Question

Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the sea to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw something moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.As he got close,he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing,instead he was reaching down to the shore,picking up something and very gently and throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer he called out,“Good morning!What are you doing?’’

The young man paused(停顿），looked up and replied,“Throwing starfishes into the ocean.”

“I guess I should have asked ,why are you throwing starfishes into the ocean?”

“The sun is up and the tide(潮汛）is going out.And if I don’t throw them in, they will die.”

“But ,young man ,don’t you realize that there are miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”

“The young man listened politely.Then he bent down ,picked another starfish and threw it into the sea ,and said ,It made a difference for that one.”

The wise man was lost in thought when the young man kept trying. Yes, there is something very special in every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain the power to shape the future.Each of us can do something for the future,each of us must find our starfish. And if we throw our starfishes wisely and well,the world will be better.

1.One day, the wise man saw a young man

A. Dancing along the beach

B. Walking with a dancer

C.picking up starfish for sale

D.trying to save the starfishes

2.The wise man thought it was to throw starfishes in the ocean at first.

A. relaxing

B. intelligent

C. foolish

D. helpful

3.The wise man was lost in thought because .

A.he realized something new and important

B.he had a good story for his next writing

C. he worried the lives of so many starfishes

D.he agreed to save all starfishes on the beach

4. The words “something very special ”refer to .

A. the gifts from friends

B. the courage to make decisions

C. our own starfish in hand

D. the ability to make a difference

5. The writer told this story to show us that .

A.Rome was not built in one day

B.don’t miss doing any good things

C.no man is wise at all times

D.action speaks louder than words

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文作者旨在通过一个故事告诉人们不要错过任何做好事的机会，我们都被赋予了与众不同的能力。如果我们能知道这个，我们将获得力量塑造未来。

1.第一段中he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing,instead he was reaching down to the shore,picking up something and very gently and throwing it into the ocean.结合下文的问答可知那位年轻人在努力救海星，所以该选D。

2.文中老人说的话“But ,young man ,don’t you realize that there are miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!可知他一开始认为把海星扔进海里是愚蠢的，所以该选C。

3.下句Yes, there is something very special in every one of us.可知年轻人仍在努力，聪明的人陷入了沉思，是因为他认识到了某种新而且重要的东西，所以该选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据下文中We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference.可知something very special指的是the ability to make a difference即与众不同的能力，所以该选D。

5.主旨大意题。细读全文尤其是最后一段可知作者旨在通过该故事告诉人们不要错过任何做好事的机会，所以该选B。

考点：故事类阅读。