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This was the morning, when Jeremy, 14-year-old, was to begin his duck shooting. He had hated the whole idea ever since his father had bought him a gun and had promised him a trip to this island. But he loved his father and wanted to please him.
They came to the beach. To ease (减轻) the sense of fear, he took a picture of his father. Then he. put the camera aside and picked up the gun. His father said happily, “I've been waiting a long time for this day. I'll let you shoot.” He leaned (屈身) forward, eyes narrowed. “There is a small flight (飞翔的一群) now. Keep your head down; I'll give you the word.”
Jeremy's heart was beating wildly. “No, don't let me come, please!” But they came, closer, closer…“Now, take him!” cried his father. Jeremy felt his body obey. He stood up, leaned into the gun the way his father taught him. In the same distance, the ducks saw the gunners and flared wildly. For a second he hung there balanced between life and death. There was no sound. Jeremy stood still, seizing the gun.
“What happened? Why don't you shoot?” his father said in a controlled voice. The boy didn't answer, His lips were trembling. “Because they are so lovely.” He said and burst into tears. He sat down, face buried in his hands and wept. All hope of pleasing his father was gone. He had his chance and he had failed.
For a moment his father was silent. And then he said, “Let's try again.” Jeremy didn't lower his hands. “It's no use. I can't.”
“Hurry, you'll miss him. Here!” Cold metal touched Jeremy. He looked up, unbelieving. His father was handing the camera to him and said softly. “Qucik!” Jeremy stood up and pressed his shutter release (快门) button in a flash, “I got him!” His face was bright.
Jeremy saw there was no disappointment in his father's eyes, only pride and love. “I'll always love shooting. But that doesn't mean you could. Sometimes it takes as much courage not to do a thing as to do it.” He paused. “I think you could teach me how to operate that machine.”
1.Why did Jeremy take a picture for his father at the beach?
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A.Because he thought the scene was very beautiful.
B.Because he was too frightened and he wanted to make himself less afraid by taking pictures.
C.Because his father asked him to do so.
D.Because he wanted to take some photos for a newspaper.
2.When Jeremy failed to shoot, his father was ________.
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A.very angry
B.shocked
C.able to control himself
D.disappointed
3.Jeremy couldn't shoot his gun just because ________.
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A.he missed the chance
B.he didn’t know how to use the gun
C.he didn't like to kill the lovely ducks
D.he didn't want to obey his father
4.From the passage, we could infer that ________.
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A.Only when Jeremy saw the lovely ducks did he hate the idea of shooting
B.Jeremy's father was very hard to him
C.Jeremy never listened to his father
D.Jeremy loved taking pictures rather than killing wild animals
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