Question

【題目】

The Fish I Didn’t Catch

I still remember my first fishing trip as if it were but yesterday. It was a still, sweet day of early summer. I received the first fishing pole from my uncle’s hand, and walked with him towards the _____.

My uncle, who knew where the best hangouts of fish were, kindly placed me at the most favorable point. I threw out my line as I had so often seen others, and ____ eagerly for a bite. Nothing came of it. “Try again,” said my uncle. Suddenly the bait(魚餌) went down out of sight. “Now for it,” I thought, “Here is a fish at last.”

I made a strong pull, and brought up a tangle of weeds(一團海草). Again and again I cast out my line and drew it back ____. I looked at my uncle appealingly(可憐巴巴地). “Try once more,” he said, “We fishermen must have ____. It took me a whole day until I got my first fish.”

Suddenly something pulled hard at my line, and swept off with it into deep water. Jerking it up, I saw a big fish wriggling(扭來扭去) in the sun. “Uncle!” I cried, looking back in uncontrollable ____, “I’ve got a fish!” “Not yet,” said my uncle. As he spoke, there was a plash(潑濺) in the water, my hook hung empty from the line. I had lost my ____. My patience was used up.

I sat down on the nearest stone and ____ to be comforted. Even my uncle promised that there were more fish in the river. He refitted my bait, put the pole again in my hands, and told me to try my luck once more.

“But remember, boy,” he said, “Never show off catching a fish until he is on dry ground.”

Though years have now passed, I have always been reminded of the fish that I did not catch. When I hear people show off a work as yet undone, I call to mind that scene by the river, and the wise warning of my uncle, “It’s no use to talk too ____ about anything until it’s done.”

【1】A.riverB.hillC.parkD.forest

【2】A.listenedB.jumpedC.waitedD.read

【3】A.brokenB.emptyC.openD.shiny

【4】A.hopeB.courageC.intelligenceD.patience

【5】A.sadnessB.satisfactionC.disappointmentD.excitement

【6】A.prizeB.moneyC.wayD.job

【7】A.forgotB.refusedC.remindedD.wanted

【8】A.carefullyB.directlyC.proudlyD.actively

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】D

【6】A

【7】B

【8】C

【解析】

本文講述作者跟叔叔去釣魚，明確耐心的重要性并且叔叔教會我一個道理：在沒做之前不要盲目的自大。每當遇到這樣的人或事時，作者都是提醒自己。

【1】句意：我從叔叔手里接過第一根釣魚竿，和他一起向河邊走去。

river河；hill山；park公園；forest森林。根據(jù)前句“I received the first fishing pole from my uncle’s hand”可知，我從我叔叔那里得到了第一根釣魚竿，所以此處應與去釣魚相關。故選A。

【2】句意：我就像其他人做的那樣拋出我的線，急切地等著魚上鉤。

listened聽；jumped跳；waited等待；read讀。分析句子可知，此處表示“急切地等著魚上鉤”的含義，構成“wait for”短語，翻譯為“等待”。故選C。

【3】句意：我一次又一次地拋出我的線，把它拉回卻什么都沒有。

broken打破的；empty空的；open開著的；shiny閃亮的。根據(jù)后文“I looked at my uncle appealingly(可憐巴巴地). ‘Try once more,’ he said”可知，我可憐地看著叔叔，叔叔鼓勵我再試一次，所以此處表示我沒釣到魚。故選B。

【4】句意：我們漁民必須有耐心。

hope希望；courage勇氣；intelligence智力；patience耐心。根據(jù)后句“It took me a whole day until I got my first fish.”可知，叔叔以他的經(jīng)驗告訴我，他花了一整天的時間才釣到第一條魚。所以告訴我要耐心。故選D。

【5】句意：我叫了起來，抑制不住激動地回頭看，“我釣到了一條魚！”

sadness悲傷；satisfaction滿意；disappointment失望；excitement激動。根據(jù)前文“Jerking it up, I saw a big fish wriggling(扭來扭去) in the sun. ‘Uncle!’ I cried, looking back in uncontrollable ___5___, ‘I’ve got a fish!’”可知，我看到一條大魚在陽光下扭來扭去，便以為自己釣到了魚，所以興奮地叫叔叔。故選D。

【6】句意：我把戰(zhàn)利品丟了。

prize戰(zhàn)利品，獎品；money錢；way方法；job工作。根據(jù)前句“As he spoke, there was a plash(潑濺) in the water, my hook hung empty from the line.”可知，我的鉤又是空的，所以我沒釣上來魚，丟掉了本以為能釣上來的戰(zhàn)利品。故選A。

【7】句意：我在最近的一塊石頭上坐下，拒絕接受安慰。

forgot忘記；refused拒絕；reminded提醒；wanted想要。分析上下文可知，起初我以為自己釣到了一條大魚，結果一場空，所以我很失望，就近坐在石頭上拒絕接受安慰，構成“refuse to do sth”短語。故選B。

【8】句意：在事情沒有做完之前，驕傲地談論它是沒有用的。

carefully仔細地；directly直接地；proudly驕傲地；actively積極地。根據(jù)前文“Never show off catching a fish until he is on dry ground.”可知，叔叔告訴我，在魚上岸之前，千萬不要炫耀自己釣到了一條魚，所以此處強調“在事情沒有做完之前，驕傲地談論它是沒有用的”。故選C。