Introduction to The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea is a novella written in Cuba by American writer Ernest Hemingway in 1951 and published in 1952.
The story revolves around an elderly Cuban fisherman wrestling with a giant marlin in the Gulf Stream far offshore. Although Hemingway's old man is tragic, he has Nietzsche's "superhuman" qualities, calmly accepting failure, calmly and bravely facing death, these "tough guys" embody Hemingway's philosophy and moral ideals of life, that is, human beings do not bow to fate, never accept defeat, the spirit of a fighter and a positive optimistic attitude towards life.
It established Hemingway's prominence in world literature, and the novel won the Pulitzer Prize in the United States in 1953 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
"The Old Man and the Sea" reading test 50 questions (including answers), come and test it
1, the old man often call the sea why? （ ）
A, Competitor B, Enemy C, She D, He
2, the old man prepared when going to sea to prepare the fish rope long enough to allow the fish to swim how far? （ ）
A, 75 english search B, more than 300 english search C, 100 english search D, 125 english search
3, the old man began to throw bait in the deep water, how deep was the third bait thrown under the water? （ ）
A, 40 english to find B, 75 to find C, 100 to find D, 125 to find
4. What species of shark bites a big fish? （ ）
A, Great White Shark B, Tiger Shark C, Bull Shark D, Dendoso Shark
5. What characteristics can the elderly distinguish between male and female according to the characteristics of dolphins? （ ）
A, body shape B, body color C, call D, spray water
6, the elderly at night sailing on the sea, often rely on what to determine their own course? （ ）
A, light B, star C, moon D, wind direction
7. Where is the old man's home? （ ）
A, United States B, Brazil C, Cuba D, Italy
8, the old man caught about ( ) pounds of big fish?
A, more than eight hundred pounds B, more than eleven hundred pounds C, more than two thousand pounds D, more than fifteen hundred pounds
9, the old man killed the first shark with ( ).
A, hull B, sail C, harpoon D, hook
10, what does the old man generally drink in the morning, that is his nutrition ( ) all day?
A, coffee B, juice C, water D, wine
11. "The Old Man and the Sea" mainly revolves around an old man fighting with a huge fish.
A, in the Gulf Stream far offshore B, small river C, sea D, stream
12, when the old man sees a warship bird at sea, what will he see ( )?
A, Flying Fish B, Mackerel C, Tuna D, Whale
13, the old man caught the big fish about ( ) feet long?
A、16 B、17 C、18 D、20
14, after the old man finished fishing, when he went home, how many times did he rest in the middle? （ ）
A、1 B、3 C、5 D、4
15, the child in the old man's boat for a few days to catch fish and then go to another boat? （ ）
A、10 B、20 C、30 D、40
16. What kind of big fish did the old man catch? （ ）
A, Tuna B, Shark C, Marlin D, Bluefish
17. What is the color of the walls in the elderly's home? （ ）
A, Brown B, Green C, Blue D, Pink
18. What kind of beer does the old man like? （ ）
A, bottle b, canned
19. How does the old man plan to dispose of the fish head? （ ）
A. Let Pirigo chop it up and put it in the fishing machine. B. Eat it as dinner.
20, when the old man wants to go to sea, how many fish did the child give the old man? （ ）
A、4 B、3 C、5 D、2
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