Question

John Steinbeck once said, “All American believe they are born fishermen. For a man to admit to a distaste in fishing would be like speaking publicly against mother-love or hating moonlight”.

I can’t say I’m the biggest John Steinbeck fan. Actually, the only thing I can ever remember reading by him was “The Pearl” when I was in middle school, but I couldn’t agree more with the man when it comes to fishing. When I am on a boat in the middle of the lay Lake, fishing off the shores of the Florida Keys for tarpon or catching rainbow trout in the Shoshone River of Wyoming. Fishing is my life.

According to the American Sports Fishing Association, the fishing industry brings in more than $ 116 billion per year from fishermen across the country.

Though a beautiful picture to imagine, fishing is much more than that. Fishing is a way of life from many people and a way to escape everyday stress. Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life. Even President Bush can be found fishing on his farm in Texas with his good friend Roland Martin when the jobs gets too stressful.

I can remember fishing with my grandfather when I was 5 years old on his boat at Lake Michel. Although I didn’t understand what I was doing, I did know that my grandfather was happy and that made me happy. Since then I’ve spent the past 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama.

After days of practice, before and after work, I slowly developed an understanding of fishing. My boss, Ric Horst, took me back to the Shoshone, and I managed to bring in a 19-inch cutthroat trout. Fishing with Ric was a life-changing experience for me. He not only showed me how to fish correctly, but also told me how fishing could be a way to escape your problems.

Since then, prime-time season seems to take forever to arrive.

Now, with the ending of February and beginning of March is sight, the excitement of heading out to Lake Tus caloosa or Lake Lurleen before classes and catching something has finally returned.

What John Steinbeck said in the first paragraph implies that ______

A．American are believed to be the offspring of fishermen.     

B．it is unthinkable for an American to admit his dislike of fishing.

C．a(chǎn)ll American are expert at fishing.

D．those who dislike fishing would not love their mother.

The writer came to understand the real meaning of fishing ______.

A．when he was reading “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck   

B．when he went fishing with his grandfather at Lake Mitchell

C．a(chǎn)fter he had spent 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama

D．a(chǎn)fter he went fishing with his boss, Ric Horst on the Shoshone

According to the author, ______.

A．people can get to know VIPs when fishing   

B．people can smooth away all the troubles by fishing      

C．fishing is a way of communication

D．fishing is a way of life for most American people

What is the purpose of the writing?

A．To describe the writer’s experience and understanding of fishing.      

B．To explain the reason why so many Americans like fishing.

C．To make others understand the industry of fishing.

D．To express his opinions about fishing in different time of the year.

Answer 1

【小題1】B

【小題2】D

【小題3】C

【小題4】A

解析:

【小題1】從第一段可知，諾貝爾文學(xué)獎得主約翰·斯坦貝克曾經(jīng)說過“所有的美國

人都相信他們是天生的釣魚天才，如果一個人說他討厭釣魚那無疑像公然詆毀母愛或說討厭

月光那樣嚴(yán)重”。

【小題2】從倒數(shù)第三段可知，與我的老板Ric一起釣魚是改變了我一生的一次經(jīng)

歷，他不僅教我正確釣魚的方法，而且告訴我如何將釣魚看成是排遣煩惱的好方法。也就是

這次經(jīng)歷使作者悟出了釣魚的真諦。

【小題3】本題可用排除法，A、B項均太絕對化了，D項中的most American people

并不等于many people，C項中提到“釣魚是一種交流”這一觀點可從第五段中我與爺爺?shù)尼?/p>

魚經(jīng)歷中看出——雖然我不理解我在做什么，但看到爺爺高興，我也就很高興了。

【小題4】作者寫這篇文章的思路是通過自己釣魚的經(jīng)歷來說明自己的感想和認(rèn)識的。