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THE OLD FISHERMAN

Our house was directly across a popular hospital. We rented the upstairs rooms to outpatients at the clinic. One summer evening, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful looking man, his face lopsided from swelling, red and raw. He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but he had no success. “I guess it’s my face. I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…”

For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch. It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had an oversized heart crowded into that tiny body. He told me he fished for a living to support his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly crippled from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease.

At bedtime, we put a camp cot in the children’s room for him. When I got up in the morning, the bed linens were neatly folded and the little man was out on the porch. Before he left for his bus, haltingly, he said, “Could I please come back and stay the next time I have a treatment? I can sleep fine in a chair.” He paused a moment and then added, “Your children made me feel at home. Grownups are bothered by my face, but children don’t seem to mind.” I told him he was welcome to come again.

In the years he came to stay overnight with us. There was never a time that he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden. When I received these little remembrances, I often thought of a comment our next-door neighbor made after he left that first morning. “You can lose roomers by putting up such people!”

Maybe we did lose roomers once or twice. But oh! If only they could have known him, perhaps their illnesses would have been easier to bear. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude.

1.When the old fisherman stayed overnight, the author’s children ________________.

A.were bothered B.were terrified

C.felt normal D.felt at home

2.Which of the following statement is true about the fisherman?

A.He is both tall and strong.

B.He has five grandchildren.

C.He is pessimistic about life.

D.He suffers from a back injury.

3.The old fisherman gave the author fishes and oysters because he________.

A.wanted the author to buy them.

B.wanted to pay the rent with them.

C.had fished too many fishes and oysters.

D.wanted to show his thankfulness to the author.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.Never judge a book by its cover.

B.Little strokes fell great oaks.

C.Stay positive, stay grateful.

D.Honesty is the best policy.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文为记叙文。本文讲述了一位相貌丑陋多次遭人拒绝的求宿老人遇到热心的作者和家人容留心存感念。

1.

推理判断题。根据第三段老人的一番话…Your children made me feel at home. Grownups are bothered by my face, but children don’t seem to mind.（你的孩子们使我感到宾至如归。大人会为我的脸烦恼，但孩子们似乎并不介意。）可推断，作者的孩子们没有因为其相貌丑陋而拒绝他，因此，他们抱着平常心态对待老人，故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段He told me he fished for a living to support his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly crippled from a back injury.（他告诉我，他以捕鱼为生，以养活他的女儿、她的五个孩子和因背部受伤而残废的丈夫。）可知，老人有五个外孙，故选B。

3.

推理判断题。根据第三段“Your children made me feel at home. Grownups are bothered by my face, but children don’t seem to mind.” I told him he was welcome to come again.（“你的孩子们使我感到宾至如归。大人会为我的脸烦恼，但孩子们似乎并不介意。”我告诉他欢迎他再来。）和第四段In the years he came to stay overnight with us. There was never a time that he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden.（多年来，他来我们这里过夜。他从来没有一次不给我们送来他园子里的鱼、牡蛎或蔬菜。）可知，因为作者的收留，让他感激因而每次来都送给作者鱼和牡蛎，故选D。

4.

推理判断题。本文讲述了一位相貌丑陋多次遭人拒绝的求宿老人遇到热心的作者和家人容留心存感念，作者在最后一段发出感慨I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude（我知道，我们一家人会永远感激能认识他;从他那里，我们学会了毫无怨言地接受不好的东西，心怀感激地接受好的东西），故可知，选项A . Never judge a book by its cover.（不要以貌取人）符合题意，故选A。