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【題目】 There was a time when hot summer days brought children outdoors to local rivers to catch minnows (米諾魚). Walking in cool rushing water to catch the small, silver fish was a fun chance on a hot summer's day. Before setting out for the river in their neighborhood, however, children first had to look for a bag. Both boys and girls loved this outdoor activity a lot.

While reaching the side of the river, the children pulled off their shoes and socks and put their feet first into the cold water. Walking carefully in the water, they looked for the right place where the minnows flashed (閃光). Catching minnows was very easy if two children worked together. Taking two corners of the bag, each child stood in the water and slowly lowered the bag until it was at the bottom of the river. Then, standing very still (靜止的), the children waited for the fish in the river to do normal activity. The children would again get a corner of the bag in each hand and raise the bag straight up quickly, keeping it as level as possible. Lots of tiny silver fish would cover the bag.

The joy of catching minnows is that, once caught, the fish are thrown back into the water to continue their natural lives. Perhaps they will be taken up by other children and then return to their watery home again. So the bag is lowered back into the river, and the small fish swim off. Then the whole process is repeated once more as more minnows are caught and then released (釋放).

【1】Why did children first have to look for a bag?

A. They looked for something to protect themselves.

B. They looked for the tool to catch fish.

C. They had to use the bag to take the fish home.

D. They had to use the bag to divide the fish.

【2】What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Why the children catch minnows.

B. Why the children like playing in the water.

C. When the children go to the river.

D. How the children catch minnows.

【3】What does the underlined word “l(fā)owered” mean in Chinese?

A. 把……混合B. 把……擦掉C. 把……放低D. 把……分開

【4】How do the children deal with the fish they catch?

A. They throw them back into the water.B. They take them home and cook them.

C. They keep them as pets.D. They sell them for money.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文主要介紹孩子們都喜歡的戶外活動——捕捉米諾魚。先介紹了孩子們?nèi)绾尾蹲矫字Z魚的，接著又介紹了捕捉了之后他們又給米諾魚放生了。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第四句Taking two corners of the bag, each child stood in the water and slowly lowered the bag until it was at the bottom of the river.可知他們用袋子作為工具捕魚，故選B。

【2】主旨大意題。第二段通過一系列的動作，描述孩子們?nèi)绾尾蹲矫字Z魚。故選D。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)后文until it was at the bottom of the river，直到這個袋子在河的底部，可知他們是慢慢地降低袋子直到河底，故選C。（low低的，形容詞，在這里作動詞，可猜測為把…降低。）

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句Taking two corners of the bag, each child stood in the water and slowly lowered the bag until it was at the bottom of the river.孩子們會把捕捉到的米諾魚放回河里，讓它們繼續(xù)生存，故選A。

猜測詞義時，可以使用一下技巧：1.根據(jù)上下文猜測詞義；2. 通過同義詞或近義詞猜測詞義；3. 通過構(gòu)詞法猜測詞義；4. 通過定義或釋義猜測詞義5. 通過句法功能猜測詞義； 6. 通過轉(zhuǎn)折和因果關(guān)系猜測詞義7. 通過生活常識猜測詞義，第三小題主要是通過上下文和構(gòu)詞法來猜測詞義的。