Question

The old man fished alone in a small rowboat and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boy’s patents had told him that the old man was now bad luck, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty and he always went down to help him carry in the fishing lines or take down the old, patched sail.

“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they dragged up the boat to the sand. “I could go with you again. I’ve made some money.” the old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them. You must obey your father.” “We can be lucky again too. Remember when we didn’t catch a fish for 10 days, then caught a big one each day for a month?” said the boy. “Can I offer you a beer on the balcony and then we’ll take the stuff home,” said the boy. “Why not?” the old man said.

“Santiago,” the boy said as they sat on the balcony, “If I cannot fish with you, I would like to serve in some way.” “You bought me a beer,” the old man said, lifting the bottle to his mouth. “Do you remember the first time I took you out to fish?” the old man asked. “I was five. I remember the tail of a huge fish slapping against the boat, the noise of you clubbing him and the sweet blood smell. I remember everything from when we first went together,” the boy said. The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, loving eyes.

“May I get some sardines for tomorrow? Let me get four fresh ones,” said the boy. “One,” the old man said. His hope and his confidence had never gone. But now they were freshening like a sea breeze. “Two,” the boy said. “Thank you,” the old man said. He was too simple to wonder when he had attained modesty. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride. “Tomorrow is going to be a good day with this wind,” he said. “I will row far out before it is light. There will going to be a good day with this wind,” he said. “I will row far out before it is light. There will be a big fish?” asked the boy. “I think so. And I know many tricks.”

1.Why was the boy forced to stop working for the old man?

A. It was too dangerous to continue fishing.

B. It was time for the boy to return to school.

C. The old man was thought to be a poor teacher.

D. The boy couldn’t earn enough money with the old man.

2.In paragraph 2, the boy probably mentioned their past fishing experiences in order to

__________.

A. convince the old man that he should not retire

B. explain why he had to stop working for the old man

C. persuade the old man to let him return as his assistant

D. warn the old man about the danger of fishing in the deep sea

3.Which of the following did the boy NOT do for the old man?

A. Buy him a beer.      B. Repair the sail.

C. Drag up the boat.    D. Take in the fishing equipment.

4.What can we lean about the old man from the last paragraph?

A. He remained optimistic about catching fish.

B. He was the most skillful fisherman in the village.

C. He would stay out longer than any other fisherman.

D. He would usually go out further than any other boat.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个小男孩与一位老人之间捕鱼故事。小男孩本来跟着老人，但是捕不到鱼，所以被家人命令和别人一起。但是老人和小男孩之间感情那个很好，一直保持着联系。老人捕鱼的心态也很好。

1.D推理判断题。根据第一段But after forty days without a fish the boy’s patents had told him that the old man was now bad luck, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week可知小男孩被要求换一艘船，而前句中提到他们并没有捉到鱼，也没有挣到钱，故选D。

2.C推理判断题。根据第二段I could go with you again. I’ve made some money和第三段If I cannot fish with you, I would like to serve in some way可知男孩提到以前的经历很怀念，并且想为老人提供其他方式的服务，故选C。

3.B推理判断题。根据对全文的理解和分析可知小男孩并为老人拿过酒，推过船并拿过捕鱼装备，但是并没有为老人修理船帆，由此可判断此处只有选项B符合题意，故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据对全文意思的理解可知老人总是运气很不好捕不到鱼，但是他的心态很好，从来不会觉得很失败。反而还是积极的去捕鱼，故选A。

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