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Two sons worked for their father on the familys farm. The__ 36__ brother had for some years been given more responsibility and __37__ , and one day the older brother asked his father to__ 38__ why.

The father said, “First, go to the Kellys__ 39__ and see if they have any geese for sale — we need to add to our stock.”

The brother soon returned with the__40__, “Yes they have five geese they can__41__to us.”

That father then said, “Good, please ask them the__ 42__ ”

The son returned with the answer, “The geese are ￡10 each.”

The father said, “Good, now ask if they can__ 43__ the geese tomorrow.”

And__ 44__the son returned with the answer, “Yes, they can deliver the geesetomorrow.”

The father asked the older brother to wait and__45__ , and then called to the younger brother in a__ 46__ field, “Go to the Davidsons farm and see if they have any__47__ for sale — we need to add to our stock.”

The younger brother soon returned with the answer, “Yes, they have five geese for ￡10 each,__48__ten geese for ￡8 each; and they can deliver them tomorrow — I asked them to deliver the five __49__they heard something different__ 50__ us in the next hour. And I agreed that if we want the__51__five geese we could__ 52__them at ￡6 each.”

The father__53__tothe older son, who__54__ his head in appreciation—he now__55__why his brother was given more responsibility and reward.

36. A. older B. younger

C. taller D. thinner

37. A. reward B. guide C. right D. chance

38. A. translate B. demonstrate C. explain D. find

39. A. shop B. office C. factory D. farm

40. A. reaction B. conclusion C. answer D. comment

41.A. send B. sell C. lend D. offer

42.A. price B. date C. time D. weight

43.A. prepare B. deliver C. order D. provide

44.A. in a short time B. at all times C. at one time__D. at a time

45.A. research B. think C. learn D. listen

46.A. rich B. small C. nearby D. green

47.A. geeseB. chickens C. pigs D. ducks

48.A. though B. or C. but D. and

49.A. after B. until C. unless D. if

50.A. in B. on C. of D. from

51.A. extra B. spare C. unusual D. special

52.A. visit B. buy C. borrow D. rise

53.A. turned B. pointed C. talked D. smiled

54.A. shook B. lowered C. bent D. nodded

55.A. wondered B. realized C. admittedD. noticed

本文以兄弟二人办同一件事情的不同效果向读者说明这样一个道理：做事要有独立自主意识和创新意识，要善于运用“框外思维”。

36. B。从下文看，父亲是让小儿子做更多的事情，给他更多的奖赏，关于兄弟二人，文中未作高矮胖瘦的比较，故答案不考虑A、C、D。

37. A。根据文章末句why his brother was given more responsibilities and rewards可知答案为A。

38. C。大儿子问父亲这究竟是为什么，叫父亲解释(explain)他之所以这样做的原因。

39. D。根据后文父亲对小儿子讲的话Go to the Davidsons farm and see if they … 中可以得出答案。

40. C。 父亲叫儿子去问问是否有鹅卖，所以儿子应是带着问话的结果回来了，后文多次出现returned with the answer也是明显的提示。

41. B。父亲叫儿子去问问是否有鹅卖，从for sale判断应选B。

42. A。从大儿子的回答The geese are ￡10 each可知第二次父亲是叫他去问鹅的价格(price)。

43. B。从大儿子的回答they can deliver the geese tomorrow可知这次父亲是叫他去问明天是否可以把鹅送到 (deliver)。

44. A。从上文的nearby可知，他们距Kelly农场不远，所以大儿子第三次去了又很快(in a short time)回来了。

45. D。从文章情景看，父亲让大儿子等着，听听(listen)小儿子回来后的回复，就知道他让小儿子多做事的原因了。

46. C。父亲的喊声能听得见，说明小儿子是在附近的(nearby) 一块地里。

47. A。从下一段他跟父亲讲的情况看，父亲同样是叫他去看看那家农场是否有鹅卖。

48. B。买五只鹅，每只鹅十块；买十只鹅，每只鹅八块，此处是讲到两种不同的购买方式，是选择关系，故选B。

49. C。 (见50 )

50. D。我叫他们就送五只鹅过来，除非我们在一小时内没有跟他们讲其它的情况。unless = if …not ; different from …表示“与……不同”

51. A。(见52 )

52. B。如果我们想多买五只的话，我们就可以每只6块的价格买。extra 意为“额外的，另外的”。

53. A。小儿子讲完后，父亲转向(turned to)大儿子。

54. D。从in appreciation(欣赏地)可知，大儿子并无怨言，他认识到父亲为什么会那样做，故应为“点头”(nodded)，而非“摇头”或“垂下头”。

55. B。从自己与弟弟办同一件事的对比中，他认识到(realized)为什么弟弟会被给予更多的事做，会得到更多的奖赏。