B
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 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 ready
and then he was off for the day. About sunset when John
returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. John's eyes opened
wide. There was no fence there at all! It was a bridge! And the
neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hands outstretched. "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."
()5. 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
()6. 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
()7. What does the underlined 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.
()8. What do you think of the carpenter?
A. Lazy. B. Clever. C. Polite. D. Funny.
()9. What do you think will be the end of the story?
A. The carpenter will stay to do other jobs.
B. Farmers Bob and John will build more bridges.
C. The two farmers will build a fence themselves.
D. Farmers Bob and John will make friends again.

5. A 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文类阅读理解，解题的核心思路是先标注每道题干的关键词，再带着问题回到原文对应段落定位关键信息，逐一比对选项，排除和原文内容不符的干扰项，结合上下文语境选出正确答案。做细节题时直接找原文原句佐证，推理题要贴合故事的情感走向和人物行为逻辑判断，不要凭空臆想。
【解析】
5. 定位原文第一段："Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence." 可知木匠来之前，John和Bob已经冷战数周互不说话。B选项“两人之前很友好”是关系破裂前的状态，C选项“经常打架”原文无提及，D选项“从没说过狠话”和原文内容完全相反，只有A选项符合原文描述。
6. 定位原文第二段John的原话："I don't want to see his place, or his face any more. I don't have such a neighbour!" 可知John要求木匠建栅栏的原因是他不想再见到Bob。A选项“保护农场”、B选项“不想自己动手”、D选项“给木匠找活做”均无原文依据，C选项符合要求。
7. 划线句是Bob看到桥之后，主动伸出手走向John时说的话，结合后文Bob主动道歉、表示两人应该友好相处的语境，这句话是Bob夸赞John能建出这座化解矛盾的桥非常了不起。B“John不擅长建桥”、C“John建桥很蠢”、D“John早该建桥”都不符合语境，A选项表述正确。
8. 木匠没有按照John的要求建栅栏激化两人的矛盾，反而偷偷建了一座桥，巧妙化解了两个农夫的多年矛盾，可见他非常聪明，处事灵活。A“懒惰”、C“礼貌”不是他的核心特质，D“滑稽”不符合人物形象，选B。
9. 故事结尾两个农夫在桥中间握手，Bob主动为自己之前的言行道歉，明确表示两人应该友好相处，可推知后续两人一定会重新变回好朋友。A选项木匠明确说自己还有更多桥要建不会留下，B选项“两人要建更多桥”无依据，C选项“两人自己建栅栏”和故事走向完全相反，D选项符合逻辑。
【答案】
5. A 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D
【知识点】
记叙文细节理解，语境词义猜测，文本逻辑推理
【点评】
本篇阅读故事温情易懂，题目以基础细节题为主，仅少量推理类题目，整体难度不高，能够很好地锻炼学生快速定位原文信息、结合上下文排除干扰选项的能力，同时也能引导学生理解沟通化解矛盾的处事道理。
【难度系数】
0.7