C
Do you like fishing? Have you ever put a fish back into the
water after catching it? What makes you decide to do this?
One day in the morning, two fishermen are fishing by the pond.
Both of them are looking forward to getting a big catch.
The first fisherman catches a big and beautiful fish in a few
minutes. He is very happy. He puts the fish in his box. He wants to
cook it in the afternoon.
Soon, the second fisherman also catches a large fish. However,
he throws it back into the pond. Later, he catches another big fish,
only to throw it back into the water again.
The first fisherman is surprised. "Why do you throw the fish
back into the water? They are big and beautiful!" The second
fisherman answers, "I know they are big, but my pan(锅) isn't big
enough to cook big fish! So I'm looking for a smaller fish that I can
cook with my pan."
The first fisherman is surprised by the answer. He tells the
second fisherman that he can just cut the big fish into smaller pieces.
Many of us are just like the second fisherman. We don't think
carefully and this sometimes makes us lose chances.
()38. What does the first fisherman do with his fish?
A. He puts it in his box.
B. He cooks it right away.
C. He cuts it into smaller pieces.
D. He gives it to the second fisherman.
()39. Why does the second fisherman throw the fish back into the
pond?
A. Because they aren't big enough.
B. Because he doesn't like eating fish.
C. Because he doesn't know how to cook fish.
D. Because his pan isn't big enough.
()40. The first fisherman may think the second fisherman is
.
A. lucky
B. clever
C. foolish
D. kind
()41. What lesson does the story teach us?
A. Chances call for waiting carefully.
B. To teach fishing is better than to give fish.
C. One can't eat fish and own it at the same time.
D. The person who's good at thinking gets chances.

38. A 39. D 40. C 41. D

【分析】
这是一篇故事类阅读理解题，解题时可以按照先划题干关键词、再回原文定位匹配的思路来做：首先针对细节类题目，直接找到题干对应的原文段落，比对选项和原文表述就能选出正确答案；针对推理类和主旨类题目，结合上下文逻辑、尤其是文章最后点明道理的总结段来判断，排除和原文无关的干扰选项即可。比如第38题定位第一个渔夫处理鱼的动作，第39题定位第二个渔夫扔鱼的原因，都能直接在原文找到原句对应；第40题结合第一个渔夫的反应推导态度，第41题抓最后一段的核心观点就能选出正确答案。
【解析】
38. 定位原文第三段内容"The first fisherman catches a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes. He is very happy. He puts the fish in his box. He wants to cook it in the afternoon."，可知第一个渔夫抓到鱼后把鱼放进了箱子里，打算下午再煮，B选项“立刻煮鱼”错误，C选项“把鱼切块”是他给第二个渔夫提的建议，不是他对自己的鱼做的操作，D选项“把鱼送给第二个渔夫”原文无提及，因此选A。
39. 定位原文第五段第二个渔夫的原话"I know they are big, but my pan(锅) isn't big enough to cook big fish! So I'm looking for a smaller fish that I can cook with my pan."，可知他把鱼扔回池塘的原因是自己的锅不够大，煮不下大鱼，A选项“鱼不够大”和原文表述相反，B、C选项原文无相关内容，因此选D。
40. 第一个渔夫看到第二个渔夫接连扔掉到手的大鱼，甚至想不到可以把大鱼切成小块来适配自己的小锅，结合常理，他会觉得第二个渔夫的行为非常荒唐、愚蠢，lucky幸运的、clever聪明的、kind友善的都不符合语境，因此选C。
41. 文章最后一段点明核心主旨"We don't think carefully and this sometimes makes us lose chances."，说明不认真思考就会错失机会，反过来就是善于思考的人才能抓住机会，对应D选项。A选项“机会需要仔细等待”原文未提及，B选项“授人以鱼不如授人以渔”和故事内容无关，C选项“人不能同时占有鱼又吃掉鱼”不符合故事传递的道理，因此选D。
【答案】
38. A 39. D 40. C 41. D
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，记叙文主旨把握，语境推理判断
【点评】
本题属于低难度的故事类阅读理解，大部分题目都可以通过原文直接定位得到答案，仅最后一道主旨题需要学生准确区分无关的俗语类干扰选项，只要抓住文章收尾的总结观点句，就能快速排除错误选项，选出正确答案。
【难度系数】
0.8