There was a river with a small town on either side of it.The towns were linked by a bridge. One day,a hole appeared in the bridge.Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended.However,disagreement came up as to who should mend it.Each town thought that
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There was a river with a small town on either side of it.The towns were linked by a bridge.
One day,a hole appeared in the bridge.Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended.However,disagreement came up as to who should mend it.Each town thought that it had a better?reason for the other to mend the hole.The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road,so the left-bank town should mend the hole.The town on the left bank,on the other hand,insisted that?all the traffic came to the right-bank town,so it was in their interest to mend the bridge.
The quarrel went on and on,and so did the hole.The more it went on,the more the hostility?between the two towns grew.
One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg.People from both towns questioned him?closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the left bank to the?right,in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident.But he could not remember,since he got drunk that night.
Some time later.,a car was crossing the bridge and broke an axle(轴)because of the hole.Neither town paid any attention to the accident,as the traveler was not going from one to the other,but?was merely passing through.The angry traveler got out of the car and asked why the hole was not?mended.
On hearing the reason,he declared,"I′11 buy this hole.Who′s the owner?"
Both towns at once declared that they owned the hole.
"One or the other,whoever owns the hole must prove it."
"How shall we prove it?"asked both sides.
"That′s simple.Only the owner of the hole has the right to mend it.I′11 buy the hole from?whoever mends the bridge."
People from both towns rushed to do the job while the traveler smoked a cigar and his driver?changed the axle.They mended the bridge in no time and asked for the money for the hole.
"What hole?"The traveler looked surprised."I can′t see any hole.I′ve been looking for a?hole for several years now.I′m prepared to pay a good price for it,but there′s no hole here.Are?you pulling my leg or what?"
He got into his car and drove off.
The man who had fallen into the hole failed to answer any questions because he__________。《》（）
One day,a hole appeared in the bridge.Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended.However,disagreement came up as to who should mend it.Each town thought that it had a better?reason for the other to mend the hole.The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road,so the left-bank town should mend the hole.The town on the left bank,on the other hand,insisted that?all the traffic came to the right-bank town,so it was in their interest to mend the bridge.
The quarrel went on and on,and so did the hole.The more it went on,the more the hostility?between the two towns grew.
One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg.People from both towns questioned him?closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the left bank to the?right,in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident.But he could not remember,since he got drunk that night.
Some time later.,a car was crossing the bridge and broke an axle(轴)because of the hole.Neither town paid any attention to the accident,as the traveler was not going from one to the other,but?was merely passing through.The angry traveler got out of the car and asked why the hole was not?mended.
On hearing the reason,he declared,"I′11 buy this hole.Who′s the owner?"
Both towns at once declared that they owned the hole.
"One or the other,whoever owns the hole must prove it."
"How shall we prove it?"asked both sides.
"That′s simple.Only the owner of the hole has the right to mend it.I′11 buy the hole from?whoever mends the bridge."
People from both towns rushed to do the job while the traveler smoked a cigar and his driver?changed the axle.They mended the bridge in no time and asked for the money for the hole.
"What hole?"The traveler looked surprised."I can′t see any hole.I′ve been looking for a?hole for several years now.I′m prepared to pay a good price for it,but there′s no hole here.Are?you pulling my leg or what?"
He got into his car and drove off.
The man who had fallen into the hole failed to answer any questions because he__________。《》（）
A.had one of his legs broken
B.was busy changing the axle
C.had drunk too much wine
D.was afraid to blame anybody
B.was busy changing the axle
C.had drunk too much wine
D.was afraid to blame anybody
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第8题：
There was a river with a small town on either side of it.The towns were linked by a bridge.
One day,a hole appeared in the bridge.Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended.However,disagreement came up as to who should mend it.Each town thought that it had a better?reason for the other to mend the hole.The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road,so the left-bank town should mend the hole.The town on the left bank,on the other hand,insisted that?all the traffic came to the right-bank town,so it was in their interest to mend the bridge.
