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 the bass(鲈鱼) opened, he and his farther were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then he tied a small silver lure(鱼饵) put it into the lake. Suddenly the boy felt that something very big was 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 struck a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm—two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, and 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. No other fishermen or boats could be seen in the moonlight. He looked at his father again.

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 see such a big fish again.

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 caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago again. But he does see the same fish---again and again—ever time he has an ethical(道德的) decision to make. His father had taught him that ethics are simply a matter of right or wrong, but it is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.

Why did the father strike a match?

A. To check the time.

B. To light his cigarette.

C. To have a closer look at the fish.

D. To find whether there was somebody nearby.

What happened when they found it was two hours before the season opened?

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

B. The father asked the boy to put the fish back into the lake.

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

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

Why did the architect go fishing with his children at the same place?

A .It was a good place for fishing.

B .It brought the past to his mind.

C .They could catch a big fish there.

D. He wanted to give them a moral lesson.

Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existence, it’s nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to elbow an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on the tube or bus, much less stand up and offer his seat to her.

This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued by young men, who say that, since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy 礼貌、谦让) and that those who go out to work should take their turn in the rat race like anyone else. Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, that young men should stand up for younger women, the fact remains that courtesy should be shown to the old, the sick and the burdened. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves “First come, first severed”, while a grey-haired woman, a mother with a young child stands? Yet this is all too often seen.?

Older people, tired and quick-tempered from a day's work, are not angels, either-far from it. Many a brisk argument or an insulting quarrel breaks out as the weary queues push and shove each other to get on buses and tubes. One cannot commend this, of course, but on does feel there is just a little more excuse.?

If cities are to remain pleasant places to live in at all, however, it seems imperative(迫切的), not only that communications in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. All over cities, it seems that people are too tired and too rushed to be polite. Shop assistant's won't bother to assist, taxi drivers growl at each other as they dash dangerously round corners, bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have had time to get on or off the bus, and so on and so on. It seems to us that it is up to the young and strong to do their small part to stop such deterioration(恶化).?

What is the writer's opinion concerning courteous manners towards women??

A. Since women have claimed equality, they no longer need to be treated differently from men.?

B. It is generally considered old-fashioned for young men to give up their seats to young women.?

C. "Lady First" should be universally practiced.?

D. Special consideration ought to be shown to them.?

According to the passage communication between human beings would not be smoother unless ________.

A.people were more considerate towards each other?

B. people were not so tired and quick-tempered?

C. women were treated with more courtesy?

D. public transport could be improved.?

The author probably does NOT agree that in big cities _______.

       A. Life will be even worse if no change is made

       B. transport conditions are rather poor

       C. it’s not uncommon to see people quarrel in public places

       D. it’s unreasonable to require the tired people to be polite

The main purpose of the author is to ________.

       A. call on people in big cities to pay more attention to politeness

       B. blame the schoolboys’ rude behavior towards elderly women on the tube or bus

       C. criticize the fast pace of city life

       D. tell young men to give their seats to elderly people

How could you describe the tone of this passage?           

A. acceptable                                     B. opponent

C. negative                                        D. encouraging

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,”she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened.
Heavily drugged with sleep because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly(隐约) saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out with his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s weak ones, expressing a message of love and encouragement. The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed.
All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward(病房), holding the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest a while. He refused. Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only holding tightly to his son all through the night. Along towards dawn, the old man died.
The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.
Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.“Who was that man?”he asked. The nurse was surprised. “He was your father,”she answered. “No, he wasn’t,”the Marine replied. “I never saw him before in my life.”“Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”asked the nurse. “I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed.”he answered.
【小题1】Why did the nurse take the Marine to the old man’s bed?

A.Because he was the old man’s son.
B.Because she knew that he was a warm-hearted man.
C.Because she couldn’t find anyone else there.
D.Because she thought he was the old man’s son.
【小题2】Why did the old man hold the Marine’s hand all through the night?
A.Because he knew he would die the next day.
B.Because he hadn’t seen his son for a long time.
C.Because he was dying and mistook him for his son.
D.Because he enjoyed doing that and so did the Marine.
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The Marine didn’t know the old man at all.
B.The nurse was careless and made a mistake.
C.The Marine happened to be the old man’s son’s friend.
D.The old man passed away peacefully and contentedly.
【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?
A.The next time someone needs you, be there.
B.All the soldiers are as kind as the Marine.
C.We’d better not correct someone else’s mistakes.
D.The young should accompany their parents all the time.

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.

 

 

第二节  完型填空(共20小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A ship hit a rock on its way back. The only   36     of the shipwreck was washed up on a small,    37        island. He prayed    38    for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the   39       for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut   40     driftwood to protect him from the bad weather, and to store his few    41       . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to   42     his little hut in flames, the   43      rolling up to the sky.

The    44     had happened; everything was lost.

He was shocked with grief and  45  . “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.

Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the  46   of a ship that was   47    the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the tired man of his   48   . “We saw your smoke  49    ,”they replied.

It is easy to get    50    when things are going bad.

But we shouldn't   51   , because Nature is    52    in our lives, even in the midst of pain and   53      .

Remember,    54      your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of Nature.

For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, Nature has a   55   answer for it .

36. A. captain       B. boss            C. friend         D. survior

37. A. lonely        B. populated       C. rich           D. poor

38. A. happily       B. feverishly       C. sadly          D. surprisingly

39. A. horizon       B. sky            C. land           D. tree

40. A. by           B. with           C. out of          D. in

41. A. possessions    B. food           C. furniture       D. animals

42. A; look for       B. find            C. search        D. search for

43. A. fire          B. cloud           C. smoke         D. wind

44. A. best         B. worst          C. most           D. least

45. A. sadness      B. silence         C. fear            D. anger

46. A. sound       B. voice           C. whisper         D. footstep

47. A. reaching     B. arriving in       C. approaching      D. getting to

48. A. friends       B. rescuers        C. searchers        D. brothers

49. A. sign         B. mark           C. scene           D. signal

50. A. encouraged   B. discouraged      C. enabled         D. disabled

51. A. lose heart    B. lose our heart     C. Lose a heart      D. lose hearts

52. A. at work      B. at play          C. at large          D. at table

53. A. blame       B. suffering        C. praise           D. wandering

54. A. the first time  B. the last time     C. every time       D. next time

55. A. wrong       B. right           C. different         D. positive

 

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