Question

Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.

Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favourite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up(放棄).

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

1. Hemingway’s father was a fan of _____.

A．books

B．sports

C．music

D．a(chǎn)rt

2.The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in _____.

A．1852

B．1899

C．1952

D．1989

3.The old man doesn’t get a fish until the _____ day.

A．fifteenth	B．eightieth
C．eighty-fourth	D．eighty-fifth

4.What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?

A．He has to look for food somewhere else.

B．He doesn’t give up fishing.

C．He doesn’t fish any more.

D．He has nothing to do.

5. What can we learn from the old man?

A．When we are in trouble, we should not give up.

B．When we want to fish, we can get a big fish.

C．We can do everything well because we are young.

D．We can live a better life if we like fishing.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“His father was a doctor and loved sports very much,”理解可知。他的父親是名體育迷，故選B。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. It came out in 1952.”理解可知。老人和海在1952年出版。故選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish.”理解可知。這個(gè)老人在第85天得到了一條大魚。故選D。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up(放棄)”理解可知。這個(gè)老人沒有放棄釣魚。故選B。

5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up(放棄)”理解可知。我們在遇到困難時(shí)，要學(xué)會不要輕易放棄，故選A。