The quarrel went on and on,and so did the hole.The more it went on,the more the hostility?between the two towns grew.
One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg.People from both towns questioned him?closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the left bank to the?right,in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident.But he could not remember,since he got drunk that night.
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"How shall we prove it?"asked both sides.
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He got into his car and drove off.
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第17题：
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第18题：
They,the former opponents,were sitting talking side by side.I thought my eyes were playing tricks（ ）me.
on答案：解析：play tricks on sb.欺骗某人。句意：他们以前是对手，现在并肩坐在一起交谈，我都不敢相信自己的眼睛。 -
第19题：
Janet as well as the other young people who__________sent abroad by the government
__________brought up in the small town．A.was：was
B.was；were
C.were；were
D.were；was答案：D解析：引出定语从句的关系代词作从句的主语，而它又前指复数名词people，所以考虑到主谓一致谓语动词用were。一个名词后有as well as引出的短语时．单复数仍然以那个名词本身的单复数确定。此处主句主语是Janet，单数第三人称，所以谓语用was。故选D。 -
第20题：
There was a river with a small town on either side of it.The towns were linked by a bridge.
One day,a hole appeared in the bridge.Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended.However,disagreement came up as to who should mend it.Each town thought that it had a better?reason for the other to mend the hole.The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road,so the left-bank town should mend the hole.The town on the left bank,on the other hand,insisted that?all the traffic came to the right-bank town,so it was in their interest to mend the bridge.
The quarrel went on and on,and so did the hole.The more it went on,the more the hostility?between the two towns grew.
One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg.People from both towns questioned him?closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the left bank to the?right,in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident.But he could not remember,since he got drunk that night.
Some time later.,a car was crossing the bridge and broke an axle(轴)because of the hole.Neither town paid any attention to the accident,as the traveler was not going from one to the other,but?was merely passing through.The angry traveler got out of the car and asked why the hole was not?mended.
On hearing the reason,he declared,"I′11 buy this hole.Who′s the owner?"
Both towns at once declared that they owned the hole.
"One or the other,whoever owns the hole must prove it."
"How shall we prove it?"asked both sides.
"That′s simple.Only the owner of the hole has the right to mend it.I′11 buy the hole from?whoever mends the bridge."
People from both towns rushed to do the job while the traveler smoked a cigar and his driver?changed the axle.They mended the bridge in no time and asked for the money for the hole.
"What hole?"The traveler looked surprised."I can′t see any hole.I′ve been looking for a?hole for several years now.I′m prepared to pay a good price for it,but there′s no hole here.Are?you pulling my leg or what?"
He got into his car and drove off.
What did the two towns quarrel about?《》（）A.Which of them should mend the hole.
B.Whether the hole should be mended.
C.Why there was a hole in the bridge.
D.When they should mend the hole.答案：A解析：【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】由第二段第三句可知，两个小镇在谁应该修补桥上的洞这个问题上有争执。 -
第21题：
多选题The ______ of sediment in the river caused concern among environmentalists and industrialists alike; the water levels in the river were being reduced almost daily.Aaccretion
Bdisposal
Cdepletion
Dalienation
Eethnology
Faccumulation
正确答案： F,E解析：
从第二个分句可知，水位每天都在下降，由此可以推断出河里的沉积物在积累。六个选项中，表达“增加”、“累积”这个意思的只有A、F两项。B处置；清理；C消耗，用尽；D离间；疏离；E人种学，民族学。句意是，“河水中沉积物的增加引起了环保人士和实业家们的关注；水位几乎每天都在下降。” -
第22题：
填空题By this time next year my family (live) ____ in this small town for 20 years.正确答案： will have lived解析：
本题考查将来完成时的用法。句意：到明年这个时候，我家在这个小镇上已经住了20年了。by this time next year是明显的表示将来完成时的标志。故填入will have lived。 -
第23题：
单选题A lot of old buildings in the town were ruined during the earthquake, but they were beautifully（）soon by the local people.Arecovered
Brestored
Cresumed
Dreturned
正确答案： D解析： 暂无解析