老人与海 英语专业 阅读 选择题 有答案 绿色的
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1.
When the novella
opens, how long has it been since Santiago last
caught a fish?
(A)
40
days
(B)
84
days
(C)
87
days
(D)
120
days
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2.
Manolin’s parents refuse to let the boy
fish with the old man because they believe
Santiago is
salao.
How does
Hemingway translate this word?
(A)
“Crazy”
(B)
“Selfish”
(C) “Washed
up”
(D) “The worst form of
unlucky”
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3.
How does
Hemingway describe Sant
iago’s
eyes?
(A) They are full of
pain.
(B) They are blank with defeat.
(C) They betray the weariness of his
soul.
(D) They are the color of the
sea.
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4.
What kind of reception does Santiago
receive at the terrace café
?
(A) The fishermen regard him as a hero.
(B) Most of the fishermen mock him.
(C) The successful fishermen offer him
a portion of their day’s catch.
(D) The younger fishermen pretend that
the old man doesn’t exist.
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5.
Who is Santiago’s hero?
(A) Harry Truman
(B) Joe
DiMaggio
(C) Dick Sisler
(D)
Fidel Castro
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6.
What hangs on
the wall of the old man’s shack?
(A) A photograph of his wife
(B) The latest baseball scores
(C) A mounted fish
(D)
Pictures
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7.
On the night before he promises Manolin
to go “far out” to sea, of what does Santiago
dream?
(A) A great storm
(B) A beautiful woman
(C)
Lions on the beach
(D) A wrestling
match
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8.
Why does Santiago not let his lines
drift like the other fishermen?
(A) He
is a stubborn man who prefers the old-fashioned
way of fishing.
(B) He believes it is
imprecise, and he strives always to be exact.
(C) It is dangerous, as he might become
tangled with another boat.
(D) He is no
longer young or strong enough to control a
drifting line.
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9.
What kind of
fish does Santiago first catch?
(A) A
tuna
(B) A marlin
(C) A
shrimp
(D) A Portuguese man-of-war
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10.
How does the old man know immediately
the size of the great marlin he has caught?
(A) Soon after taking the bait, the
fish jumps into the air, showing itself to the old
man.
(B) Santiago has encountered this
fish before as a younger man.
(C) He
pulls and pulls on the line and nothing happens.
(D) He doesn’t know the size of the
fish until after the sharks have attacked
it.
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11.
During his
great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago
wish repeatedly?
(A) He wishes he were
younger.
(B) He wishes for better
equipment.
(C) He wishes that the
fishermen who mocked him earlier were present to
witness his victory.
(D) He wishes that
the boy, Manolin, were with him.
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12.
In what year was
The Old Man
and the Sea
published?
(A)
1950
(B)
1951
(C)
1952
(D)
1953
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13.
As his first
full day of fighting with the fish wears on, what
does Santiago begin to think about his adversary?
(A) He praises the fish because it
promises to bring a wonderful price at market.
(B) He considers that he and the marlin
are brothers, joined by the fact that they both
ventured far out beyond all people and dangers in
the water.
(C) He detests the fish for
its vigor and vitality.