Question

Last Sunday I went fishing on a lake near my house. ______ setting up my fishing rod (鱼杆) with bait (饵), I sat down on the bank of the lake and waited for my fish. When I felt the fish coming near, I got so excited and pulled the rod back in a hurry. But the fish were so ______ that they ran away quickly. Two hours had passed, I hadn't caught any fish. I got very angry and began to ______ my stuff (东西), preparing to go back home.

    Just at the moment, I saw an old man who was sitting near me. I saw a bucket on a stone by the path. To my surprise, there were dozens of fish in his bucket. I went over to him, wanting to learn how he had caught ______.

    “Excuse me, but how long have you sat here?” I asked. “About four hours,” he answered with a smile on his face. “Four hours?” I couldn't believe my ______. “Yes. It’s very important to be patient,” the old man said. “I usually sit here and catch fish like this. Don’t consider ______ a tiring sport. Just enjoy looking ______ the beautiful mountains and water while you are waiting for the fish.”

    Suddenly, I understood what the old man was saying and learnt how to be patient. I thanked him and then I sat there for half the day, waiting for the fish ______. This time when I felt a fish touching the bait, I didn’t move. Instead, I waited for the right moment to pull it in. Surely I caught it. That ______ I took over 10 fish home. Mum cooked them for dinner. How delicious it was!

In some way, the secret of success is patience. We ______ think waiting is annoying. Adding some seasoning (调料) makes it fun. Your attitude is the most important thing!

1.A. Before    B. Until    C. After    D. While

2.A. excited    B. afraid    C. bored    D. clever

3.A. pick up    B. put up    C. turn up    D. pack up

4.A. it    B. him    C. them    D. himself

5.A. ears    B. eyes    C. heart    D. sound

6.A. waiting    B. sitting    C. fishing    D. catching

7.A. for    B. around    C. up    D. at

8.A. friendly    B. worriedly    C. angrily    D. patiently

9.A. morning    B. noon    C. evening    D. night

10.A. mustn’t    B. wouldn’t    C. couldn’t    D. needn’t

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. D

4. C

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. D

9. C

10. C

【解析】

本文通过讲述作者一次钓鱼的精力，告诉我们要懂得有耐心，要学会等待。

1.句意：在把我的带有鱼饵的鱼竿架好之后，我坐在湖边等鱼上钩。A.在…之前；B.直到…；C.在…之后；D.当…。这里是描述动作先后，架好鱼竿后等鱼上钩，故选C。

2.句意：但是鱼太聪明了，以至于它们很快就跑掉了。A.激动人心的；B.害怕的；C.无聊的；D.聪明的。从but可以发现转折，鱼能逃脱说明很聪明，故选D。

3.句意：我非常生气，开始打包自己的东西，准备回家。A.捡起；B.举起，张贴；C.出现；D.打包。从准备回家能知道这里是在打包东西，故选D。

4.句意：我走到他跟前，想要知道他是如何抓住它们的。A.它；B.他；C.它们；D.他自己。这里是想知道老人是如何抓住那么多鱼的，这里的them代指“很多鱼”，故选C。

5.句意：我不能相信我的耳朵。A.耳朵；B.眼睛；C.心；D.声音。这里是形容作者的惊讶，表示不能相信自己听到的答案，故选A。

6.句意：不要把钓鱼当成一种无聊的运动。A.等待；B.坐；C.钓鱼；D.抓。只有钓鱼算是一种运动，这里是老人的感受，不要把钓鱼想的很无聊，故选C。

7.句意：当你等鱼上钩的时候，就享受地看看美丽青山绿水吧。look for意为“寻找”；look around意为“环顾四周”；look up意为“查阅”；look at意为“看..”。这里是“看山看水”，故选D。

8.句意：我感谢了他，然后后半天我坐在那里，耐心地等鱼上钩。 A.友好的；B.担心地；C.生气地；D.耐心地。听老人的教导后，作者应该会很耐心等鱼上钩，故选D。

9.句意：那天傍晚我带了10条鱼回家。A.早上；B.中午；C.傍晚；D.夜晚。从后面的“妈妈把它们做成了晚餐”可以知道作者是傍晚回去的，故选C。

10.句意：我们不能认为等待是令人恼火的。A.禁止；B.将不会；C.不能够；D.不需要。这里作者的心得，表示我们不能认为等待让我们恼火，而是要有耐心，故选C。