In a small village, there were two brothers named Jamie and Jack. They lived next door to each other on their farms for 20 years. Every day, they worked together and happily helped one another.

One day, the two brothers had a fight over a small misunderstanding (误解), which quickly turned into a bigger problem. They stopped working together and began using malicious words towards each other. After that, neither spoke to the other again.

After a week, someone knocked on Jamie’s door. When he opened it, he found a man with a carpenter’s (木匠的) toolbox. The man said, “I’m looking for some work. Do you have any small jobs I can help with?”

Jamie thought for a moment and replied, “Yes, I have a job for you.” He pointed to a wide ditch (沟渠) outside his farm and said, “My brother and I used to work together, but last week, he dug this ditch to separate our farms. I want you to build a tall fence (围栏) there, so I don’t have to see my brother anymore.”

The carpenter agreed. Jamie then left for the town to do some shopping. When he came back, instead of the fence he had asked the carpenter to build, he was surprised to see a beautiful bridge across the ditch.

Just as he was about to ask the carpenter what had happened, Jack walked across the bridge with tears (眼泪) in his eyes. “I’m so sorry, Jamie. After everything I’ve said, you still built this bridge to fix things between us,” Jack said. “You’re the best brother ever.” He then gave Jamie a warm hug.

At that moment, the two brothers realized just how important they were to each other. The bridge was not just a way to cross the ditch—it was a symbol for them to rebuild relationship and understanding.

1.1. What do we know about Jamie and Jack before their fight?

A They lived in a big city.

B They cared about each other very much.

C They had always been fighting with each other.

D

解析：选B。题目类型：细节理解题解析：根据文章第一段内容，兄弟二人比邻而居二十年，每天一起劳作、互相帮忙，由此可知他们之前十分关心彼此。选项 A “住在大城市” 与原文 “小村庄” 不符；选项 C “总是吵架” 是争执后的状态，并非之前的情况，因此答案选 B。

2.2. What does the underlined words “malicious words” in paragraph 2 mean?

A Right words.

B Warm words.

C Bad words.

D

解析：选C。题目类型：词义猜测题解析：根据第二段语境，兄弟二人起争执后不再合作，结合 “malicious words” 的前文 “stopped working together” 和后文 “neither spoke to the other again”，可推断该短语是负面含义。“right words” 是正确的话，“warm words” 是暖心的话，“bad words” 是坏话，因此答案选 C。

3.3. Why did Jamie ask the carpenter to build a fence?

A To protect his wealth.

B To protect his wealth.

C To keep Jack away from his life.

D

解析：选C。题目类型：细节理解题解析：根据第四段杰米的话 “so I don’t have to see my brother anymore”，可知他让木匠建围栏的目的是不想再见到弟弟，也就是想让弟弟从自己的生活中消失。选项 A “保护财产” 原文未提及；选项 B “修复关系” 与杰米的初衷相反，因此答案选 C。

4.4. How did Jack feel when he saw the bridge?

A Touched.

B Angry.

C Disappointed.

D

解析：选C。题目类型：细节理解题 解析：根据文章第四段内容，李中华认为英语重要且实用，是连接不同国家人们的桥梁，同时他用英语介绍上海，帮助外国人了解中国。选项 A “重要但无用”、B “无法连接各国人民”、D “不能介绍上海” 均与原文不符，只有选项 C 表述正确，因此答案选 C。

5.5. What is the best title for the text?

A More Ditches, More Fences

B Building Bridges, Not Fences

C Best Brothers Hurt Each Other

D

解析：选D。题目类型：细节理解题 解析：根据文章最后一段最后一句 “He plans to learn a different foreign language in the future.” 可知，李中华计划在未来学习一门新的外语，因此答案选 D。