Catch of the day

Tom Jenkins enjoyed fishing and spent most of his time by the river. He enjoyed being in the fresh air and being on his own. There was no one to trouble him and the time passed happily for him. Unfortunately, he was not a very good fisherman. He always fished in the wrong place, used the wrong bait (饵) and pulled in his line too quickly. Whatever the reason, he never caught anything big enough to eat. However, he did not like to admit this to his wife.

He thought she would complain if she knew he was wasting his time. She would try to stop him from going fishing. She might even make him take her to go shopping! It was very important to Tom, therefore, that she thought that he was a good fisherman. For this reason, on the way home from the river he always visited the local fish shop and bought something. Then he told his wife he had caught it and they had a good fish for their dinner.

One evening, after yet another day’s unsuccessful fishing, Tom stopped at the fish shop as usual on his way home.

“I’ll have three perch (鲈鱼), please,” he said to the shopkeeper.

“And throw them to me, as usual, so I can tell my wife I caught them.”

The shopkeeper laughed and said, “I suggest you take a nice salmon (大马哈鱼) instead.”

“Oh, why?”

“Your wife came in an hour ago and said, “When Tom comes in, make sure he ‘catches’ a salmon.’”

Choose the best answer according to the passage.

1. Why didn’t Tom tell his wife he never caught anything big enough to eat?

A. Because she would stop him from going shopping.

B. Because she would complain because he didn’t take her to go shopping.

C. Because she would want to go fishing with him.

D. Because she would complain because he was wasting his time.

2. Why did he buy a fish on the way home?

A. He and his wife liked fish.

B. He didn’t like to eat meat for dinner.

C. His wife would think he caught it.

D. Fish was very easy to cook and eat.

3. Why did he ask the shopkeeper to throw him the fish?

A. He wanted to wrap it up himself.

B. So he could tell his wife he caught it.

C. It was a game he liked playing.

D. It was a game the shopkeeper enjoyed.

4. What is the point of the last sentence of this story?

A. Tom’s wife liked salmon.

B. The shopkeeper wanted to sell Tom a salmon.

C. Salmon was cheap.

D. Tom’s wife knew the truth.

【答案】（反白可见）：DCBD