Question

Once there was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before bass (巴斯魚) season opened, they were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then the boy tied on a small silver lure (魚餌) and put it into the lake. Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.

The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm – two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.

“Dad!” cried the boy, “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.

Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.

And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish … again and again … every time he has an ethical (倫理的，道德的) decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.

1.What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?

A. The boy cooked the big fish.

B. The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly.

C. The father lit a match in order to check the time.

D. They worried other fishermen may discover what they had done.

2.From the text we know that the father _________.

A. didn’t love his son                                                                  B. always disagreed with his son

C. disliked the huge fish                                                   D. was firm and stubborn

3.The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because _________.

A. they might catch a big fish there

B. he was taught a moral lesson there

C. it was a most popular fishing spot

D. their children enjoyed fishing there

4.What does the story imply?

A. It is easy to say something, but difficult to do

B. An ethical decision is always easy to make.

C. It’s hard to tell right from wrong sometimes

D. Fishing can help one to make right decisions.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過記述一個男孩與父親的一次釣魚經(jīng)歷，揭示了深刻的人生哲理：做人要堅持原則，即使任何人不知道你做了什么。

1.C細節(jié)理解題。第三段中的“The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch.”為暗示，父親發(fā)現(xiàn)離巴斯魚的“休魚期”結(jié)束還有兩個小時，因此他當即決定“You’ll have to put it back, son”。

2.D推理判斷題。由第五段中的句子“the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed”可判斷，這位父親的態(tài)度非常堅定，不能更改。

3.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，當年那個孩子在成年后也帶著自己的孩子來到與父親曾經(jīng)垂釣的湖邊釣魚，他要把父親教給他的做人的道理傳給下一代。

4.A主旨大意題。文章的主旨大意通常在最后一段或最后一句體現(xiàn)出來。本文的寫作目的就隱含在文章的最后一句“For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.”選項A的陳述(說起來容易，做起來難)與該句意義相符。

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