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 favorite. 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.

1.Hemingway’s father was a fan of .

A. books B. sports C. music D. Art

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 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

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了作家海明威的生平和作品。海明威1899年出生在美國。他一生中寫了很多本書，其中《老人與海》是最著名的作品之一。這本書介紹了一個老人，連續(xù)八十四天，沒有釣到魚，但是他沒有放棄，在第八十五天釣到了一條大魚。這個故事告訴我們遇到困難時，不要放棄。

1. father was a doctor and loved sports very much,可知海明威的父親非常喜愛體育，因此他是一個體育迷，故選B。

2. came out in 1952.可知《老人與�！愤@本書是在1952年出版的，故選C。

3. he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days和Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. 可知這位老人八十四天沒有釣到一條魚，因此是直到第八十五天他才釣到魚。故選D。

4. evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself.可知老人沒有釣到魚時，仍然相信自己，他繼續(xù)去釣魚，因此是沒有放棄，故選B。

5. he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up. 可知這位老人遇到困難，沒有放棄，因此本文告訴我們遇到困難時，不要放棄。故選A。

考點(diǎn)：人物傳記類短文閱讀。