Question

Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to____each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and____to swim deeper and further.

One morning, the three fish were____to a shallow(浅) water by a big wave(浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were____, and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish____with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much____for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around____

At last, the largest fish returned to the____by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in____his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.

Two hours later, when the sun rose up, the water in the small shallow corner____The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏) of water.

1.A. listen to    B. look after    C. talk with    D. worry about

2.A. dared    B. hated    C. refused    D. stopped

3.A. allowed    B. given    C. invited    D. taken

4.A. in safety    B. in doubt    C. in danger    D. in peace

5.A. agreed    B. talked    C. disagreed    D. discussed

6.A. time    B. food    C. water    D. air

7.A. slowly    B. sadly    C. luckily    D. happily

8.A. sea    B. river    C. lake    D. pool

9.A. catching    B. joining    C. taking    D. telling

10.A. rose up    B. ran out    C. washed away    D. dried up

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. D

4. C

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. A

9. B

10. D

【解析】

这篇短文描述了三条鱼。这三条中的老小因为贪图一时安乐，最后缺水而死。故事告诉我们做任何事一定要从长远打算，不能贪图一时安乐。

1.句意：他们不得不日复一日地互相照顾。根据上文When they were very young, their parents died. 他们很小的时候，父母就死了。结合选项，listen to意为听；look after意为照顾；talk with意为谈话；worry about 意为担心。可知他们的父母死了，他们不得不相互照顾，look after照顾。故答案选B。

2.句意：最后他们长大了，敢于游得更深更远。根据句子…to swim deeper and further。结合选项，dared敢；hated恨；refused拒绝；stopped停止，阻止；可知他们敢游得更深更远，dare to do sth勇敢做某事。故答案选A。

3.句意：一天早上，三条鱼被大浪带到一个浅水区。根据下文by a big wave 被一个大浪，allowed允许；given 给予；invited邀请；taken带走；可知是带上海岸，be taken to表示被带到某地。故答案选D。

4.句意：最大的那条鱼意识到他们处于危险之中。根据上文It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them，鱼很难回到大海里，因为船就在他们前面。结合选项，in safety 安全；in doubt怀疑；in danger危险；in peace 和平。可知他们处于危险当中，be in danger表示处于危险或困境。故答案选C。

5.句意：老二同意他的哥哥的观点。根据下文but the youngest one did not，结合选项，agreed同意；talked谈论；compared比较；discussed讨论；可知老二与老大意见一致，agree with同意某人的看法或观点。故答案A。

6.句意：他说有很多水供他们活动。根据下文so he would not worry at all and still swam 所以他不会担心，仍然游泳，结合选项，time时间；food食物；water水；air空气。可知此处指的是海滩上也有很多水。故答案选C。

7.句意：所以他一点也不担心，仍然快乐地游来游去。根据上文so he would not worry at all，所以他不会担心，仍然游泳，结合选项，slowly慢慢地；sadly伤心地；luckily幸运地；happily高兴地。可知这条鱼的说法，它很乐观。故答案选D。

8.句意：最后，最大的鱼跳过了小船，返回大海。根据句子the largest fish returned to the…by jumping over the lowest part of the boat．结合选项，sea海；river河；lake湖；pond池塘。可知老大返回了大海。故答案选A。

9.句意：第二大的鱼也成功地在水的另一边加入了他的哥哥。根据句子The second largest fish also succeeded in，his elder brother in the other side of water. 结合选项，catching抓住；joining加入；taking带走；telling告诉。可知老二也在水的另一边加入了它的哥哥，succeed in doing sth表示成功做某事。故答案选B。

10.句意：两个小时后，当太阳升起时，小水洼的水干了。根据下文the water in the small shallow corner dried up在小水洼的水干了，结合选项，storm暴风雨；stars明星；moon月亮；sun太阳。可知前文指的是太阳升起来了。故答案D。