Question

James Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, "In a Fisherman's Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91．

Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate (文盲）．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wife．

A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education．"He signed a document he could not read," Mr Henry's granddaughter said. And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled "Life Is So Good" at the age of 101, Mr. Henry took up reading．

"If he can do it．I'm going to try," Mr. Henry said．Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to ABC’s and children's books. He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life．

He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough．

His life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book's release last month．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．

1.Which of the following is true of Mr. Henry?

    A．He couldn't read when he was retired．

    B．He was not a good student at school．

    C．Only his family members knew he was illiterate．

    D．He published his book at the age of 91．

2.Mr. Henry made up his mind to study because he            ．

    A．had some trouble with his granddaughter

    B．couldn't sign the document he was given

    C．wanted to share his own experience with others

    D．was inspired by George Dawson's story

3.In his book, Mr. Henry didn't mention ____．

    A．his family story                     B．his school education

    C．his journeys at sea                  D．his work experiences

4.What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

    A．Nearly 800 copies of the book were sold．

    B．The book was sold well in Germany．

    C．His book was popular both at home and abroad．

    D．Hollywood has planned to adapt his book for a movie．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：

1.根據(jù)"In a Fisherman's Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91．可知在他九十一歲才開始學(xué)習(xí)讀書，所以他退休的時(shí)候還不會讀書是正確的，故選A。

2.根據(jù)"If he can do it．I'm going to try," Mr. Henry said．故選D。

3.根據(jù)He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough．.這段描述可知在他的書中，沒有提到學(xué)校教育，故選B

4.根據(jù)His life stories have become so popular這句描述可知他的書在國內(nèi)外都很受歡迎，故選C

考點(diǎn)：本文為一篇記敘文。

點(diǎn)評：本文描寫了一位老人在他九十一歲的時(shí)候開始讀書，在九十八歲時(shí)寫了他人生的第一本書。一定要注意體會老人的勵志精神。先閱讀問題，然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。