He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family's cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.
On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching sunfish and perch(鲈鱼)with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure(鱼饵)and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples in the sunset, then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake.
When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.
Finally, he very gingerly lifted the exhausted 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 handsome fish, gills playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.--- 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 anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could tell by the clarity of his father's voice that the decision was not negotiable. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water.
The creature swished its powerful body and disappeared. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. His father's cabin is still there on the island in the middle of the lake. He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.
He was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish---again and again---every time he comes up against a question of ethics(道德规范).
66. Why did the father ask his son to put the perch back?
A. Because the father disliked the perch.  B. Because the father was afraid of being fined.
C. Because the ethics must be observed.
D. Because the son was more experience in fishing than his father.
67. The underlined word “negotiable” in the passage refers to _________.
A. reasonable     B. transferable     C. acceptable    D. reliable
68. When does the architect (the father’s son) think of that perch put back?
A. When he takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.
B. When he builds many famous buildings.
C. When he pays a visit to his old father.
D. When he faces some problems about ethics.
69. Which word can not be used to describe the boy’s father?
A. honest    B. noble-minded      C. caring        D. generous
70. From the passage, we can learn _________.
A. how we do the right thing and are strengthened
B. how we have a chance to beat the system and take it
C. how we master some skills of going fishing
D. how we understand our parents’ words is very important


B
Deep into the night, the bus pulled into a Howard Johnson’s restaurant and everybody got off the bus except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him, trying to imagine his life:perhaps he was sea captain; maybe he had run away from wife; he could be an old soldier going home. When they went to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. After a long time, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the last four years, and he was going home.
“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife. I said, Martha, I understand if you can’t stay married to me. I said I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it hurt her too much, well, she could just forget all about me. I told her she didn’t have to write to me, and she didn’t. Not for the three and a half years.”
“Last week, when I was sure freedom was coming through, I wrote to her. I told her if she had a new young man, I would understand. But if she didn’t, if she would take me back, she should let me know. We used to live in this town, Brunswick, and there’s a great big oak tree just as you come into the town. I told her if she could take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and if she didn’t want me, forget me, no handkerchief and I’d keep going on through.”
Soon all the others were in it. When they were 20 miles from Brunswick, the young people took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex?con’s mask. Then it was 10 miles, and five, and the bus became very quiet.
Then suddenly all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances. All except Vingo.
39.In the story, the yellow handkerchief probably means_______.
A.happiness     B.sadness         C.I hate you         D.I still love you
40.The bus became quiet when it came near the town because all the passengers_______.
A.got tired after a long journey        B.got too sad to say anything
C.were anxious to see the oak tree      D.were touched by the story
41.The underlined part “All except Vingo” probably implies_______.
A.he found no handkerchief on the oak tree
B.he feared that his wife was playing a joke
C.he felt he could not match his wife any longer, afraid to face her
D.he had complicated feelings at the moment:guilty, grateful as well as excited
42.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Going Home                       B.A Handkerchief and an Oak Tree
C.A Long Bus Journey                  D.A Story of an Oak Tree

My wife called,“will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food ?I rushed to the scene. My only daughter,Sindu ,frightened. In front of her was a bowl filled with rice. She  2 disliked rice .

“Sindu ,why don’t you take a few 3of this ? Just for Dad ’sake . If don’t ,your mom will shout at me .”Sindu softened a bit and 4 her tears with the back of her hands.“OK,Dad.I will eat .But you should ……”Sindu hesitated.“Dad ,if I eat the rice ,will you give 5 I ask for ?”“Oh,sure .”She 6 eating the whole quantity . After the ordeal was through ,Sindu came to me ,“Dad ,I want to have my  7 shaved off this Sunday !

“Darling ,we will be sad  8 you with a clean-shaved head .”“Dad ,you saw how difficult it was to eat the rice .”Sindu was in tears.“ 9 you promised to give me whatever I ask for.”

It was  10 for me to call the shots .“Our promise must be  11 .”

With her head clean-shaven ,Sindu had a round face .On Monday morning , I dropped her at her  12 .Just then , a boy  shouted ,Sindu please wait for me !13  struck me was the hairless head of that boy .

“Sir , your daughter Sindu is great  14 .”a lady said to me ,“That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish .He is 15 from leukemia(白血病). He lost all his hair due to the side  16 of the chemotherapy(化疗).He refused to  17 to school for fear of being laughed at . Sindu visited him last week , and promised him that she will take care of the teasing issue. But , I  18 imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of  19 ” .

“My little angel , you are teaching me  20 selfless real love is !” I wept.

1.                A.looked         B.proved         C.sounded  D.turned

 

2.                A.properly        B.likely           C.formerly  D.particularly

 

3.                A.bowls          B.mouthful        C.rices D.pieces

 

4.                A.cleaned        B.burst           C.wiped    D.crashed

 

5.                A.however        B.whenever       C.wherever D.whatever

 

6.                A.enjoyed        B.finished         C.practiced D.liked

 

7.                A.hair           B.face           C.ear  D.hand

 

8.                A.comparing      B.looking         C.seeing    D.watching

 

9.                A.So             B.And            C.If    D.Though

 

10.               A.chance         B.good           C.choice    D.time

 

11.               A.made          B.carried         C.kept  D.broken

 

12.               A.room          B.school         C.house D.desk

 

13.               A.That           B.This           C.It D.What

 

14.               A.in fact          B.for example     C.indeed    D.really

 

15.               A.suffering       B.separating       C.judging    D.affecting

 

16.               A.illness          B.effects         C.health D.medicine

 

17.               A.come back      B.turn back       C.pay back   D.date back

 

18.               A.such           B.even           C.ever  D.never

 

19.               A.your daughter   B.my son         C.me   D.you

 

20.               A.how           B.whether        C.where D.when

 

 

There was once an 11-year-old boy who went fishing every time he went to an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.

On the day before bass (巴斯鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure (鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly the boy felt 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 could be seen in the moon-

light. 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 a 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 (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..How did the father feel when he saw his son skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water?

    A.Delighted.    B.Nervous.       C.Embarrassed.     D.Shocked.

2.What happened when it became clear that the big fish was a bass?

    A.The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish.

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

    C.The father made a decision that the fish must be set free.

    D.They worried other fishermen might know what they had done.

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

    A.they might catch a big fish there     B.he remembered the moral lesson from his father

    C.he wanted to remember his father       D.their children enjoyed fishing there

4.What does the author want to show in the story?

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

B.An ethical decision is not difficult to make.

    C.It is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes.

    D.Fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions.

 

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