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

26. A. college          B. village          C. town           D. church

27. A. change          B. repair           C. ring            D. shake

28. A. now and then     B. day and night     C. up and down     D. over and over

29. A. terrible         B. difficult          C. Uncomfortable   D. unpleasant

30. A. doing           B. raising          C. putting         D. producing

31. A. scene           B. period           C. interest        D. sense

32. A. If              B. Although        C. When           D. Unless

33. A. to              B. through         C. over            D. round

34. A. pretty          B. quiet            C. large           D. modern

35. A. tested          B. meant           C. kept            D. used

36. A. well            B. hard            C. biology         D. education

37. A. effort          B. time             C. trouble         D. noise

38. A. towns people     B. other students    C. government officials    D. truck drivers 

39. A. stand           B. accept          C. know           D. share

40. A. shop            B. live            C. come           D. study

41. A. but            B. so              C. or              D. for

42. A. notice         B. mention          C. fear            D. control

43. A. event          B. loss             C. action          D. problem

44. A. hardly         B. unwillingly       C. mostly          D. usually

45. A. I              B. We             C. She             D. They

46. A. surprised       B. afraid           C. pleased         D. determined

47. A. seize           B. fight           C. search          D. stop

48. A. proper         B. experienced      C. hopeful         D. serious

49. A. point          B. cause            C. need           D. law

50. A. left            B. found           C. reached        D. passed

Are you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.

Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers .They talk about love, crops or death.

The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.

1.Country music is usually about _______.

A．everyday life and feelings

B．farmers’ feelings

C．the lives of workers

D．the lives of farmers

2.People began to make country song records _______.

A．in the 1920s                           B．in 1920

C．in the 1970s                           D．in 1970

3.Why did Country music become popular in America?

A．Because city people liked the music.

B．Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

C．Because country music talked about city people’s lives.

D．Because country music developed in the Southern Africa

4.Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads”?

A．A farmer in the countryside

B．A person who moved to towns

C．John Denver

D．John Denver’s brother

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the    36   and have made up their minds to ring the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议）against heavy trucks(卡车) which run    37   through the narrow High Street.

“They not only make it    38   to sleep at night, but they are    39   damage to our houses and shops of historical interest,” said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“    40   we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student，“why don’t they build a new road that goes    41   the town？Burlington isn’t much more than a    42   village．Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic．”

Harry Fields also studying    43   said they wanted to make as much    44   as possible to force the    45   to realise what everybody was having to    46  ．“Most of them don’t    47   here anyway，” he said，“they come in for meetings and that，and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音），    48   they Probably don’t    49   the noise all that much．It’s high time they realised the    50  ．”

The fourth student，Liza Vernum，said she thought the public were mostly on their side，and even if they weren’t they soon would be.

   51   asked if they were afraid that the police might come to    52   them．

“Not really，” she said，“actually we are    53   bell-ringers．I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church．There is no    54   against practising．”

I    55   the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1.                A．college         B．village          C．town D．church

2.                                  A．now and then   B．day and night

C．up and down                      D．over and over

3.                A．terrible         B．difficult         C．uncomfortable D．unpleasant

4.                A．doing          B．raising          C．putting   D．producing

5.                A．If             B．Although        C．When    D．Unless

6.                A．to             B．through         C．over D．round

7.                A．pretty          B．quiet           C．large D．modern

8.                A．well           B．hard           C．biology   D．education

9.                A．effort          B．time           C．trouble   D．noise

10.                                A．townspeople B．other students

C．government officials                D．truck drivers

11.               A．stand          B．accept         C．know D．share

12.               A．shop           B．live            C．come     D．study

13.               A．but            B．so             C．or    D．for

14.               A．notice         B．mention        C．fear D．control

15.               A．event          B．loss            C．action D．problem

16.               A．I              B．We            C．She  D．They

17.               A．seize          B．fight           C．search    D．stop

18.               A．proper         B．experienced     C．hopeful   D．serious

19.               A．point          B．cause          C．need D．law

20.               A．left            B．found          C．reached   D．passed