The old man never feels         with his pet dog around though he lives in an old flat.

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 favourite. 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(放弃).

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. Hemingway’s father was a fan of _____.

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

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

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

5. What can we learn from the old man?

 Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1889. 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 favourite . It came out in 1952 .The main c haracter in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck , becau se he does not 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.

选择正确答案，

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 in __________.

A. 1852     B.1899     C.  1952     D. 1989

3.The old man does not get a fish until the _______day.

A. fifteenth             B. eightieth

C. eighty-fourth         D. eighty—fifth

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

A. He has to look for food somewhere.

B. He does not give up fishing.

C. He does not fish any more.

D. He has nothing to do .

5.What can we learn from the old man ?

A. When we 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 .

阅读下列短文，回答文后题目。

　　Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke 1 on him. One day Mark Twain was invited 2 a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.

　　The young man said that he had an uncle 3 him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing 4 make his uncle smile or laugh.

　　“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,”said Mark Twain.“I'm sure I can make him laugh.”

　　That evening the young man and his uncle sat 5 the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told 6 funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh.

　　But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain 7 more funny stories, but the old man still kept 8 . Mark Twain told his funnest stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.

　　Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what 9 .

　　“Oh,”said this friend,“I know that old man. He's been deaf(聋的) 10 years.”

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