Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a ___36___ because of some small things. And neither was willing to ___37___ each other.

One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He  38 _ it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m  39__ a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”  

“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. ___40___ at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his place or his __41___ any more. I want you to build me a 8-foot ___42___.” 

The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you __43__.” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.

In the evening, the carpenter had just ___44___ his job when the elder brother returned. But he was __45___ to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a __46____, which went from one side of the river ___47__ the other! On the other __48____ of bridge, was his younger brother.

“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.

“No,” the elder brother was __49___. 

“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and __50___,” the carpenter smiled.

Suddenly they began to understand ___51___. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a _52____. Standing on the bridge, they _53___ each other’s hands with ____54__ in their eyes. 

“Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to ___55___ on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”

1.                A．meeting        B．question        C．decision  D．quarrel

 

2.                A．forgive         B．like            C．speak    D．believe

 

3.                A．got            B．opened         C．shut D．left

 

4.                A．looking for      B．looking at       C．looking on D．looking up

 

5.                A．See            B．Watch          C．Observe  D．Look

 

6.                A．house          B．face           C．farm D．eyes

 

7.                A．wall           B．fence          C．road D．bridge

 

8.                A．excited         B．pleased         C．moved   D．surprised

 

9.                A．begun          B．done           C．finished  D．continued

 

10.               A．surprised       B．happy          C．anxious   D．sad

 

11.               A．house          B．bridge         C．fence D．river

 

12.               A．to             B．between        C．across D．till

 

13.               A．end           B．side           C．field  D．stage

 

14.               A．disappointed    B．puzzled         C．amazed   D．worried

 

15.               A．love           B．hate           C．joy   D．anger

 

16.               A．everything      B．nothing         C．anything   D．something

 

17.               A．river           B．fence          C．farm  D．wall

 

18.               A．brought        B．took           C．held  D．clapped

 

19.               A．smiles          B．tears           C．anger D．sadness

 

20.               A．leave          B．get            C．stay  D．work

 

 

You speak, write a letter, make a telephone. Your words carry a message. People communicate（交际）with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears（眼泪）in your eyes tell others that you are sad.
When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake（摇）your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod（点头）and people know you are saying "Yes". Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines（杂志）, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
81. 【小题1】People communicate ________.

A．with words only	B．in many different ways
C．in letters and drawings	D．with smiles, tears and hands

82. 【小题2】Signs can carry as many _________ as words.

A．questions

B．examples

C．tears and smiles

D．messages

83. 【小题3】Which of the following is not talked in the passage as ways of communication?

A．books and magazines

B．TV and films

C．newspapers

D．radio

84. 【小题4】Which of the following statements is WRONG ?.

A．Communication helps us to learn what is happening in the world.

B．Communication helps us to understand other people better..

C．A sign is also a way of communication..

D．If you can’t speak, you can’t communicate..

85. 【小题5】The best title（题目）for this short passage is _________.

A．Signs Carry Messages	B．The important Communication
C．Words, Signs and Drawing. Ways of Communication.
D．We can only improve our listening skills step by step.

When I was a sixth grader, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged．

Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things   1  our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave   2  notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we   3  a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．

Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving   4  instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend followed the teacher's   5  without a fault．I received nothing but handmade cards with nice words about me．

On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I   6  it, the girls around all   7 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．

I tried to forget about the   8  gift, but when the same girls   9  it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't   10  want it．" The girls laughed at my   11  and filed out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers  12    I thought about my words．It wasn't   13  like me to say things like that．

"I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me, tears   14   down her face．

From a poor family, she was a   15  at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the   16  and the horrible treatment silently．

I was sick to my stomach as my   17  words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?

Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）

And I had   18  everything for her．

I told her that I had only said those things to try to   19  .

"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled   20 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．

1.                A．behind         B．like            C．through  D．for

 

2.                A．convincing      B．rewarding       C．encouraging   D．reminding

 

3.                A．dragged        B．picked          C．found    D．drew

 

4.                A．chances        B．gifts            C．hope D．help

 

5.                A．guidance       B．admission       C．directions D．patterns

 

6.                A．discovered      B．held           C．grasped  D．opened

 

7.                A．blamed         B．commented      C．laughed  D．shouted

 

8.                A．special         B．embarrassing    C．worrying  D．delicate

 

9.                A．mentioned      B．suggested       C．showed   D．saw

 

10.               A．just            B．only           C．even D．ever

 

11.               A．remarks        B．reactions       C．suffering  D．feeling

 

12.               A．if             B．because        C．since D．as

 

13.               A．exactly         B．necessarily      C．normally   D．perfectly

 

14.               A．dashing        B．streaming       C．smoothing D．getting

 

15.               A．goal           B．wonder        C．centre    D．target

 

16.               A．challenge       B．ignoring        C．teasing    D．puzzle

 

17.               A．powerful       B．scary          C．tense D．hurtful

 

18.               A．ruined         B．disturbed       C．changed   D．broken

 

19.               A．turn off        B．fit in           C．get in D．show off

 

20.               A．optimistically    B．honestly        C．persuasively    D．understandingly