Once there was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle

       Oncethere was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle ofa New Hampshire lake．On the day before bass （巴斯鱼） season opened, they were fishing early in the evening, catchingother fish with worms．Then the boy tied on a small silver lure （鱼饵） and put it into the lake．Suddenly he felt that somethingvery big pulling on the lure．His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought thefish beside the bank．Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water．It was the largest one he hadever seen, but it was a bass．

       Theboy and his father looked at the big fish．The father lit a match and looked at his watch．It was 10 pm – two hours beforethe season opened．Helooked at the fish, then at the boy．“You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said．

       “Dad!”cried the boy, “There will be other fish,” said his father．“Not as big as this one,” criedthe boy．He lookedaround the lake．Noother fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight．He looked again at his father．

       Eventhough no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caughtthe fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’tbe changed．He threwthe huge bass into the black water．The big fish disappeared．The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish．

       Thatwas 34 years ago．Todaythe boy is successful architect in New York City．He often takes his own son and daughters to fishat the same place．

       And hewas right．He hasnever again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago．But he does see that same fish …again and again … every time he has an ethical （伦理的，道德的） decision to make．For, as his father had taughthim, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong．It is only the practice of ethics that isdifficult．

1.What happened whenthe big fish turned out to be a bass?

       A．The boy and his father discussed what to do withthe big fish．

       B．The boy threw the bass back into the waterwillingly．

       C．The father lit a match in order to check the time．

       D．They worried other fishermen may discover whatthey had done．

2.From the text weknow that the father _________．

       A．didn’t love his son                               B．always disagreed with his son

       C．disliked the huge fish                            D．was firm and stubborn

3.The successfularchitect went fishing with his children at the same place because _________．

       A．they might catch a big fish there            B．he was taught a moral lessonthere

       C．it was a most popular fishing spot         D．their children enjoyed fishingthere

4.What does thestory imply?

       A．It is easy to say something, but difficult to do．

       B．An ethical decision is always easy to make．

       C．It’s hard to tell right from wrong sometimes

       D．Fishing can help one to make right decisions．

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A