四、阅读理解。
“Now it is over,” he thought. All the wounds were hurting with the cold of the night. “I hope so much I do not have to fight again.”
But at midnight they came again in a group. He could only see the lines in the water that their fins made and their phosphorescence as they threw themselves on the fish.
He beat their heads with the tiller(舵柄), but the ship shook heavily as they knocked below... They drove in one after another, tearing off the pieces of fish... He swung(摆动) the tiller with all his strength... He heard the tiller break... He threw the broken tiller at the shark as heavily as possible... The last shark rolled away. There was nothing more for them to eat.
The old man could hardly breathe now and he felt a strange taste in his mouth. He spat(吐) into the ocean and said, “Eat that. And make a dream that you’ve killed a man.”
After a while, he settled the ship on her course. He had no thoughts nor any feelings. He sailed lightly now as well and as wisely as he could. The old man paid no attention to anything except steering(驾驶). He only noticed how lightly and how well the ship sailed now—there was no great weight beside her.
“She’s good,” he thought. “She is not harmed in any way except for the tiller. That is easily replaced.”
He could feel he was inside the current(水流) now and he could see the lights of the beach. He knew where he was now and it was nothing to get home.
“The wind is our friend, anyway,” he thought. Then he added, “Sometimes. ” “And the great sea with our friends and our enemies. The bed is my friend. Just the bed. The bed will be a great thing. It is easy when you are beaten. I never knew how easy it was. And what beat you?” he thought.
“Nothing,” he said aloud. “I went out too far.”
（ ）1. What does the underlined word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refer to(指代)?
A. The sharks attacking the ship. B. The fish in the ship.
C. The fish in the sea. D. The birds above the sea.
（ ）2. The underlined word “She” in the 6th paragraph means “______”.
A. the last shark B. the dead fish C. the ship D. the sea
（ ）3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. The old man came home safely with a ship of fish.
B. The old man only fought against one shark that night.
C. The old man would never go out to catch fish any more.
D. The old man thought the bed was always his good friend.
（ ）4. What words can be used to describe the old man in the story?
A. Impatient and careless. B. Brave and determined.
C. Brave but weak. D. Strong but scared.

四、1. A [点拨]根据“He could only see the lines in the water that their fins made and their phosphorescence as they threw themselves on the fish.”及“The last shark rolled away”并结合选项可知，此处 they 指代的是攻击船的鲨鱼。故选A。
2. C [点拨]根据“She is not harmed in any way except for the tiller.”可知，She 指代的是船。故选C。
3. D [点拨]根据“The bed is my friend. Just the bed.”可知，老人认为床一直是他的好朋友。故选D。
4. B [点拨]根据文章内容可知，他勇敢而坚定的。故选B。