阅读FishingCanBeDangerousOldPeterlikedfishing.Wheneverhehadanyfreetimehedroveintothecountrysidefoundagoodplacetofishandspentafewhoursfishing.Theproblemwasthatmostofthebestplacest
阅读FishingCanBeDangerous
OldPeterlikedfishing.Wheneverhehadanyfreetimehedroveintothecountrysidefoundagoodplacetofishandspentafewhoursfishing.TheproblemwasthatmostofthebestplacestofishwereonprivatelandandPeteroftenhadtopullhisrodoutofthewaterquicklyandrunoffwithitwhentheownerofthelandcamealong.
Onedayhewassittingbyariverthatranthrougharichman'spropertywhenhefellasleep.
Hewasawakenedbyavoicesaying“You'llnevercatchanythingusingthatbait.”
Peterlookedupandsawamanstandingbehindhim.
“Whatdoyoumean?”Petersaid.“There'snothingwrongwiththisbait.Ialwaysuseit.I'vecaughtthirtyfishwithittodayalready.”
“Howinteresting!”themansaid.“DoyouknowwhoIam?”
Petershookhishead.
“I'mtheownerofthisland.”
Peterthoughtveryquickly.
“DoyouknowwhoIam?”heasked.
Themanshookhishead.
“I'mthebiggestliarinthecountry”Petertoldhim.
Andwiththesewordshepulledhislineoutofthewaterandranoffasfastashecould.
Notes:
whenever/wen'ev+/adv.无论何时
private/'praivit/adj.私人的
rod/'r&d/n.竿
owner/'+un+/n.所有者
property/'pr&p+ti/n.财产
awakenedn.(awaken的过去分词…wasawakenedby…:……被……唤醒
bait/beit/n.诱饵
liar/'lai+/n.说谎者
line/lain/n.线
Exercises:
A.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaboutthestory.(根据故事内容,选择最佳答案)
1.WheneverPeterhadsomesparetimehe________.
a)wentforadriveinhiscar
b)visitedhisfriends
c)wentfishing
d)lookedforsomeprivateland
2.Mostofthebestplacestofishwere________.
a)ownedbysomeone
b)alongwayfromPeter'shome
c)difficulttofind
d)nearariver
3.Petertoldtheman________.
a)nottousehisbait
b)thathisbaitwasverygood
c)thatheneverusedbait
d)thatthebaitwasn'tanygood
4.WhydidPetertellthemanhewas“thebiggestliarinthecountry”?
a)Hehadliedtohimaboutthefish.
b)Hedidn'tkno