and, fish or no fish, there are compensations. into a day of heart - breaking and soul - sickening toil…

and, fish or no fish, there are compensations. into a day of heart - breaking and soul - sickening toil, when all the world goes wrong, must sometimes come the vision of a wooded shore, with tiny dark wavelets singing softly on the rocks and a robin piping cheerily on the topmost bough of a maple. tired eyes look past the musty ledger and the letter files to a tiny sapphire lake, set in hills, with the late afternoon light streaming in glory from the far mountains beyond.\n8 it may be cold up north, but down in the gulf they are fishing—scudding among the florida keys in a little white sailboat, landing for lunch on a strand as snowy as the northern streets, where the shimmering distances of white sand are paved with shell and pearl, and the tide thrums out its old song under the palms. and fish? two - hundred and fifty pounds is the average day’s catch for a small sailboat cruising among the florida keys.\n9 yet, when all is said and done, the catching of fish is a matter of luck—a gambler’s chance, if you will have it so.\nbased on the vocabulary, tone, and content of this passage, what is its most likely intended audience?\na technical experts in the practice of fishing\nb those interested in the question of why fishermen are drawn to fishing\nc those inclined to argue for why fishing for non - shellfish is superior to fishing for shellfish\nd those who think fishing is a ridiculous and mostly useless pastime

and, fish or no fish, there are compensations. into a day of heart - breaking and soul - sickening toil, when all the world goes wrong, must sometimes come the vision of a wooded shore, with tiny dark wavelets singing softly on the rocks and a robin piping cheerily on the topmost bough of a maple. tired eyes look past the musty ledger and the letter files to a tiny sapphire lake, set in hills, with the late afternoon light streaming in glory from the far mountains beyond.\n8 it may be cold up north, but down in the gulf they are fishing—scudding among the florida keys in a little white sailboat, landing for lunch on a strand as snowy as the northern streets, where the shimmering distances of white sand are paved with shell and pearl, and the tide thrums out its old song under the palms. and fish? two - hundred and fifty pounds is the average day’s catch for a small sailboat cruising among the florida keys.\n9 yet, when all is said and done, the catching of fish is a matter of luck—a gambler’s chance, if you will have it so.\nbased on the vocabulary, tone, and content of this passage, what is its most likely intended audience?\na technical experts in the practice of fishing\nb those interested in the question of why fishermen are drawn to fishing\nc those inclined to argue for why fishing for non - shellfish is superior to fishing for shellfish\nd those who think fishing is a ridiculous and mostly useless pastime

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Brief Explanations:

The passage emphasizes the compensations of fishing (like the natural beauty described) rather than just the act of catching fish. It doesn't provide technical fishing details (eliminating A). There's no comparison between non - shellfish and shellfish fishing (eliminating C). And it's not arguing that fishing is useless (eliminating D). It seems to explore the allure of fishing beyond just the catch, which would interest those wondering why fishermen are drawn to fishing.

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B. those interested in the question of why fishermen are drawn to fishing