13．For eighty-four days old Santiago had not caught a single fish．At first a young boy，Manolin，had shared his bad fortune，but after the fortieth luckless day the boy's father told his son to go in another boat．From that time on，Santiago worked alone．The boy loved the old fisherman and always helped him with money and food．Usually，they would talk about the fish they had taken in luckier times or about American baseball after supper．While at night，alone in his cottage，Santiago dreamed of lions on the beaches of Africa，where he had gone years before．He no longer dreamed of his dead wife．
On the eighty-fifth day，Santiago set off to fish before dawn．Two of his baits （饵） were fresh tunas （金枪鱼） the boy had given him，as well as sardines （沙丁鱼） to cover his hooks．Then he set his lines which went straight down into deep dark water．
As the sun rose he saw other boats in toward shore．A bird showed him where dolphins were chasing some flying fish．This time Santiago saw tuna jumping in the sunlight．A small one took the hook on his line．Pulling the fish aboard，the old man thought it a good fortune．
Toward noon a marlin，a common fish in the sea，started eating the bait which was one hundred meters down．Gently the old man played the fish，a big one，as he knew from the weight on the line．At last he struck to settle the hook（固定好鱼钩）．The fish did not come out of the surface．Instead，it began to pull the boat to the northwest．The old man followed it．Although he was alone and no longer strong，he had his skill and knew many tricks．He waited patiently for the fish to be tired．
It was cold after the sunset．When something took one of his remaining baits，he cut the line with his knife．Once the marlin leaned suddenly，pulling Santiago forward on his face and cutting his cheek．By dawn his left hand was cramped （抽筋的）．The fish had headed northward； there was no land in sight．Hungry，he cut pieces from the tuna and chewed them slowly．
That morning the fish jumped．Seeing it，Santiago knew he had hooked the biggest marlin he had ever seen．Then the fish went down and turned toward the east．Santiago drank a little water from the bottle during the hot afternoon．
Close to nightfall a dolphin took the small hook he had rebaited．He lifted it aboard，careful．After he had rested，he cut meat from the dolphin and kept also the two flying fish he found in its stomach．That night he slept．He awoke to feel the line running through his fingers as the fish jumped．Feeding line slowly，he tried to tire the marlin．After the fish slowed its run，he washed his cut hands in sea water and ate one of the flying fish．At sunrise the marlin began to circle．Faint（眩晕的），he worked to bring the big fish nearer with each turn．Almost exhausted，he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon （鱼叉）．The fish was two feet longer than the boat．No fish like it had ever been seen in Havana harbor．
An hour later，he sighted the first shark，a fierce Mako，and it came in fast to chase after the dead marlin．The old man struck the shark with his harpoon．The Mako rolled and sank，carrying the harpoon with it and leaving the marlin bloody．He knew the smell would spread．Watching，he saw two sharks closing in．He struck at one with his knife and watched it sliding down into deep water．The other he killed while it tore at（撕扯） the flesh of the marlin．When the third appeared，he thrust （刺） it with the knife．The other sharks came at sunset．At first he tried to beat them with the tiller （舵柄） from the boat，but his hands were bleeding and there were too many in the sea．In the darkness，as he steered（掌舵） toward the harbor of Havana，he heard them hitting the boat again and again．But the old man thought only of his steering and his great tiredness．He had gone out too far and the sharks had beaten him．He knew they would leave him nothing but the stripped skeleton of the big marlin．
All lights were out when he sailed into the little harbor and beached his boat．He could just make out the white backbone and the upstanding tail of the fish．Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on．In his cottage he fell on his bed and went to sleep．
55．The above story is adapted fromC．
A．Treasure Island
B．The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
C．The Old Man And The Sea
D．The Son Of The Sea
56．Why did the man feel that he could be lucky this time？A
A．Because a small tuna took the hook on his line．
B．Because he dreamed about the American lions．
C．Because he saw many flying fish were chased by the dolphins．
D．Because a lot of sharks followed his boat．
57．According to the text，which statement is NOT true about Manolin？D
A．The boy had mercy on Santiago．
B．The boy often shared his stories with Santiago．
C．The boy showed his great concerns to Santiago．
D．The boy was Santiago's adopted son．
58．Why does Santiago let the marlin lead his boat instead of pulling the big fish up？C
A．He wanted to kill the marlin first before he pulled it up to the boat．
B．He was too tired and hungry to pull the big fish up．
C．His experience told him not to do so before the fish was tired out．
D．He wanted to use the marlin as a bait to catch the sharks．
59．Which sentence below can be used to best describe Santiago's character？D
A．"He no longer dreamed of his dead wife．"（Para.1）
B．"Although he was alone and no longer strong，he had his skill and knew many tricks．"（Para.4）
C．"Almost exhausted，he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon （鱼叉）．"（Para.7）
D．"Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on．"（Para.9）
60．According to the text，what will be talked about in the next paragraph？B
A．The man's action to realize his dream about the lions．
B．People's reflection when they saw the giant marlin outside．
C．People's discussion about how they ate the giant marlin．
D．A funeral held by the boy and the local people after his death．
分析 本文为记叙文，本文Santiago捕到巨大青枪鱼的过程．
解答 55．C 考查推理判断题． 根据第三段最后一句"the old man thought it a good fortune．"可推断出答案为 C．
56．A 细节题为本题主要考查点． 根据第三段第三、四、五句"his time Santiago saw tuna jumping in the sunlight．A small one took the hook on his line．Pulling the fish aboard，the old man thought it a good fortune．"可知答案选A．
57．D 细节题为本题主要考查点． 根据第一段"The boy loved the old fisherman and always helped him with money and food．"可知A正确．根据第一段第三句"The boy loved the old fisherman and always helped him with money and food．Usually，they would talk about the fish they had taken in luckier times or about American baseball after supper，"可知BC正确．故答案选D．
58．C 细节题为本题主要考查点． 根据第四段最后一句"He waited patiently for the fish to be tired．"．可知他让鱼拉着他的船是因为他懂得很多窍门：耐心等待鱼累了．
59．D 推断题为本题主要考查点．根据第四段最后一句："He waited patiently for the fish to be tired．"以及第六段第三句"Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on．．可知Santiago很耐心．故选D．
60．B考查推理判断题 根据第五段最后一句"He knew they would leave him nothing but the stripped skeleton of the big marlin．．"第六段第二句"He could just make out the white backbone and the upstanding tail of the fish．"可知推出人们对巨大的青枪鱼的骨架感到吃惊．故选B．
点评 英语记叙文以描写叙述为主，主要描写人物、事件、地点、或过程．特点是，其主题往往潜伏在字里行间，没有直接地表白出来；文章主旨要透过体察所揭示的人物、事件来进行提炼．描写手法大多按时间跨度、空间顺序、上下顺序来展开．阅读记叙文体应采取掠读和扫读的方法，快速抓住文中描写的主要内容，从整体上去把握文章的连贯性，进而大体上揣测出作者的写作意图及情感主线．高考阅读就记叙文设题大多以细节理解为主．
