Joe was going into his usual bar before lunch when he saw a

Joe was going into his usual bar before lunch when he saw a poorly-dressed man fishing in a small pool of rain-water about five centimeters(厘米)deep outside the bar.Joe stopped and watched the man for a few minutes.He saw that most of the people who passed by him believed he must be rather mad.
Joe pitied(同情,怜悯) the man ,so after a while he went up to him and said kindly,“Hello,would you like to come into the bar and have a drink with me?”
The fisherman was delighted to accept his offer.Joe bought him a few drinks and finally said to him,“You’ve been fishing outside here,haven’t you?How many did you manage to catch this morning,if I may ask?”
“You are the eighth,” the fisherman said merrily(愉快地).
41.The man in the story was ______.
A.a poor fisherman B.only pretending to be fishing
C.really fishing D.poor at fishing
42.Before lunch Joe _______.
A.talked with the fisherman sometimes
B.went into different bars to drink
C.usually drank at the same bar
D.always watched people playing43.From the story we know the poorly-dressed man _______ .
A.only wanted to fool some people
B.was really very poor
C.wanted to catch eight fish
D.enjoyed drinking
44.Joe pitied the man because ________.
A.he himself was very rich
B.the man was poorly-dressed
C.some people laughed at him
D.he thought the man must be mad
45.How many people did the man fool that morning?________ .
A.All the people outside the bar
B.At least eight
C.Less than twenty
D.More than 100

答案 BCDDB