10．The old man fished alone in a small rowboat and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish．In the first forty days a boy had been with him．But after forty days without a fish the boy's patents had told him that the old man was now bad luck，and ordered the boy to join another boat，which caught three good fish the first week．It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty and he always went down to help him carry in the fishing lines or take down the old，patched sail．
"Santiago，"the boy said to him as they dragged up the boat to the sand．"I could go with you again．I've made some money．"the old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him．"No，"the old man said．"You're with a lucky boat．Stay with them．You must obey your father．""We can be lucky again too．Remember when we didn't catch a fish for 10days，then caught a big one each day for a month？"said the boy．"Can I offer you a beer on the balcony and then we'll take the stuff home，"said the boy．"Why not？"the old man said．
"Santiago，"the boy said as they sat on the balcony，"If I cannot fish with you，I would like to serve in some way．""You bought me a beer，"the old man said，lifting the bottle to his mouth．"Do you remember the first time I took you out to fish？"the old man asked．"I was five．I remember the tail of a huge fish slapping against the boat，the noise of you clubbing him and the sweet blood smell．I remember everything from when we first went together，"the boy said．The old man looked at him with his sun-burned，loving eyes．
"May I get some sardines for tomorrow？Let me get four fresh ones，"said the boy．"One，"the old man said．His hope and his confidence had never gone．But now they were freshening like a sea breeze．"Two，"the boy said．"Thank you，"the old man said．He was too simple to wonder when he had attained modesty．But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride．"Tomorrow is going to be a good day with this wind，"he said．"I will row far out before it is light．There will going to be a good day with this wind，"he said．"I will row far out before it is light．There will be a big fish？"asked the boy．"I think so．And I know many tricks．"
28．Why was the boy forced to stop working for the old man？D
A．It was too dangerous to continue fishing．
B．It was time for the boy to return to school．
C．The old man was thought to be a poor teacher．
D．The boy couldn't earn enough money with the old man．
29．In paragraph 2，the boy probably mentioned their past fishing experiences in order to
C．
A．convince the old man that he should not retire
B．explain why he had to stop working for the old man
C．persuade the old man to let him return as his assistant
D．warn the old man about the danger of fishing in the deep sea
30．Which of the following did the boy NOT do for the old man？B
A．Buy him a beer．
B．Repair the sail．
C．Drag up the boat．
D．Take in the fishing equipment．
31．What can we lean about the old man from the last paragraph？A
A．He remained optimistic about catching fish．
B．He was the most skillful fisherman in the village．
C．He would stay out longer than any other fisherman．
D．He would usually go out further than any other boat．
分析 本文是一篇記敘文，講述了一個小男孩與一位老人之間捕魚故事．小男孩本來跟著老人，但是捕不到魚，所以被家人命令和別人一起．但是老人和小男孩之間感情那個很好，一直保持著聯(lián)系．老人捕魚的心態(tài)也很好．
解答 28．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段But after forty days without a fish the boy's patents had told him that the old man was now bad luck，and ordered the boy to join another boat，which caught three good fish the first week可知小男孩被要求換一艘船，而前句中提到他們并沒有捉到魚，也沒有掙到錢，故選D．
29．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段I could go with you again．I've made some money和第三段If I cannot fish with you，I would like to serve in some way可知男孩提到以前的經(jīng)歷很懷念，并且想為老人提供其他方式的服務(wù)，故選C．
30．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)對全文的理解和分析可知小男孩并為老人拿過酒，推過船并拿過捕魚裝備，但是并沒有為老人修理船帆，由此可判斷此處只有選項B符合題意，故選B．
31．A推理判斷題．根據(jù)對全文意思的理解可知老人總是運氣很不好捕不到魚，但是他的心態(tài)很好，從來不會覺得很失敗．反而還是積極的去捕魚，故選A．
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