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  On the coast of Cuba lived an old fisherman. He was thin and had many deep lines in the back of his neck. His skin was very brown, and his hands were marked by pulling heavy fish at the end of ropes. But all these marks were old. Every part of him seemed old except his eyes. They were cheerful and the same color as the sea.

　　For eighty days he did not catch any fish. People said that the old man was unlucky. But the old man still loved the sea. He was still strong and a good fisherman. On the eighty fifth day the old man sailed farther out to sea than any of the other boats. He sailed to where the water was very deep. Then he felt fishing-line being pulled gently by a big fish which was swimming very deep in the water.

　　The fish was so powerful that it pulled the boat after it. It took the small boat far out to sea. The old man could no longer see the land.

　　“Fish,” he said softly, aloud, “I'll stay with you until I am dead.”

（1）The old man's eyes were _______ .

[　　]

A. very brown

B. full of fear and pain

C. cheerful

D. not able to see the sea clearly

（2）We may infer that the old man _______ .

[　　]

A. just came to the sea for a holiday

B. had lived on the coast for a long time

C. was very sick and weak

D. did not have money to buy fish

（3）On the eighty fifth day the old man _______ .

[　　]

A. sailed far out to the sea

B. stopped fishing

C. sailed with a strong fisherman

D. waited for a big fish to come

（4）Which of the following statement is true?

[　　]

A. The fish in his net was big but weak.

B. The fish pulled the old man into the sea.

C. The fish was killed by the old man.

D. The old man drowned in the sea.

（5）The sentence“Fish, I'll stay with you until I am dead”means the old man _______ .

[　　]

A. had to wait for death

B. wanted to live with the fish

C. could do nothing

D. was brave and had strong will

答案：C;B;A;B;D
解析：

(1) C （由文章首段末句內(nèi)容可知.）

(2) B （由文章開頭對(duì)老人的描述內(nèi)容可知.）

(3) A （由第二段的第五句話可知.）

(4) B （由文章倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知B項(xiàng)正確.）

(5) D （通讀全文亦可知老人的性格.）


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