Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle was reading a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. They baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch. A passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacle and asked the man in the middle if he knew the other two. "Oh yes, " he said. "They are my friends. "In that case, " warned the officer, "you'd better get them out of here!" "Yes, sir, " the man replied, and he began rowing furiously. Notes: (1) bait v.置饵于（钩等上以捕鱼等） (2) imaginary adj.想象的 (3) reel v. 卷或缠（钓丝等） (4) spectacle n. 景象；光景 (5) furiously adv. 疯狂般地 Exercises: 根据短文选择正确答案： ① Where were the three men? A. on a street B. in a shopping centre C. in a park D. by a lake ② Who was reading a newspaper? A. the one in the middle B. the one on the left C. the one on the right D. the policeman was reading a newspaper ③ What were the others doing? A. They were reading newspapers. B. They were eating fish. C. They were pretending to fish. D. They were boating. ④ What's the interrelationship among the three men? A. They were friends. B. They were relatives. C. They were strangers to each other. D. They were members of one family. ⑤ Where did the man in the middle imagine he was? A. on a train B. on a bus C. in a plane D. in a boat 120.三人同舟 三位男子在公园的长椅上坐着。中间的一个在读报纸，另外两个在假装钓鱼。他们给想象的鱼钩上鱼饵，放线，并卷线把鱼抓上来。 一位过路警察驻足观察了这个景象，他问中间的那个男子是否认识其他两位。 “喔，认识，”他说，“他们是我的朋友。” “那样的话，”警察告诫说，“你最好把他们从这里弄走。” “好的，警官。”那男子回答说，接着就开始疯狂般地做起划桨的动作来。 练习参考答案： ①C②A③C④A⑤D
