Question

   An American businessman was on holiday in a fishing village. One morning,he met a young fisherman with a small boat full of 36 .

   “How long did it take to catch those fish?” asked the businessman.

   “Oh,about two hours,”said the fisherman.

   “Why didn't you fish for longer?”

   The fisherman replied,uWith this I have enough fish 37 my family.w

   “But what do you do with the rest of your day? Aren’t you bored?”

   The fisherman smiled,I’m 38 bored. I sleep late,play with my children and watch football. Sometimes in the evenings I see my friends,play the guitar,and sing songs."

The American couldn,t 39 , “I am a very successful businessman. I can 40 you. Fish for four hours every day and sell the utra (额外的) fish you catch. Then,you can buy a bigger boat and catch more. Then buy a second boat,a third,and so on,41 you open a fishing business."

   “And then what?” asked the fisherman.

   “Why,that's the exciting part!” laughed the businessman. “You can sell your business and become very 42 ,a millionaire!”

   “A millionaire? Really? But what do I do with all the 43 ?” The young fisherman didn’t  look excited.

The businessman said, “Well,you 44 work any longer. You can move to a fishing village. You can sleep late,play with your grandchildren,watch football,and j) lay the guitar and sing with your friends at night."

   The fisherman thanked the businessman for his 45 and said, “Isn’ t that what I’m doing now?”

() 36. A. fish   B. bags   C. fruits   D. baskets

() 37. A. to   B. for   C. from   D. with

() 38. A. often   B. sometimes   C. always   D. never

() 39. A. afford   B. understand   C. explain   D. choose

() 40. A. support   B. help   C. trust   D. introduce

() 41. A. though   B. when   C. until   D. but

() 42. A. relaxed   B. rich   C. polite   D. safe

() 43. A. money   B. business   C. prize   D. power

() 44. A. shouldn’ t   B. mustn’ t   C. can't   D. needn,t

() 45. A. effort   B. patience   C. advice   D. prediction

Answer 1

36. A 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. B 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. C

[体裁]记叙文

[话题]故事与诗歌

[大意]一个商人在度假时遇到了一个渔民，他给渔民提供了一些致富 建议。

36. A.由下—句可知小船里装满了 “鱼”。

37. B。“我”有足够的鱼供给家人。for表示 对象。

38. D.由下面两句列举的活动可知“我” “从未”厌倦。

39. B.由后面这个美国人说的话可知他 没能“明白”。

40. B.由下面三句列举的一些方法可知 “我”可以“帮助”“你”。

41. C.然后买第二艘、第三艘，甚至更多 艘船，“直到”“你”开办一家水产公司。

42. B.由后面的amillionaire可知“你”会 变得很“富有”。

43. A.由下一段商人的回复可知渔民是 在问：我用这些“钱”做什么呢？

44. D.由下面两句列举的活动可知“你” 再也“不必”工作了。

45. C.由上文可知渔民感谢商人给出的 “建议”。