Question

Hemingway was one of the 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, Hemingway was the second oldest.

Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. 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 boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man gets a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Hemingway’s father was a fan of _____.

A. books B. sports C. music D. art

2.The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in _____.

A. 1852 B. 1899

C. 1952 D. 1989

3.The old man doesn’t get a fish until the _____ day.

A. fifteenth B. eightieth

C. eighty-fourth D. eighty-fifth

4.What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?

A. He has to look for food somewhere else.

B. He doesn’t give up fishing.

C. He doesn’t fish any more.

D. He has nothing to do.

5.What can we learn from the old man?

A. When we are in trouble, we should not give up.

B. When we want to fish, we can get a big fish.

C. We can do everything well because we are young.

D. We can live a better life if we like fishing.

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：海明威是著名的作家之一。他于1899年出生在美国。他的爸爸是一名医生，喜欢运动，他的母亲教音乐。在家庭中六个孩子中，海明威是第二。海明威在他的一生写了许多书。《老人与海》是最著名的。

1.第一段中His father was a doctor and loved sports very much,可知海明威的爸爸是一名医生，非常喜欢运动，所以该选B。

2.第二段中The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. It came out in 1952.可知《老人与海》是最著名的作品。它出版于1952年。所以该选C。

3.第二段中Then on the eighty-fifth day the man gets a big fish可知老人直到第八十五天才钓到一条大鱼，所以该选D。

4.短文最后Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up可知虽然他遇到了很多麻烦，老人从未放弃。所以该选B。

5.推理判断题。根据短文最后Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up可知虽然他遇到了很多麻烦，老人从未放弃。所以我们陷入困境时也不应该放弃，因此该选A。

考点：人物传记类阅读。