①He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got at his family's small house on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake．

②On the day before the bass（鲈鱼）season opened， he and his father were fishing early in the evening， catching sunfish and the bass with worms． Before long， when his fishing pole doubled over， he knew something huge was on the other end． His father watched him with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the bank and he very successfully lifted the exhausted fish from the water． It was the largest one he had ever seen， but it was a bass．

③The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish， the fish jumped up and down in the moonlight． The father looked at his watch． It was 10 P． M．﹣two hours before the season opened． He looked at the fish， then at the boy． "You will have to put it back， my son．" he said．" I have never seen such a big fish before．" cried the boy" There will be other fish．" said his father． The boy looked around the lake． No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight． He looked again at his father． Even though no one had seen them， nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish， the boy could tell by his father's voice that the decision couldn't be changed． He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the water．

④That was 34 years ago． And he has never again caught such a beautiful fish as the one he landed that night long ago． But he does see the fish again and again﹣every time he comes up against a question of ethics（伦理）． For， as his father taught him， ethics are simple matters of right and wrong． It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult．

⑤We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young． For we would have learned the truth． The decision to do right lives fresh in our memory． It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren．

（1）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？　　

A． The fish was too huge to lift easily from the water．

B． The writer and his father usually went fishing together on an island．

C． The fish went back to the water because of the writer's carelessness．

D． As time goes by， the writer can still remember every detail clearly．

（2）The third paragraph mainly tells us that　　．

A． someone knew when they went fishing

B． it was not a right time to take the bass away

C． the boy has great skill in working the hook out of the fish's lip

D． fishermen and boats were not far away from there

（3）After reading this passage， we can infer　　．

A． fishing is a good hobby not only for teens but also adults

B． the boy and his father are examples of the practice of ethics

C． the bass is not permitted to catch in New Hampshire lake

D． it's important to balance fishing the bass and protect it

（4）What can we learn from the whole passage？　　

A． The boy's happy childhood．

B． Getting a handsome fish is a very brilliant experience．

C． We do the right thing when we come up against a question of ethics．

D． The practice of ethics is only simple matters of right and wrong．

（5）　　 might be the best title of this passage．

A． Catch of a life time

B． An unforgettable experience

C． Benefits of fishing

D． An adventure of a handsome bass

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