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Hemingway was one of the famous writers....

Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.

Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up.

1.Hemingway’s father was a fan of              .

A. books  B. sports   C. music    D. Art

2.The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in               .

A. 1852   B. 1899   C. 1952  D. 1989

3.The old man doesn’t get fish until the        day.

A. fifteenth      B. eightieth

C. eighty-fourth   D.eighty-fifth

4.What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?

A. He has to look for food somewhere else.

B. He doesn’t give up fishing.

C. He doesn’t fish any more.

D.He has nothing to do.

5.What can we learn from the old man?

A. When we are in trouble, we should not give up

B. When we want to fish, we can get a big fish.

C. We can do everything well because we are young.

D.We can live a better life if we like fishing.

 

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A 【解析】 试题分析:本文介绍了作家海明威的生平和作品。海明威1899年出生在美国。他一生中写了很多本书,其中《老人与海》是最著名的作品之一。这本书介绍了一个老人,连续八十四天,没有钓到鱼,但是他没有放弃,在第八十五天钓到了一条大鱼。这个故事告诉我们遇到困难时,不要放弃。 1. father was a doctor and loved sports very much,可知海明威的父亲非常喜爱体育,因此他是一个体育迷,故选B。 2. came out in 1952.可知《老人与海》这本书是在1952年出版的,故选C。 3. he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days和Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. 可知这位老人八十四天没有钓到一条鱼,因此是直到第八十五天他才钓到鱼。故选D。 4. evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself.可知老人没有钓到鱼时,仍然相信自己,他继续去钓鱼,因此是没有放弃,故选B。 5. he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up. 可知这位老人遇到困难,没有放弃,因此本文告诉我们遇到困难时,不要放弃。故选A。 考点:人物传记类短文阅读。
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