Question

【题目】任务型阅读。根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

A man saw a boy standing beside a lake with a mirror (镜子).

“Excuse me,” he said, “but could you tell me what you’re doing?”

“I’m fishing.”

“With a mirror? Could you tell me how it works?” the man asked.

“OK, but I want five dollars.”

The man wanted to know the secret very much, so he handed the boy the money. “ Now show me how it works,” he said.

“Well ”, the boy began, “ you hold the mirror towards the water, and when a fish goes by, the sunlight in the mirror gives him a surprise. He stops and doesn’t know what to do, and then you catch him at once. ”

The man was surprised, “Can you really catch fish with the mirror? How many did you catch?”

“You’re the fifth today! ” Answered the boy.

【1】Where was the boy fishing?

【2】How much did the boy get at least that day?

【3】Do you think the boy can really catch fish?

【4】Did the man give the boy money?

【5】What did the boy have with his hand?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Beside a lake.

【2】25 dollars.

【3】No, I don’t think so

【4】Yes,he did.

【5】A mirror

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文是一个小故事，一个男孩拿着一个镜子在湖边钓鱼，看见他的人都觉得很奇怪，所以都问他为什么这样做。小男孩跟他们要5美元才回答这个问题，这样他赚到了很多钱。

【1】根据短文的开头A man saw a boy standing beside a lake with a mirror以及I’m fishing可知，这个男孩是在湖边钓鱼，故本题答案是Beside a lake.

【2】根据故事的大意可知，这个男孩想要5美元，才回答那个男人的提问，而且这个男人是这个男孩今天遇到的第5个提问题的人了，所以他一共赚到了25美元。

【3】根据文中信息这个小男孩不是在钓鱼，所以答案是No, I don’t think so

【4】根据文中信息The man wanted to know the secret very much, so he handed the boy the money.可知这个男人给了小男孩钱，所以是Yes,he did.

【5】根据文中信息A man saw a boy standing beside a lake with a mirror (镜子).

可知小男孩手中拿着一面镜子，所以答案是A mirror。