For eighty four days old Santiago had not caught a single fish. At first a young boy, Manolin, had shared his bad fortune, but after the fortieth luckless day the boy’s father told his son to go in another boat. From that time on, Santiago worked alone. The boy loved the old fisherman and always helped him with money and food. Usually, they would talk about the fish they had taken in luckier times or about American baseball after supper, while at night, alone in his cottage, Santiago dreamed of lions on the beaches of Africa, where he had gone years before. He no longer dreamed of his dead wife.
On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago set off to fish before dawn. Two of his baits(餌) were fresh tunas(金槍魚) the boy had given him, as well as sardines(沙丁魚) to cover his hooks. Then he set his lines which went straight down into deep dark water.
As the sun rose he saw other boats in toward shore. A bird showed him where dolphins were chasing some flying fish. This time Santiago saw tuna jumping in the sunlight. A small one took the hook on his line. Pulling the fish aboard, the old man thought it a good fortune.
Toward noon a marlin, a common fish in the sea, started eating the bait which was one hundred meters down. Gently the old man played the fish, a big one, as he knew from the weight on the line. At last he struck to settle the hook. The fish did not come out of the surface. Instead, it began to pull the boat to the northwest. The old man followed it. Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks. He waited patiently for the fish to be tired.
It was cold after the sunset. When something took one of his remaining baits, he cut the line with his knife. Once the marlin leaned suddenly, pulling Santiago forward on his face and cutting his cheek. By dawn his left hand was cramped(抽筋的). The fish had headed northward; there was no land in sight. Hungry, he cut pieces from the tuna and chewed them slowly.
That morning the fish jumped. Seeing it, Santiago knew he had hooked the biggest marlin he had ever seen. Then the fish went down and turned toward the east. Santiago drank a little water from the bottle during the hot afternoon.
Close to nightfall a dolphin took the small hook he had rebaited. He lifted it aboard, careful. After he had rested, he cut meat from the dolphin and kept also the two flying fish he found in its stomach. That night he slept. He awoke to feel the line running through his fingers as the fish jumped. Feeding line slowly, he tried to tire the marlin. After the fish slowed its run, he washed his cut hands in sea water and ate one of the flying fish. At sunrise the marlin began to circle. Faint, he worked to bring the big fish nearer with each turn. Almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon(魚叉). The fish was two feet longer than the boat. No fish like it had ever been seen in Havana harbor.
An hour later, he sighted the first shark, a fierce Mako, and it came in fast to chase after the dead marlin. The old man struck the shark with his harpoon. The Mako rolled and sank, carrying the harpoon with it and leaving the marlin bloody. He knew the smell would spread. Watching, he saw two sharks closing in. He struck at one with his knife and watched it sliding down into deep water. The other he killed while it tore at the flesh of the marlin. When the third appeared, he thrust(刺) it with the knife. The other sharks came at sunset. At first he tried to beat them with the tiller(舵柄) from the boat, but his hands were bleeding and there were too many in the sea. In the darkness, as he steered toward the harbor of Havana, he heard them hitting the boat again and again. But the old man thought only of his steering and his great tiredness. He had gone out too far and the sharks had beaten him. He knew they would leave him nothing but the stripped skeleton of the big marlin.
All lights were out when he sailed into the little harbor and beached his boat. He could just make out the white backbone and the upstanding tail of the fish. Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on. In his cottage he fell on his bed and went to sleep.
1.The above story is adapted from __________.
A. Treasure Island B. The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
C. The Old Man And The Sea D. The Son Of The Sea
2.Why did the man feel that he could be lucky this time?
A. Because a small tuna took the hook on his line.
B. Because he dreamed about the American lions.
C. Because he saw many flying fish were chased by the dolphins.
D. Because a lot of sharks followed his boat.
3.According to the text, which statement is NOT true about the boy?
A. The boy had mercy on Santiago.
B. The boy often shared his stories with Santiago.
C. The boy showed his great concerns to Santiago.
D. The boy was Santiago’s adopted son.
4.Why does Santiago let the marlin lead his boat instead of pulling the big fish up?
