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.”
【小题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.
【小题2】The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means         ·
A.do something even worseB.improve the situation
C.point out his mistakeD.help him out
【小题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.
【小题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.
【小题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 city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ).

As the key transportation link at joint place of the Great Canal(运河)( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.

With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars(学者), statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chinese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished(养育) by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou . Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great Canal so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried(埋葬) here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.

1.Which of following sentences is NOT right according to this passage?

A. Yangzhou joined the Great Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River).

B. In the Tang Dynasty Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in Asia.

C. Emperor Suiyang was buried in Yangzhou.

D. Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou nine times.

2.We can infer(推断)the poem mentioned in this passage by Li Bai is _______.

A. 《赠汪伦》                B. 《望庐山瀑布》

C. 《静夜思》                D. 《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》

3.Who influenced Chinese paintings a lot according to this passage?

A. Zheng Banqiao                      B. Zhu Ziqing             C. Wang Zhong                   D. Li Bai

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Yangzhou:An Economically Rich City

B. Yangzhou:An Easy Transportation City

C. Yangzhou:A Historical Culture City

D. Yangzhou:A Famous Tour City

 

阅读理解。
     On October 8th, when I cooked breakfast for my children, my house started shaking (摇动). It
was an earthquake (地震).
     My children were with me. Ali, who was 5 years old, came to me and asked for breakfast. He ate
a slice of bread when the earthquake came. When we tried to run out, something struck (撞击) Ali.
Humna and I ran out of the house safely.
     Soon Ali's father came and helped us, but we couldn't find Ali and my other daughter, Ayesha. We,
with other people, looked for them everywhere. Finally we found Ayesha's dead (死的) body from
her room. We found Ali six hours later. We could hear him cry at that time. The people said to him,
"We have a bike for you. Don't cry." He was very happy after hearing it because he wanted a bike
very much. He asked for his bike when he came out, but we had nothing for him except (除……之外)
the dead body of his sister Ayesha.
1. What did Ali do when the earthquake came?
A. He ran into the house.    
B. He played in the yard.
C. He ate a slice of bread.  
D. He helped his mum cook.
2. How many children were there in the family before the earthquake?
A. Two.    
B. Three.    
C. Four.  
D. Five.
3. They spent more than _____ hours looking for Ali.
A. 3    
B. 4  
C. 5  
D. 6
4. Which of the following is NOT true ac-cording to the passage?
A. Ali was 5 years old.
B. Ayesha was dead.
C. The writer bought a bike for Ali.
D. The earthquake came in the morning.
5. The passage is about ________.
A. a bad trip                
B. a clever child
C. a great mother            
D. a terrible earthquake  

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