18年专插本公共课英语真题(2)

A. Valuable time

C. Harm of unpunctuality

B. Popular appointment D. Advantage of punctuality

Passage 3

Once upon a time, two brothers, Jack and Tom, who lived on neighboring farms, fell into conflict. For the past 20 years, they had been on good terms farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed. The dispute began with a small misunderstanding and grew into a major difference, and finally exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.

One morning there was a knock on Jack’s door. It was a carpenter looking for a few days’ work. Jack offered him a job saying, “Look across the steam at that farm. That’s my neighbor, in fact, it’s my younger brother. There used to be a meadow between us. Last week he pulled down the dam on the small river and now there is a stream instead. Well, he may have done this to offend me, but I’ll do him one better.”

“See that pile of lumber (木材) by the house? I want you to build me a fence—an 8-foot fence.” The carpenter said, “I think I understood the situation. Show me the nails and the post-hole digger (打桩机) and I’ll be able to do a job that please you.”

Jack had to go into town, so he helped the carpenter get the material ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing and nailing. About sunset when Jack returned, the carpenter had just finished his job.

Jack’s eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped. There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge—a bridge stretching from one side of the stream to the other! A fine piece of work! His younger brother was coming toward them with hands outstretched. “You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I’ve said and done.” The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hand.

They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox onto his shoulder. “No, wait! Stay a few days, I have a lot of other projects for you.” Said Jack, “I’d love to stay on.” The carpenter said, “ but I have many more bridges to build.”

41. In the past 20 years, Jack and Tom kept their relationship . A. serious B. tense C. distant D. close 42. Jack decided to build a fence to . A. protect himself B. fight back C. please Tom D. give in 43. What does underlined expression “quite a fellow” mean in paragraph 5 ? A. A powerful man B. A rich man C. A generous man D. A capable man 44. The carpenter built the bridge instead of a fence to help Jack and Tom . A. meet each other B. store the lumber C. regain brotherly affection D. renew their business 45. What can we learn from the passage ? A. Better make friends than make enemies. B. A good friend brings a far land near.

C. Family ties are close than social relations. D. A tooth for a tooth.

Passage 4

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