Question

【题目】 Hemingway was one of the most famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, 【1】.

Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. 【2】. The main character in the book is a fisherman. 【3】. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn't get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty (空的) boat. 【4】. Although he meets a lot of trouble the old man never gives up. 【5】.

从方框中选出合适的句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。

A. He is an old man and fishes alone

B. Hemingway was the second oldest

C. It came out in 1952

D. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish

E. But the old man believes himself

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】E

【5】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了海明威及著作《老人与海》的故事。

【1】根据上文“Among the six children in the family,” 在家里的六个孩子中，可知下文是“Hemingway was the second oldest”海明威是老二。故选B。

【2】根据上文“The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite.” 《老人与海》是最著名的作品之一，也是我的最爱。可知下文是“It came out in 1952”它在1952年出版的。故选C。

【3】根据上文“The main character in the book is a fisherman. ” 书中的主角是一个渔夫。可知下文是“He is an old man and fishes alone” 他是个老人，一个人钓鱼。故选A。

【4】根据上文“Every evening, he comes home with his empty (空的) boat.”可知下文“But the old man believes himself” 但老人相信自己。故选E。

【5】根据上文“Although he meets a lot of trouble the old man never gives up.” 尽管他遇到了很多麻烦，这位老人从不放弃。可知下文是“Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish到了第八十五天，那人捉住了一条大鱼”。故选D。