Once upon a time，two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict(沖突)．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 just have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek(河溝)．My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer(推土機(jī))to dig the creek last week to spite(刁難)me. So I want you to build me a fence，an 8­foot­high 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.”
小題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.
小題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.
小題3: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 8­foot­high fence as asked to.
小題4: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

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：這是一篇寓意很深的記敘文：一個(gè)聰明又樂(lè)于助人的木匠使產(chǎn)生沖突的兄弟倆和好如初，化干戈為玉帛。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第一段“It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side.”可以看出，發(fā)生沖突之前他們是和平相處的。選B
小題2:推理判斷題。從文章對(duì)木匠的描述和他干活的情況看，他是一個(gè)聰明、樂(lè)于助人、技術(shù)熟練的木匠。選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段中兄弟倆的表現(xiàn)尤其是“A fine piece of work！”可知兄弟倆對(duì)木匠做的活很滿意，故選C項(xiàng)。其他選項(xiàng)與原文內(nèi)容不符。
小題4:主旨概括題。文章主要講述了一位木匠在兩個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)之間架了一座橋，這座橋化解了兄弟之間的沖突的故事。因此，無(wú)論從具體的橋還是從寓意上的橋來(lái)講它都是一件“杰作”。故A項(xiàng)作為標(biāo)題最合適。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：故事類文章本身具備趣味性，考生可以不費(fèi)力的閱讀，但不能忽視關(guān)鍵句的理解有時(shí)不能指注重表面含義。
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