A. He wanted to kill the marlin first before he pulled it up to the boat.
B. He was too tired and hungry to pull the big fish up.
C. His experience told him not to do so before the fish was tired out.
D. He wanted to use the marlin as a bait to catch the sharks.
5.Which sentence below can be used to best describe Santiago’s character?
A. “He no longer dreamed of his dead wife.”(Para 1)
B. “Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks.”(Para4)
C. “Almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon.”(Para7)
D. “Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on .”(Para 9)
6.According to the text, what will be talked about in the next paragraph?
A. the man’s action to realize his dream about the lions.
B. people’s reflection when they saw the giant marlin outside.
C. people’s discussion about how they ate the giant marlin.
D. a funeral held by the boy and the local people after his death.
1.C
2.A
3.D
4.C
5.D
6.B
【解析】
試題分析:桑提亞哥老人已經(jīng)八十四天沒有捕到一條魚了。最初,一個年輕的孩子曼諾林與他一起分擔(dān)厄運(yùn),但過了四十天倒霉日子之后,孩子的爸爸讓他去另一條船上生活了。
1.文章講述的是一個執(zhí)著的老人出海打漁的故事,是美國作家海明威的著名小說《老人與!分械钠。A《金銀島》;B《湯姆·索亞歷險記》;C《老人與!罚籇《大海之子》。故選C。
2.根據(jù)第三段“A small one took the hook on his line. Pulling the fish aboard, the old man thought it a good fortune.”可知,一條小金槍魚上鉤了,桑提亞哥認(rèn)為這次真走運(yùn),故選A。
3.D。
4.根據(jù)第三段“Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks. He waited patiently for the fish to be tired.”可知,老人沒有把魚拉上船是因?yàn),根?jù)他的經(jīng)驗(yàn),他要等到那條魚筋疲力竭時再釣它出來。故選C。
5.結(jié)束了驚險刺激的捕一條大馬林魚的一天,老人堅持走回自己的小屋,躺下睡著了。老人把出海捕魚看作終身的事業(yè),大馬林魚就是人生理想,為了理想,不管前途有多艱險,老人都執(zhí)著地與之抗?fàn)帯項更能凸顯老人的性格特點(diǎn),故選D。
6.He could just make out the white backbone and the upstanding tail of the fish.老人捕到的大馬林魚被鯊魚襲擊,回到哈瓦那港灣時,只剩下了骨架,人們看到這么大的魚將會感到震驚并對老人表示贊美之情。因此,接下來了會講人們看到骨架的反應(yīng)。故選B。
考點(diǎn):著名小說類短文閱讀
年級 | 高中課程 | 年級 | 初中課程 |
高一 | 高一免費(fèi)課程推薦! | 初一 | 初一免費(fèi)課程推薦! |
高二 | 高二免費(fèi)課程推薦! | 初二 | 初二免費(fèi)課程推薦! |
高三 | 高三免費(fèi)課程推薦! | 初三 | 初三免費(fèi)課程推薦! |
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
For eighty four days old Santiago had not caught a single fish. At first a young boy, Manolin, had shared his bad fortune, but after the fortieth luck less day the boy’s father told his son to go in another boat. From that time on, Santigao worked alone. The boy loved the old fisherman and always helped him with money and food. Usually, they would talk about the fish they had taken in luckier times or about American baseball after supper, while at night, alone in his cottage, Santiago dreamed of lions on the beaches of Africa, where he had gone years before. He no longer dreamed of his dead wife.
On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago set off to fish before dawn. Two of his baits (餌) were fresh tunas (金槍魚) the boy had given him, as well as sardines (沙丁魚) to cover his hooks. Then he set his lines which went straight down into deep dark water.
As the sun rose he saw other boats in toward shore. A bird showed him where dolphin were chasing some flying fish. This time Santiago saw tuna jumping in the sunlight. A small one took the hook on his line. Pulling the fish aboard, the old man thought it a good fortune.
Toward noon a marlin, a common fish in the sea, started eating the bait which was one hundred meters down. Gently the old man played the fish, a big one, as he knew from the weight on the line. At last he struck to settle the hook. The fish did not come out of she surface. Instead, it began to pull the boat to the northwest. The old man followed it. Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks. He waited patiently for the fish to be tired.
