Question

【题目】任务型阅读。根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（6分）

A man saw a boy standing beside a lake with a mirror (镜子).

“Excuse me,” he said, “but could you tell me what you’re doing?”

“I’m fishing.”

“With a mirror? Could you tell me how it works?” the man asked.

“OK, but I want five dollars.”

The man wanted to know the secret very much, so he handed the boy the money. “ Now show me how it works,” he said.

“Well ”, the boy began, “ you hold the mirror towards the water, and when a fish goes by, the sunlight in the mirror gives him a surprise. He stops and doesn’t know what to do, and then you catch him at once. ”

The man was surprised, “Can you really catch fish with the mirror? How many did you catch?”

“You’re the fifth today! ” Answered the boy.

【1】Where was the boy fishing?

【2】How much did the boy get at least that day?

【3】Do you think the boy can really catch fish?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Beside a lake.

【2】25 dollars.

【3】No, I don’t think so.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文是一个小故事，一个男孩拿着一个镜子在湖边钓鱼，看见他的人都觉得很奇怪，所以都问他为什么这样做。小男孩跟他们要5美元才回答这个问题，这样他赚到了很多钱。

【1】根据短文的开头A man saw a boy standing beside a lake with a mirror以及I’m fishing可知，这个男孩是在湖边钓鱼，故本题答案是Beside a lake.

【2】根据故事的大意可知，这个男孩想要5美元，才回答那个男人的提问，而且这个男人是这个男孩今天遇到的第5个提问题的人了，所以他一共赚到了25美元。

【3】根据故事的意思可知，这个男孩拿着一个镜子在湖边钓鱼，看见他的人都觉得很奇怪，所以问他为什么这样做。小男孩跟他们要5美元才回答这个问题，所以他赚到了很多钱。其实他根本不会钓到鱼。故本题的答案是否定的。