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On the day before bass (巴斯鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure (鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly the boy felt something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened．He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said．
“Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats could be seen in the moon-
light. He looked again at his father.
Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s v
oice that the decision couldn’t be changed．He threw the huge bass into the black water.The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish. That
was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish ... again and again ... every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. Fo
r, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.小题1:．How did the father feel when he saw his son skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water?
| A．Delighted． | B．Nervous. | C．Embarrassed． | D．Shocked． |
| A．The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish. |
| B．The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly. |
| C．The father made a decision that the fish must be set free. |
| D．They worried other fishermen might know what they had done. |
| A．they might catch a big fish there | B．he remembered the moral lesson from his father |
| C．he wanted to remember his father | D．their children enjoyed fishing there |
| A．It is easy to say something, but difficult to do. |
| B．An ethical decision is not difficult to make. |
| C．It is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes. |
| D．Fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions. |
答案
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
解析
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试题【There was once an 11-year-old boy who went fishing every time he went to an isla】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.
“Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”
“A full spoon”, answered the student.
“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get.”, said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “ A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only five drops.”
“I’m sorry, sir.” said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.”
小题1:The students were afraid of the professor because_________.
| A．they often angered and disappointed him |
| B．their answers often astonished him |
| C．their answers seldom satisfied him |
| D．he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks |
| A．not correct | B．not satisfied | C．completely discouraging | D．accepted. |
| A．he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark |
| B．his last answer was satisfying |
| C．he had made a mistake |
| D．he had not done well in the exam. |
| A．The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon. |
| B．The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon. |
| C．Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time. |
D．If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more th an five drops at a time. |
Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Gumming, aged 32, laborer, last July．The jury （陪审团） reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court．It was, said the Judge, a simple case．Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Gumming．When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking．
Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour．Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, "Just don"t tell my mother．"
" It happened over three years ago," Paddy said helplessly．No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do．"Just don"t tell my mother," said Fee numbly （麻木地）．"And no one did! Oh,God" My poor, poor Frank!"
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said．"Fee, pack your things．We"ll go to see him．"
She half-rose before sinking back．her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"I can"t go," she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there．"It would kill him to see me．I know him so well—his pride, his ambition．Let him bear the shame alone, it"s what he wants．We"ve got to help him keep his secret．What good will it do him to see us?"
Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee"s face, for the dying in her eyes．Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself．He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children．Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank look it away．But Paddy"s love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank．
So he said, "Well, Fee, we won"t go．But we must make sure he is taken care of．How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?"
There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．" Yes, Paddy, do that．Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out．Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don"t know．"
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer． |
| B．The family didn"t find out what happened to Frank until three years later． |
| C．The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder． |
| D．Frank didn"t want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him． |
| A．Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment |
| B．Frank should have told Fee what had happened |
| C．what had happened to Frank was killing Fee |
| D．Frank had always been a man of bad moral character |
| A．Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up |
| B．Fee didn"t want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank |
| C．Fee couldn"t leave her family to go to see Frank |
| D．Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish |
| A．"Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．" |
| B．"Let him bear the shame alone, it"s what he wants．" |
| C．"Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away．" |
| D．"There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．" |
| A．Son and brother． | B．Son and husband． |
| C．Brother and lover． | D．Lover and husband． |
This couple had been quarreling all their 40 years of marriage nothing ever seems to go right.
They hang on because of their children, afraid t
hat it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there"s nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can"t carry on anymore, I"m sorry.”
"It"s OK, I understand." said the husband.
Little did she know that, over the years, the husband has been trying all ways to please her, little did she know that drumsticks were the husband"s favorite.
Little did he know that she never thought he understands her at all, little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.
That night, both of them couldn"t sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn"t take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he can"t carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wants to tell her, "I love you."
He picked up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stops dialing.
On the other side, she was sad, she couldn"t understand how come after all these years, he still doesn"t understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just can"t take it any more. Phone"s ringing, she refuses to ans
wer knowing that it"s him. "I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. "She thought. Phone is still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord.Little did she remember, he had heart problems.