It was cold after the sunset. When something took one of his remaining baits, he cut the line with his knife. Once the marlin leaned suddenly, pulling Santiago forward on his face and cutting his cheek. By dawn his left hand was cramped (抽筋的). The fish had headed northward; there was no land in sight. Hungry, he cut pieces from the tuna and chewed them slowly.
That morning the fist jumped. Seeing it, Santiago knew he had hooked the biggest marlin he had ever seen. Then the fish went down and turned toward the east. Santiago drank a little water from the bottle during the hot afternoon.
Close to nightfall a dolphin took the small hook he had rebated. He lifted it aboard, careful. After he had rested, he cut meat from the dolphin and kept also the two flying fish he hound in its stomach. That night he slept. He awoke to feel the line running through his fingers as the fish jumped. Feeding line slowly, he tried to tire the marlin. After the fish slowed its run, he washed his cut hands in sea water and ate one of the flying fish. At sunrise the marlin began to circle. Faint, he worked to bring the big fish nearer with each turn. Almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon(魚叉). The fish was two feet longer than the boat. No fish like it had ever been seen in Havana harbor.
An hour later, he sighted the fist shark, a fierce Mako, and it came in fast to chase after the dead marlin. The old man struck the shark with his harpoon. The Mako rolled and sank, carrying the harpoon with it and leaving the marlin bloody. He knew the smell would spread. Watching, he saw two sharks closing in. he stuck at one with his knife and watched it sliding down into deep water. The other he killed while it tore at the flesh of the marlin. When the third appeared, he thrust (刺) it with the knife. The other sharks came at sunset. At fist he tried to beat them with the tiller (舵柄) from the boat, but his hands were bleeding and there were too many in the sea. In the darkness, as he steered toward the harbor of Havana, he head them hitting the boat again and again. But the old man though only of his steering and his great tiredness. He had gone out too far and the sharks had beaten him. He knew they would leave him nothing but the stripped skeleton of the big marlin.
All lights were out when he sailed into the little harbor and beached his boat. He could just make out the white backbone and the upstanding tail of the fish. Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on. In his cottage he fell on his bed and went to sleep.
The above story is adapted from .
A.Treasure Island B.The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
C.The Old Man And The Sea D.The Son Of The Sea
Why did the man feel that he could be lucky this time?
A.Because a small tuna took the hoot on his line.
B.Because he dreamed about the American lions.
C.Because he saw many flying fish were chased by the dolphins.
D.Because a lot of sharks followed his boat.
According to the text, which statement is NOT true about Manolin?
A.The boy had mercy on Santiago.
B.The boy often shared his stories with Santiago.
C.The boy showed his great concerns to Santiago.
D.The boy was Santiago’s adopted son.
Why does Santiago let the marlin lead his boat instead of pulling the big fish up?
A.He wanted to kill the marlin first before he pulled it up to the boat.
B.He was too tried and hungry to pull the big fish up.
C.His experience told him not to do so before the fish was tired out.
D.He wanted to use the marlin as a bait to catch the sharks.
Which sentence below can be used to best describe Santiago’s character?
A.“He no longer dreamed of his dead wife.” (Para 1)
B.“Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks.” (Para 4)
C.“Almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon.” (Para 7)
D.“Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on.” (Para 9)
.According to the text, what will be talked about in the next paragraph?
A.the man’s action to realize his dream about the lions.
B.people’s reflection when they saw the giant marlin outside.
C.people’s discussion about how they ate the giant marlin.
D.a(chǎn) funeral held by the boy and the local people after his death.
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Dec. 24, 1848
Dear Johnston,
Your request for eighty dollars, I do not think it best to satisfy now. At the various times when I have helped you a little, you have said to me, “We can get along very well again,” but in a very short time I find you in the same difficulty again. Now this can only happen by some fault in your behavior. What that fault is, I think I know. You are not lazy, and still you are an idler(游手好閑). I doubt whether since I saw you, you have done a good whole day’s work, in any other day. You do not very much dislike to work, and still you do not work much, merely because it does not seem to you that you could get much for it.
