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When I was nine yeas old, I loved to go fishing with my dad.But the only thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything.I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why.He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish.” I remember being even more upset then because, “I'm not a fish！” I didn't know how to think like a fish.Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?
As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant.So, I read some books on fish.And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings.I learned that a fish is a coldblooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature.That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer.Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade.Yet, fish don't have any eyelids (眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes ...The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.
When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like salespeople.” But it didn't completely make sense.My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote longterm services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers.It is not an easy job.I will show you how in the following chapters.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和父亲钓鱼时，父亲教他要像鱼一样思考，学会钓鱼的道理，并告诉大家从事商业销售时要像消费者一样去思考。
1．Why was the author upset in the fishing trips when he was nine?
A．He could not catch a fish.
B．His father was not patient with him.
C．His father did not teach him fishing.
D．He could not influence a fish as his father did.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的But the only thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything.I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why.可知，作者9岁时去钓鱼时感到难过，是因为他捉不到一条鱼，故选A项。
2．What did the author's father really mean?
A．To read about fish.
B．To learn fishing by oneself.
C．To understand what fish think.
D．To study fishing in many ways.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.可推知，作者父亲的真正意思是要在许多方面研究钓鱼的方法，故选D项。
3．According to the author, where are fish most likely to be found?
A．In deep water on sunny days.
B．In deep water on cloudy days.
C．In shallow water under sunlight.
D．In shallow water under waterside trees.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water可知，鱼喜欢在浅水里，不喜欢在深水里，故排除A、B两项；根据第二段中的water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade.Yet, fish don't have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes可知，鱼喜欢待在阴凉处，不喜欢待在阳光直射的地方，故排除C项；D项(水边树下的浅水处)是鱼喜欢待的地方，此处更有可能发现鱼，故选D项。
4．After entering the business world, what did the author find?
A．It is easy to think like a customer.
B．His father's fishing advice is inspiring.
C．His first boss's sales ideas are reasonable.
D．It is difficult to sell services to poor people.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote longterm services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers.可知，进入商界后，作者发现父亲的钓鱼建议对他很有启发，故选B项。
