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 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(推断 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 businessman will buy the fisherman’s boat

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

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

1.细节理解题。由文中第二段倒数第四句内容可知，真正令Pablo快乐的事情是他有充实和繁忙的生活，故此题选B。

2.细节理解题。由文中第二段倒数第三句内容可知，如果Pablo能工作更长时间，钓更多鱼，他就会赚更多的钱，故此题选D。

3.词义推断题。由and后半句把鱼装进箱子里可推断，前半句的意思应为从小船上把鱼卸下来，故unload在此的意思为“把某物从某处拿走”，因此take…away from最合题意。

4.大意推断题。由文中最后一段Martin的话可知，Martin认为的退休后最好的生活正是这个渔夫现在所过的生活，因此我们可推断，这个渔夫会继续他现在的生活，故此题选A。

考点：哲理故事类短文