This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole difficulty; it is vastly important to you, and still more so to your children, that you should break this habit. It is more important to them, because they have longer to live, and can keep out of an idle habit before they are in it, easier than they can get out after they are in.
You are now in need of some ready money; and what I suggest is, that you shall go to work hard, for somebody who will give you money for it.
Let father and your boys take charge of your things at home-prepare for a crop, and make the crop, and you go to work for the best money wages, or to pay back any debt you owe. And to secure you a fair reward for your labor, I now promise you that for every dollar you will, between this and the first of May, get for your own labor, I will then give you one other dollar. By this, if you hire yourself at ten dollars a month, from me you will get ten more, making twenty dollars a month for your work.
Now if you will do this, you will soon be out of debt, and what is better, you will have a habit that will keep you from getting in debt again. But if I should now clear you out, next year you will be just as deep in as ever. You say you would almost give your place in Heaven for $ 70 or $80. Then you value your place in Heaven cheaply, for I am sure you can with the offer I make you get the seventy or eighty dollars for four or five months’ work. You say if I furnish you the money you will deed(抵押) me the land, and if you don’t pay the money back, you will deliver possession-Nonsense! If you can’t now live with the land, how will you then live without it? You have always been kind to me, and I do not now mean to be unkind to you. On the contrary, if you will but follow my advice, you will find it worth more than eight time eighty dollars to you.
Affectionately
Your brother
A. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln wrote the letter to Johnston mainly to ________.
A. show his concern for him B. recommend him to save money
C. decline his request and motivate him D. introduce him a new job
What’s the problem with Johnston, according to Lincoln?
A. He was very lazy. B. He wasted time a lot.
C. He couldn’t get much from work. D. He disliked working.
In the letter Lincoln suggested that Johnston should ________.
A. keep himself from getting into trouble B. go to work hard for somebody
C. manage well the things at home D. keep the children out of the idle habit
If Johnston got one dollar for his work, Lincoln promised to _________.
A. reward him with labor B. pay off his debt
C. hire him at 10 dollars a month D. give him another dollar
In order to get 80 dollars from Lincoln, Johnston promised to ________.
A. take away his place in Heaven B. deed Lincoln the land
C. live without the land D. do good work every day
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆湖北省武漢市武昌區(qū)高三上學(xué)期元月調(diào)研測試英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
Dec. 24, 1848
Dear Johnston,
Your request for eighty dollars, I do not think it best to satisfy now. At the various times when I have helped you a little, you have said to me, “We can get along very well again,” but in a very short time I find you in the same difficulty again. Now this can only happen by some fault in your behavior. What that fault is, I think I know. You are not lazy, and still you are an idler(游手好閑). I doubt whether since I saw you, you have done a good whole day’s work, in any other day. You do not very much dislike to work, and still you do not work much, merely because it does not seem to you that you could get much for it.
This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole difficulty; it is vastly important to you, and still more so to your children, that you should break this habit. It is more important to them, because they have longer to live, and can keep out of an idle habit before they are in it, easier than they can get out after they are in.
You are now in need of some ready money; and what I suggest is, that you shall go to work hard, for somebody who will give you money for it.
Let father and your boys take charge of your things at home-prepare for a crop, and make the crop, and you go to work for the best money wages, or to pay back any debt you owe. And to secure you a fair reward for your labor, I now promise you that for every dollar you will, between this and the first of May, get for your own labor, I will then give you one other dollar. By this, if you hire yourself at ten dollars a month, from me you will get ten more, making twenty dollars a month for your work.
Now if you will do this, you will soon be out of debt, and what is better, you will have a habit that will keep you from getting in debt again. But if I should now clear you out, next year you will be just as deep in as ever. You say you would almost give your place in Heaven for $ 70 or $80. Then you value your place in Heaven cheaply, for I am sure you can with the offer I make you get the seventy or eighty dollars for four or five months’ work. You say if I furnish you the money you will deed(抵押) me the land, and if you don’t pay the money back, you will deliver possession-Nonsense! If you can’t now live with the land, how will you then live without it? You have always been kind to me, and I do not now mean to be unkind to you. On the contrary, if you will but follow my advice, you will find it worth more than eight time eighty dollars to you.
