Question

The Fish I Didn’t Catch

I still remember my first fishing trip as if it were but yesterday. It was a still, sweet day of early summer. I received the first fishing pole from my uncle’s hand, and walked with him towards the _____.

My uncle, who knew where the best hangouts of fish were, kindly placed me at the most favorable point. I threw out my line as I had so often seen others, and ____  eagerly for a bite. Nothing came of it. “Try again,” said my uncle. Suddenly the bait(鱼饵) went down out of sight. “Now for it,” I thought, “Here is a fish at last.”

I made a strong pull, and brought up a tangle of weeds(一团海草). Again and again I cast out my line and drew it back ____. I looked at my uncle appealingly(可怜巴巴地). “Try once more,”  he said, “We fishermen must have ____. It took me a whole day until I got my first fish.”

Suddenly something pulled hard at my line, and swept off with it into deep water. Jerking it up, I saw a big fish wriggling(扭来扭去) in the sun. “Uncle!” I cried, looking back in uncontrollable ____, “I’ve got a fish!” “Not yet,” said my uncle. As he spoke, there was a plash(泼溅) in the water, my hook hung empty from the line. I had lost my ____. My patience was used up.

I sat down on the nearest stone and ____ to be comforted. Even my uncle promised that there were more fish in the river. He refitted my bait, put the pole again in my hands, and told me to try my luck once more.

“But remember, boy,” he said, “Never show off catching a fish until he is on dry ground.”

Though years have now passed, I have always been reminded of the fish that I did not catch. When I hear people show off a work as yet undone, I call to mind that scene by the river, and the wise warning of my uncle, “It’s no use to talk too ____ about anything until it’s done.”

1.A.river B.hill C.park D.forest

2.A.listened B.jumped C.waited D.read

3.A.broken B.empty C.open D.shiny

4.A.hope B.courage C.intelligence D.patience

5.A.sadness B.satisfaction C.disappointment D.excitement

6.A.prize B.money C.way D.job

7.A.forgot B.refused C.reminded D.wanted

8.A.carefully B.directly C.proudly D.actively

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

【解析】

本文讲述作者跟叔叔去钓鱼，明确耐心的重要性并且叔叔教会我一个道理：在没做之前不要盲目的自大。每当遇到这样的人或事时，作者都是提醒自己。

1.句意：我从叔叔手里接过第一根钓鱼竿，和他一起向河边走去。

river河；hill山；park公园；forest森林。根据前句“I received the first fishing pole from my uncle’s hand”可知，我从我叔叔那里得到了第一根钓鱼竿，所以此处应与去钓鱼相关。故选A。

2.句意：我就像其他人做的那样抛出我的线，急切地等着鱼上钩。

listened听；jumped跳；waited等待；read读。分析句子可知，此处表示“急切地等着鱼上钩”的含义，构成“wait for”短语，翻译为“等待”。故选C。

3.句意：我一次又一次地抛出我的线，把它拉回却什么都没有。

broken打破的；empty空的；open开着的；shiny闪亮的。根据后文“I looked at my uncle appealingly(可怜巴巴地). ‘Try once more,’ he said”可知，我可怜地看着叔叔，叔叔鼓励我再试一次，所以此处表示我没钓到鱼。故选B。

4.句意：我们渔民必须有耐心。

hope希望；courage勇气；intelligence智力；patience耐心。根据后句“It took me a whole day until I got my first fish.”可知，叔叔以他的经验告诉我，他花了一整天的时间才钓到第一条鱼。所以告诉我要耐心。故选D。

5.句意：我叫了起来，抑制不住激动地回头看，“我钓到了一条鱼！”

sadness悲伤；satisfaction满意；disappointment失望；excitement激动。根据前文“Jerking it up, I saw a big fish wriggling(扭来扭去) in the sun. ‘Uncle!’ I cried, looking back in uncontrollable ___5___, ‘I’ve got a fish!’”可知，我看到一条大鱼在阳光下扭来扭去，便以为自己钓到了鱼，所以兴奋地叫叔叔。故选D。

6.句意：我把战利品丢了。

prize战利品，奖品；money钱；way方法；job工作。根据前句“As he spoke, there was a plash(泼溅) in the water, my hook hung empty from the line.”可知，我的钩又是空的，所以我没钓上来鱼，丢掉了本以为能钓上来的战利品。故选A。

7.句意：我在最近的一块石头上坐下，拒绝接受安慰。

forgot忘记；refused拒绝；reminded提醒；wanted想要。分析上下文可知，起初我以为自己钓到了一条大鱼，结果一场空，所以我很失望，就近坐在石头上拒绝接受安慰，构成“refuse to do sth”短语。故选B。

8.句意：在事情没有做完之前，骄傲地谈论它是没有用的。

carefully仔细地；directly直接地；proudly骄傲地；actively积极地。根据前文“Never show off catching a fish until he is on dry ground.”可知，叔叔告诉我，在鱼上岸之前，千万不要炫耀自己钓到了一条鱼，所以此处强调“在事情没有做完之前，骄傲地谈论它是没有用的”。故选C。