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    The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an epic struggle between an old, seasoned fisherman and the greatest catch of his life. For eighty-four days. Santiago, an aged Cuban fisherman, has set out to sea and returned ____ handed. So conspicuously unlucky is he that the parents of his young, devoted apprentice(徒弟) and friend, Manolin, have ____ the boy to leave the old man in order to fish in a more prosperous boat. ____, the boy continues to care for the old man upon his return each night. He helps the old man haul his gear to his ramshackle hut(破旧不堪的陋室), secures food for him, and discusses the latest developments in American baseball, especially the trials of the old man’s hero, Joe DiMaggio. Santiago is ____ that his unproductive streak of failure will soon come to an end, and he ____ to sail out farther than usual the following day.

On the eighty-fifth day of his unlucky streak, Santiago does as promised, sailing his skiff(小艇) far beyond the island’s shallow coastal waters and ____ into the Gulf Stream. He prepares his lines and drops them. At noon, a big fish, which he knows is a marlin(青枪鱼), takes the bait(鱼饵) that Santiago has placed one hundred fathoms deep in the waters. The old man expertly hooks the fish, but he cannot pull it in. Instead, the fish begins to pull to boat.

Unable to tie the line ____ to the boat for fear the fish would snap a taut line, the old man bears the strain of the line with his shoulders, back, and hands, ready to give slack should the marlin make a run. The fish ____ the boat all through the day, through the night, through another day, and through another night. The entire time, Santiago endured ____ pain from the fishing line. Whenever the fish lunges, leaps, or makes a dash for ____, the cord(绳) cuts Santiago badly. Although wounded and weary, the old man feels a deep empathy and admiration, for the marlin, his brother in suffering, strength, and determination.

As Santiago sails on with the fish, the marlin’s blood leaves a trail in the water and attracts sharks. The first to attack is a great make shark, which Santiago manages to kill with the harpoon(鱼叉). In the ____, the old man loses the harpoon and lengths of valuable rope, which leaves him vulnerable to other shark attacks. Although he kills several sharks, more and more appear. They devour(吞噬) the marlin’s precious meat, leaving only skeleton, head, and tail, Santiago punished himself for going “out too far,” and for sacrificing his great and worthy ____.

The next morning, a crowd of ____ fishermen gathers around the skeletal carcass of the fish, which is still lashed(紧系) to the boat. Knowing nothing of the old man’s struggle, tourists at a nearby café observe the ____ of the giant marlin and mistake it for a shark. Manolin, who has been worried over the old man’s absence, is moved to tears when he finds Santiago safe in his bed. The boy fetches the old man some coffee and the daily papers with the baseball scores, and watches him sleep. When the old man wakes, the two agree to fish as ____ once more. The old man returns to sleep and dreams his usual dream of lions at play on the beaches of Africa.

1.A.second B.single C.empty D.first

2.A.made B.encouraged C.dissuaded D.forced

3.A.Nevertheless B.Therefore C.Furthermore D.Besides

4.A.confident B.depressed C.pessimistic D.proud

5.A.determines B.fails C.considers D.favors

6.A.venturing B.diving C.drowning D.securing

7.A.slow B.fast C.quick D.loose

8.A.drives B.steers C.pushes D.pulls

9.A.sustainable B.temporary C.constant D.instant

10.A.attempt B.control C.freedom D.damage

11.A.journey B.shock C.quarrel D.struggle

12.A.opponent B.master C.acquaintance D.hero

13.A.disappointed B.amazed C.terrified D.accomplished

14.A.remains B.meats C.ruins D.rests

15.A.seniors B.companies C.coaches D.partners

 

