Have you ever heard about the story of The Old Man and the Sea? It is a famous book around the world. The writer, Hemingway, got the Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖) because of it. Hemingway wrote the book in 1952, and it was thought to be a classic example of Hemingway’s works. The story is about an old fisherman Santiago who has been fighting for a long time with a huge marlin (枪鱼).
Santiago was once the best fisherman ever. But then he grew older and couldn’t catch a fish for eighty-four days. In the first forty days, there was a boy with him. The old man taught the boy how to fish. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents told him that the old man was unlucky. The boy then was asked to work on another boat.
After the boy left, the old man went fishing alone. One day he was greatly tested. He caught a huge marlin. Unluckily, the marlin’s blood caught the attention of the sharks. The old man was weak but fought against the sharks hard. Finally, he went back with a huge fish skeleton (骨架). Although the old man didn’t bring back the fish, he won.
Readers love this book because it tells so much about our life. In the face of difficulties, we should fight bravely.
44. Put the events about the old man in the right order.
a. The boy left the old man. b. The old man caught a huge marlin.
c. The old man fought against the sharks. d. The old man went fishing for forty days.
A.d-a-b-c | B.b-a-c-d | C.a-b-c-d | D.d-a-c-b |
45. The underlined word “
tested” means ________.
A.checked | B.challenged | C.doubted | D.questioned |
46. What can we learn from the book?
A.It’s never too old to learn. | B.Many hands make light work. |
C.No way is impossible to courage. | D.Think twice before acting. |
47. Which of the following best shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
A.①; ②③④ | B.①; ②; ③④ | C.①; ②③; ④ | D.①②③; ④ |