Question

Peter was on holiday in a small fishing village near the sea. One day, he saw a localtaking    the fish out of his boat while he was walking    the beach. Peter asked how long it took the fisherman to fish every day. “Just    hours.”

“Why don’t you work    and catch more fish?” asked Peter.

“I have     for my family.”

“How do you     the rest of your day?”

“I play with my children,       time with my wife, and visit my friends and play cards.”

Peter explained      Jack worked longer and caught more fish, he could make more money.   the money, Jack could buy more boats and catch more fish. By selling the fish, Jack could open his own    .

“Then what?”

“You’ll probably have to move to the city to    the company. Finally, you can sell your company and make    dollars,” replied Peter.

“     do I have to spend?”

“At least fifteen years. ”

“Then   ?”

“Oh, that’s the best. Then you can retire (退休), buy a   near the sea, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends and play cards,” Peter said.

1.A.businessmanB. policemanC. fisherman D. tourist

2.A.acrossB. along      C. inside D. outside

3.A.a few       B. a little     C.a bit of  D. a lot of

4.A.shortest     B. longest      C. shorter  D.longer

5.A.some         B. enough       C. none     D. nothing

6.A.play with   B. share with    C. do with  D. deal with

7.A. spend      B.take           C. pay      D. cost

8.A. if         B. that         C. how       D. who

9.A. Under      B. By           C. with      D. without

10.A.library    B. school       C.factory    D. cinema

11.A. buy       B.sell          C.thank      D.run

12.A. hundreds of B.millions of C. a little  D. a few

13.A. How old  B. How often     C. How long  D.How soon

14.A. when       B.what        C. where    D.how

15.A. factory    B. boat       C. house    D.company

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了一天当彼得沿着海滩散步时，他看到一个当地的渔民在把鱼从船里弄出来，他给渔民设想怎样挣更多的钱。

1.一天当他沿着海滩散步时，他看到一个当地的渔民在把鱼从船里弄出来，A. businessman商人；B. policeman警察；C. fisherman渔民；D. tourist旅行者。根据句意，在把鱼从船里弄出来。 故选.C。

2.一天当他沿着海滩散步时，他看到一个当地的渔民在吧鱼从船里弄出来。A. across穿过；B. along 沿着；C. inside 在……里面； D. outside在……外面。故选B。

3.彼得问打鱼花费渔民多长时间，A．a few一些，几个；B, a little 一点；C.a bit of一点；D. a lot of很多。little和a little修饰不可数名词 few和a few修饰可数名词 little和few强调少，表示否定的含义，a little和a few强调有一些表示肯定的含义，故选A。

4.渔民说仅几个小时。A.shortest最短的；B. longest最长的；C. shorter 较短的；D.longer较长的。两者比较用比较级，故选D。

5.为什么你不工作更长的时间抓更多的鱼呢？我家吃足够了。A some 一些；B. enough足够的；C. none一个也没有；D. nothing什么都没有。故选B。

6.你剩余的时间干什么呢？A.play with和……玩； B. share with 和……分享；C. do with应对，处理；D. deal with 应对处理。Deal with与特殊疑问词how连用，do with与特殊疑问词what连用。根据句意，故选D。

7.我和孩子们玩，和妻子一起度过。去看望朋友，打牌。 A spend度过； B.take 花费；C. pay付钱； D. cost花费。故选A

8.彼得解释如果杰克工作更长时间抓更多的鱼，就能挣更多钱。A if是否； B. that在宾语从句中不充当句子成分；C how 怎样；D. who谁，故选A。

9.彼得解释如果杰克工作更长时间抓更多的鱼，就能挣更多钱。A Under在……下；B By通过；C. with用；D. without没有。故选C。

10.通过卖鱼，杰克就可以开自己的公厂。A.library图书馆；B. school 学校；C.factory工厂；D. cinema电影院。故选C。

11.你可能必须去城市经营你的公司。A buy；B.sell卖 ；C.thank感谢； D.run运转，故选D.

12.最终你可以卖掉你的公司，挣好几百万。A. hundreds of 数以百计的； B.millions of 成百万成百万的；C. a little一点；D a few一些，几个。故选B。

13.我得花费多长时间？A How old 多大？ B. How often 多久一次； C. How long 多长时间； D.How soon多久以后。故选C。

14.然后会发生什么事？A when何时；B.what 什么；C. where在哪； D.how怎样。故选B。

15.然后你可以退休，在海边买所房子。A factory工厂；B. boat船； C. house房子；D.company公司。故选C。

考点：故事类短文。