AtafewminutespastfiveDavenotedthattheblanketofdarknesswaslifting.Hewasjustabletomakeouttheheaviermassesthateventuallyappearedasthefamiliartreesthatlinedtheroadatthebaseofthehill.Theupperreachesoftheskyshowedlightershadesofgray.

Davegotoutofbedquietlyanddressedquickly.Hemixedaspoonfulofinstantchocolateintoaglassofcoldwaterandhisimpatienceforcedhimtofinishthedrinkingulps.

AshewalkeddowntowardthelakeDavepausedtoreachforthefishingpoleandgearboxonthebenchwherehehadleftthemthenightbefore.

Bythetimewherehereachedthesmallboatathickwhitemist（雾气）hadspreadoverthesurfaceofthewater.Hesteppedintotheboatsatdownandrowedoutoftheweedbedsthatlinedtheedgeoftheshore.

Theouterfringe（边缘）ofthelakedisappearedastheboatmovedforwardnoiselessly.Allhecouldseewastheenvelopingwhiteness.Hecouldnottellwheretheboatandthesurroundingairmetthesurfaceofthelake.

Daverowedsteadilyaheadrelyingonamentalpictureofthesurroundings.Thenthemistbegantoriseslowly.Itsoonrestedinchesabovethestillsurfaceofthelake.Theheavysilencewasnowbeingbrokenbythefishbreakingthroughthesurfaceastheyleapedoutofthewaterforlow-flyinginsects.

Themagictimehadarrived.Daveraisedhispole.Dawnwasbroken.Hewasexcitedwithexpectancy.

【小题1】Davegotupearlyinthemorningto .

A．enjoythesceneofthelakeB．seekadventureatthelakeC．gofishinginthelakeD．takeawalkbythelake【小题2】AccordingtothestorywhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Davebrokethequietnessofthelake.B．Davewasfamiliarwiththesurroundings.C．Davetookapictureofthelakewithhim.D．Daveforgotthefishingpoleatthebeginning.【小题3】Theunderlinedword“It”inParagraph6refersto .A．fishB．boatC．silenceD．mist【小题4】Whatcanwelearnfromtheendofthestory?A．Davewashopefulofcatchingalotoffish.