The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So fishing boats went farther than ever.but If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.
Then fishing companies equipped their boats with freezers. They would freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. 
So fishing boats were equipped with fish tanks. They would  stuff  fish in the tanks（水槽）,fin（ 魚翅）to fin .After a little thrashing(顛簸) around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish.
To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged.
Have you realized that some of us are also living in a tank but most of the time tired & dull, so we need a Shark in our life to keep us awake and moving.  If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are regularly defeating those challenges, you are Conqueror. You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. You are alive! Here is some advice for you :
1. Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them and enjoy the game. If your challenges are   too large or too numerous, do not give up. Instead, reorganize. Find more determination, more knowledge, more help.
2. God didn't promise days without pain, laughter(笑) without sorrow, sun without rain, but he did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way.
3. Disappointments are like road blocks, they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on!
【小題1】Why did fishing companies equip their boats with freezers?

A．to keep the fish taste fresh  B．to increase the price of the fish  
C．to avoid challenges in the market  D．to keep the fish alive 
【小題2】Which of the following is right?
A．The Japanese don’t like sluggish fish, so the Japanese fishing companies won’t put the fish in the tanks 
B．Since the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades, they have to go farther to catch fish. 
C．Road blocks slow you down and stop you going on . 
D．If your challenges are too large or too numerous, give it up first. 
【小題3】The topic of the passage may be ___
A．a(chǎn)void challenges B．keep your life active 
C．ways to keep fish fresh D．some advice for you 
【小題4】“we need a Shark in our life to keep us awake and moving”means ____
A．we need challenges of too large or too numerous to make us energized. 
B．we have to accept being beaten by those challenges in life. 
C．You are excited to try new solutions. 
D．The society we live in is like the fish tank,we need some challenges to keep us energized. 


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：本文以日本漁船用鯊魚保鮮魚的方法為例子告訴我們保持生活中精力充沛的方法。日本漁船把鯊魚和魚一起養(yǎng)在水槽里，由于鯊魚的攻擊，使魚生氣勃勃。通過這個(gè)例子，我們可以明白一個(gè)道理，要想生活中精力充沛，需要面對(duì)一些挑戰(zhàn)和困難。在面對(duì)困難時(shí)，我們不要放棄，應(yīng)迎難而上，把克服困難所付出的痛苦當(dāng)作是一種享受。
【小題1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的 Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer.可知冰箱可以使魚保存的時(shí)間長，因此推斷日本漁船安裝冰箱為了給魚保鮮。故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks.可知日本漁船仍然用水槽，故排除A. 根據(jù)最后一段的Disappointments are like road blocks, they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. Don't stay on the bumps too long. Move on! 可知遇到路上的障礙時(shí)，不要停下，要繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。因此排除C。根據(jù)第六段的If your challenges are   too large or too numerous, do not give up. 可知如果遇到的挑戰(zhàn)太多或太大，不要放棄，因此排除D. 根據(jù)第一段的 But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So fishing boats went farther than ever.故選B。
【小題3】標(biāo)題歸納題。本文以日本漁船保鮮魚的方法為例子告訴我們保持生活中精力充沛的方法。因此標(biāo)題是 keep your life active，故選B。
【小題4】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段的The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged. 和第五段的Have you realized that some of us are also living in a tank but most of the time tired & dull,可知水槽里的魚面對(duì)鯊魚這樣的挑戰(zhàn)變得活躍了，以此比喻我們的生活像一個(gè)水槽，要想精力充沛，需要迎接一些挑戰(zhàn)。這里鯊魚(shark)代表的是挑戰(zhàn)。故選D。
考點(diǎn)：人生百味類短文閱讀。

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