Affectionately
Your brother
A. Lincoln
【小題1】Abraham Lincoln wrote the letter to Johnston mainly to ________.
A.show his concern for him | B.recommend him to save money |
C.decline his request and motivate him | D.introduce him a new job |
A.He was very lazy. | B.He wasted time a lot. |
C.He couldn’t get much from work. | D.He disliked working. |
A.keep himself from getting into trouble | B.go to work hard for somebody |
C.manage well the things at home | D.keep the children out of the idle habit |
A.reward him with labor | B.pay off his debt |
C.hire him at 10 dollars a month | D.give him another dollar |
A.take away his place in Heaven | B.deed Lincoln the land |
C.live without the land | D.do good work every day |
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2010-2011學(xué)年湖北省武漢市武昌區(qū)高三上學(xué)期元月調(diào)研測試英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
Dec. 24, 1848
Dear Johnston,
Your request for eighty dollars, I do not think it best to satisfy now. At the various times when I have helped you a little, you have said to me, “We can get along very well again,” but in a very short time I find you in the same difficulty again. Now this can only happen by some fault in your behavior. What that fault is, I think I know. You are not lazy, and still you are an idler(游手好閑). I doubt whether since I saw you, you have done a good whole day’s work, in any other day. You do not very much dislike to work, and still you do not work much, merely because it does not seem to you that you could get much for it.
This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole difficulty; it is vastly important to you, and still more so to your children, that you should break this habit. It is more important to them, because they have longer to live, and can keep out of an idle habit before they are in it, easier than they can get out after they are in.
You are now in need of some ready money; and what I suggest is, that you shall go to work hard, for somebody who will give you money for it.
Let father and your boys take charge of your things at home-prepare for a crop, and make the crop, and you go to work for the best money wages, or to pay back any debt you owe. And to secure you a fair reward for your labor, I now promise you that for every dollar you will, between this and the first of May, get for your own labor, I will then give you one other dollar. By this, if you hire yourself at ten dollars a month, from me you will get ten more, making twenty dollars a month for your work.
Now if you will do this, you will soon be out of debt, and what is better, you will have a habit that will keep you from getting in debt again. But if I should now clear you out, next year you will be just as deep in as ever. You say you would almost give your place in Heaven for $ 70 or $80. Then you value your place in Heaven cheaply, for I am sure you can with the offer I make you get the seventy or eighty dollars for four or five months’ work. You say if I furnish you the money you will deed(抵押) me the land, and if you don’t pay the money back, you will deliver possession-Nonsense! If you can’t now live with the land, how will you then live without it? You have always been kind to me, and I do not now mean to be unkind to you. On the contrary, if you will but follow my advice, you will find it worth more than eight time eighty dollars to you.
Affectionately
Your brother
A. Lincoln
1.Abraham Lincoln wrote the letter to Johnston mainly to ________.
A.show his concern for him |
B.recommend him to save money |
C.decline his request and motivate him |
D.introduce him a new job |
2.What’s the problem with Johnston, according to Lincoln?
A.He was very lazy. |
B.He wasted time a lot. |
C.He couldn’t get much from work. |
D.He disliked working. |
3.In the letter Lincoln suggested that Johnston should ________.
A.keep himself from getting into trouble |
B.go to work hard for somebody |
C.manage well the things at home |
D.keep the children out of the idle habit |
4.If Johnston got one dollar for his work, Lincoln promised to _________.
A.reward him with labor |
B.pay off his debt |
C.hire him at 10 dollars a month |
D.give him another dollar |
5.In order to get 80 dollars from Lincoln, Johnston promised to ________.
A.take away his place in Heaven |
B.deed Lincoln the land |
C.live without the land |
D.do good work every day |
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互聯(lián)網(wǎng)違法和不良信息舉報平臺 | 網(wǎng)上有害信息舉報專區(qū) | 電信詐騙舉報專區(qū) | 涉歷史虛無主義有害信息舉報專區(qū) | 涉企侵權(quán)舉報專區(qū)
違法和不良信息舉報電話:027-86699610 舉報郵箱:58377363@163.com