The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through (接通) her phone line.
小题1:The old couple wanted to file a divorce because __________.
| A．they had no child. | B．their children didn’t like them. |
| C．they didn’t understand each other actually. | D．the old man didn’t love the old woman. |
| A．Because they were loving each other then. |
| B．Because they had no time to lawyer’s office. |
| C．Because they wanted to make their divorce open. |
| D．Because they didn’t wish to affect their children’s up-bringing. |
e we can know that ______.| A．the old man still loved his wife really. | B．the wife didn’t love her husband at all. |
| C．their children still lived with old couple. | D．they were in harmony over 40 years. |
| A．wild with joy | B．wild with grief(悲伤) | C．unconcern about it | D．angry at that |
Deeply as the old woman loved her dog, she wouldn"t allow the dog on the bed with her. However, if she became frightened or had a nightmare, she would put her hand down to her little white dog and he would lick it to calm her down.
One night she was reading the newspaper just before going to sleep. She trembled and pulled the duvet（羽绒被褥）up around her as she read that a mental patient had wandered out from a nearby hospital. No one knew if the patient was dangerous or not, but he was a suspect in the murders of several women who lived alone.
The woman turned off the lights and tried to sleep, but she was frightened, and turned over continually. Finally, she reached down to where her little white dog slept. Sure enough, a warm, wet tongue began to lick her hand. The woman felt reassured and safe, and left her hand hanging off the side of the bed. As she turned to settle in comfortably she opened her eyes for a moment and looked through the open door into the living room.
There in front of the fireplace, sat her little white dog, gazing at the coals and wagging his tail. And down beside her bed, something was still licking her hand.
小题1:From the first paragraph we can know that _________.
| A．her husband died following her son |
| B．the old woman was through with her relatives |
| C．the dog wasn’t always keeping her company . |
| D．the dog sometimes was tired of her |
| A．Because the dog was too dirty. |
| B．Because she was fearful of dogs. |
| C．Because the author dislikes keeping dogs. |
| D．The author didn’t mention the reason for it. |
| A．she was too old to stand the cold weather |
| B．the room temperature came down with a run |
| C．she was reading a frightening story |
| D．a news story was carried in the paper |
| A．the old woman would call him to her |
| B．the old woman would be frightened to half death |
| C．would be luck to have another dog |
| D．would feel puzzled what was under her bed |
That night Perlman walked slowly to his chair. Then he sat down and began to play. But, suddenly, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it break---it broke with a loud noise.
People thought to themselves, “He would have to get up to either find another violin or find another string for this one.”
But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra（管弦乐队）began, and he played from where he had stopped. He played with such passion and such power.
Of course, everyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him changing and recomposing（重新作曲）the piece in his head.
When he finished, there was a silence in the room. Then people rose and cheered. We were all on our feet, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.
He smiled and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can make with what you have left.”
His words have stayed in my mind ever since I heard them. That is also the way of life. Perhaps our task in this quickly changing world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.
小题1:Holding a concert is challenging for Perlman because ______.
| A．he is just a world famous violinist |
| B．he has never performed on stage before |
| C．he is physically disabled as a result of a disease |
| D．he has difficulty in moving his body |
| A．there was something wrong with the violin |
| B．he fell ill suddenly |
| C．an accident happened and caused a disturbance |
| D．a very loud noise arose from the audience |
| A．He would cancel the concert. | B．He would play another violin. |
| C．Another performer would play instead. | D．The concert would be put off. |
| A．to show they are satisfied with Perlman’s performance |
| B．to thank the orchestra for their passionate performance |
| C．to ask Perlman for another performance |
| D．to express their appreciation of Perlman’s creative mind |
| A．we should make the best of what we have |
| B．what we have is more important than what is lost |
| C．we should not care about what is lost |
| D．the way of life is to always live with music |
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