Question

Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of years. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.

?? Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.

?? “Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.

?? Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.

?? “And then what” asked Pablo.

?? “Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, Buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”

1.What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.

A. many friends to visit him????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. a full and busy life

C. more boats and more fish ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. the house near the ocean

2.How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?

A. By buying a supermarket. ????????????? ????????????? B. To move to Mexico City.

C. By selling his own business. ????????????? ????????????? D. To work longer and catch more fish.

3.The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.

A. put … into?????????????? B. take … away from

C. break down?????????????? D. set off

4.We can infer from the passage that ____________.

A. the fisherman will stay the same with his life

B. the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City

C. the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat

D. it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：馬丁·林奇，一個美國商人在一個小漁村墨西哥度假多年了。一天早上沿著海灘散步時，他看到他的朋友巴勃羅，當地的漁民。馬丁看著巴勃羅卸下他的船和將魚放在一個盒里。馬丁發現畢加索微笑，看起來很高興。他還看到幾個大型魚類在船上。馬丁問花了多長時間來抓魚。巴勃羅回答：“只是幾個小時”。馬丁問道，“你為什么不呆一會兒多打些魚?”馬丁解釋說，如果巴勃羅工作時間更長，捕獲更多的魚，就會賺更多的錢。額外的錢,巴勃羅可以買更多的船,錢多打些魚。靠賣魚,巴勃羅可以打開自己的工廠和超市直接銷售。“多長時間?” 巴勃羅問。馬丁想了一會,說這可能需要至少15年。“然后呢” “嗯,這是最好的部分,”馬丁說。“你可以退休，在海邊買房子，與你的孩子玩，多花點時間與你的妻子看望你的朋友或打牌。”

1.細節理解題。問題：什么使墨西哥漁夫感到幸福？原文：Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. 句意：馬丁發現畢加索微笑,看起來很高興。結合他的話語：I have a full and busy life.句意：我有一個充實的和繁忙的生活。故選：B

2.細節理解題。問題：以商人的看法漁夫如何賺更多的錢?分析原文：Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money.句意：馬丁解釋說，如果巴勃羅工作時間更長，捕獲更多的魚，就會賺更多的錢。故選D

3.細節理解題。問題：劃線詞在短文中的意思？聯系原句：Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.句意：馬丁看著巴勃羅卸下他的船并且將魚放在一個盒里。劃線詞為卸下之意，分析選 項： put … into放…..里； take … away from 帶走；break down 損壞；set off出發。只與take…..away from意義相近。故選B

4.細節理解題。問題：我們可以從短文中推斷出什么？在閱讀他們之間的對話得知漁夫和他的生活將保持不變，故選：A

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