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.C 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.D 【解析】 本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一位古巴老渔夫Santiago在海上捕鱼的故事,出自海明威于1951年在古巴写的一篇中篇小说。古巴一个叫Santiago的老渔民住在海边一个小窝棚里,他过着贫困且无依无靠的生活,唯有一个叫Manolin的男孩去和他聊天,帮他收拾打渔的工具。老渔民一连84天都没有捕猎到一条鱼,但是他却没有放弃,第85天,他再次出海。这一次,他捕猎到一条青枪鱼,由于青枪鱼过于巨大,老渔民经过三天三夜的战斗,才把青枪鱼捕获并绑在船上。返航回家时,海中的鲨鱼前来抢夺青枪鱼的肉,老渔民用尽方法但是青枪鱼最终还是被鲨鱼们完全吞噬。他回家时,青枪鱼只剩下一个骨架,于是他开始吃起青枪鱼的骨头。 1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Santiago,一位年迈的古巴渔民,出海捕鱼八十四天空手返回。 A. second第二;B. single单个的; C. empty空的; D. first第一。由下文的老渔夫非常不幸运可知,他没有捕到鱼,即空手回来的。故选C。 2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他真是太倒霉了,他年轻的徒弟和朋友Manolin的父母强迫男孩离开老人,以便在更兴旺的渔船上钓鱼。A. made制作;B. encouraged鼓励;C. dissuaded劝阻;D. forced 强迫。老渔夫的徒弟的父母因为老渔夫没能捕到鱼,因此他们要强迫老渔夫的徒弟离开他到别的地方去捕鱼。故选D。 3.考查副词词义辨析。句意:尽管如此,男孩每天晚上回来后仍继续照顾老渔夫。A. Nevertheless不过;B. Therefore因此;C. Furthermore此外;D. Besides 此外。由上下文的语境可知,尽管父母强迫他离开到别的地方去捕鱼,但这个年轻的徒弟依然还在关心着老渔夫,所以上下文构成的是转折的关系。故选A。 4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:圣地亚哥充满信心,他无价值的连续失败将很快结束,他决定第二天比平时航行得更远。A. confident自信的;B. depressed郁闷的;C. pessimistic悲观的;D. proud 骄傲的。由下文的老渔夫到更远的地方去捕鱼可知,他对于之前的失败是不甘心的,因此他有信心能够捕到鱼。故选A。 5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:圣地亚哥充满信心,他无价值的连续失败将很快结束,他决定第二天比平时航行得更远。A. determines下决心;B. fails失败;C. considers考虑;D. favors 偏爱。由上一题的分析可知,此处使用determines这个单词,构成determine to do这个短语,表示他决心去更远的地方钓鱼。故选A。 6.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在不幸经历的第八十五天,Santiago如愿以偿,将他的小艇驶离了该岛的浅水域,进入了墨西哥湾流。A. venturing冒险;B. diving潜水;C. drowning淹死;D. securing 拴牢。由第四题的分析可知,老渔夫决心去更远的地方钓鱼。venture into这个短语表示“冒险进入某地”的意思。故选A。 7.考查形容词和副词词义辨析。句意:由于担心鱼会拉断绷紧的绳索,老渔夫没有将绳索紧紧地绑在船上。放松一下的话,青枪鱼就应该逃跑了。A. slow慢的;B. fast快速,牢固地;C. quick快的;D. loose 松的。因为担心鱼会将绳索拉紧,老渔夫没有时间将绳索紧紧地绑在船上。故选B。 8.考查动词词义辨析。句意:这只鱼整天整夜,一天又一天地拉着船要逃走。A. drives 驾驶,驱动;B. steers行驶,操纵;C. pushes推;D. pulls 拉。鱼拉着船向海里走,pull这个词是同词复现。它在上一段的最后一句出现了。故选D。 9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在整个过程中,Santiago一直遭受钓鱼线带来的持续的痛苦。A. sustainable可持续的;B. temporary临时的;C. constant不断的;D. instant 瞬间的。因为大鱼拉着船走入海中,老渔夫一直需要承受钓鱼线所带来的疼痛。故选C。 10.考查名词词义辨析。句意:每当鱼刺,跳动或冲破自由时,绳子都会严重割伤圣地亚哥。A. attempt尝试;B. control控制;C. freedom自由;D. damage 损伤。大鱼因为被鱼线所束缚,因此它一直在挣扎着希望获得自由。故选C。 11.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在这个斗争中,老人失去了鱼叉和长长的宝贵绳子,使他容易遭受其他鲨鱼袭击。A. journey旅程;B. shock休克;C. quarrel吵架;D. struggle 斗争。上文描述的是老渔夫与青枪鱼斗争的过程,选择struggle这个词合乎语境,它在最后一段中的第二句里出现了。故选D。 12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:它们吞噬了青枪鱼宝贵的肉,只留下骨头,头部和尾巴,Santiago因为走得太远并付出了他宝贵的猎物而责怪自己。A. opponent对手;B. master主人;C. acquaintance熟人;D. hero 英雄。opponent这里指的是老渔夫好不容易捕到的青枪鱼。故选A。 13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:第二天早上,一群惊奇的渔民聚集在鱼的骨骼边,它仍被绑在船上。A. disappointed失望的;B. amazed惊讶的;C. terrified恐惧的;D. accomplished 完成的。第二天,一群人围着这只青枪鱼的骨架观看,说明大家感到非常的惊讶和好奇。故选B。 14.考查名词词义辨析。句意:不知道老人的挣扎,附近一家咖啡馆的游客看到了巨型马林鱼的遗骸,并将其误认为一条鲨鱼。A. remains剩余物,遗骸,遗迹;B. meats肉类;C. ruins废墟;D. rests 休息。这只青枪鱼已经被鲨鱼吃的只剩下骨头等东西,remains表示青枪鱼的“遗骸”。故选A。 15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:老人醒来后,两人同意再次作为伙伴钓鱼。A. seniors老年人;B. companies公司;C. coaches教练;D. partners 伙伴。此前老渔夫和他年轻的徒弟分开了,现在他们再次合作,表示他们之间的伙伴关系又回到了从前。故选D。
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