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The 19-year-old is possibly Australia’s newest millionaire and surely one of its youngest, after hooking a barramundi (尖吻鲈) worth $1 million on Sunday morning. The teen, from Katherine in the Northern Territory, caught the 67cm barramundi while on a fishing trip with his family in the Katherine River, 317km south of Darwin. The fish had been tagged as part of the annual Million Dollar Fish angling (垂钓) competition, now in its ninth year.

Keegan detailed his plans for the major cash win, including helping his family out with their mortgages (房屋抵押贷款). “This is crazy for us, we’re a big family, there’s eight of us,” he said. “This is more money than we could ever ask for. This is just great. It means so much. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. I’m happy, really happy. I can buy what I want, maybe help Dad and Mum out with the home loans.”

Keegan called the competition’s hotline in the early hours of Sunday morning and was invited, along with his family, to collect his prize.

The competition had been running for years, but no one had caught the million-dollar barramundi until now. Every season, more than a hundred fish are tagged with unique markings before being released into various waterways throughout the Northern Territory. Organisers revealed on Tuesday they had indeed released the prize in the Katherine River, through barramundi, which can live for more than 20 years and has been known to travel 622km between research tags.

During “Season 9” of the competition, 80 million-dollar fish were released, though organisers say the remainders will now be worth $10,000. Additionally, 103 “$10,000 Red-Tagged Fish” were released, with just eight caught so far.

Keegan selected Cancer Council NT as the recipient of an additional $10,000 donation from the competition sponsor. And Keegan landed the bountiful barramundi just in time, with Season 9 ending at midnight Tuesday night.

1.Which word can replace the underlined word “hooking” in Para.1?

A Stealing.

B Winning.

C Buying.

D Catching.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据第一段划线部分后文的“The teen...caught the 67cm barramundi”可知，这个19岁的年轻人“钓到”一条67厘米的尖吻鲈。故选D。

2.What can we know about the Million Dollar Fish angling competition?

A Someone caught a million-dollar barramundi before.

B The competition was first organized in 2024.

C The released fishes have traveled 622km.

D People still have a chance to win dollars through fishing.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，在比赛期间，价值八千万美元的鱼被放生，目前剩余的鱼价值1万美元，此外，还放生了103条价值1万美元的红标鱼，但仅有8条被捕。由此可推知，人们在比赛结束前还有机会能够钓到这些鱼。故选D。

3.What will Keegan do with his cash win?

A Buying a house and giving it to parents.

B Helping his family and doing charity.

C Giving it all to his family and friends.

D Fishing more red-tagged fish.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“maybe help Dad and Mum out with the home loans.”和最后一段第一句“Keegan selected Cancer Council NT as the recipient of an additional $10,000 donation from the competition sponsor.”可知，他或许会帮父母还房屋贷款，还将捐赠1万美元给NT癌症协会。故选B。

4.Which of the following idioms is contained in the text?

A Suffering a double loss.

B Seeking nothing but profits.

C Making great fortune overnight.

D Gaining both fame and wealth.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。本文主要讲了澳洲一名19岁少年在钓鱼比赛中钓到一条价值百万的鱼，并结合文中该少年所说的“ It means so much. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. I’m happy, really happy. I can buy what I want...”可知，这是一起一夜暴富的案例。故选C。