Question

An old man was fishing on the bank of a river. A child came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head. The old man was surprised and asked, "Why don't you want the fish?" The child replied, “I want the fishing rod (竿) in your hands.” The old man asked, “Why do you want the rod?”

“It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat.”

I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish, she cannot have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.

Too many people think that if they have a “fishing rod” in their life, they will no longer fear the wind and rain. They are just like the child, who thought that if she had a fishing rod, she would have fish to eat.

1.Why did the child refuse(拒绝) the fish the old man gave her?

A. Because she didn’t like fish.

B. Because she wanted his fishing rod

C. Because the old man had few fish.

D. Because she wanted to learn fishing skills

2.The writer thought the child was ________after she explained why she didn’t want the fish.

A. smart           B. hardworking

C. silly(傻的)     D. creative(有创造力的)

3.The article mainly tell us _________

A. if you have a “fishing rod” in your life, you won’t be afraid of anything.

B. if you have a fishing rod, you’ll have a lot of fish to eat

C. “fishing skills” are more important than “the fishing rod” in life.

D. “the fishing rod” is more important than the fish that people catch

4.What is the best title for the article?

A. The Fishing Rod                    B. The Fishing Man

C. The Fishing Girl                  D. The fishing Experience

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：有一位在河边钓鱼的老人，想把钓到的鱼都给旁边的一个聪明的小孩，但是她拒绝了。老人很奇怪，问为什么。她说她想要鱼竿，那样的话，就不会担心没有鱼吃了。故事告诉人们拥有技能比拥有鱼竿更重要的道理。

1.B细节理解题。根据第一段中The old man was surprised and asked, "Why don't you want the fish?" The child replied, “I want the fishing rod (竿) in your hands.”可知那个小孩拒绝了老人给她的鱼是因为她想要老人的鱼竿，所以选B。

2.C细节理解题。根据第三段中I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong!可知作者认为那个小孩是不聪明的即傻的，所以选C。

3.C主旨大意题。根据第三段末Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.可知作者只在告诉人们钓鱼技能比钓鱼竿更重要，所以选C。

4.A标题归纳题。根据短文描述可知该文主要通过小孩想要鱼竿的故事告诉人们拥有技能比拥有鱼竿更重要的道理，所以选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。