Question

A wise man used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning.

One day, when he was walking along the shore（海岸）, he saw a young man 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 closer, he saw that the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

He called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?” The young man stopped, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?”

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

“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish 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.”

There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted（賦予）

with the ability to make a difference.

We must each find our starfish. And if we throw starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.

1.What was the wise man used to doing every morning?

A．Taking a walk on the shore.

B．Watching the young man dance.

C．Meeting up with the young man.

D．Helping the young man pick up starfish.

2.Why did the young man throw the starfish into the ocean?

A．To have fun.

B．To study starfish.

C．To feed some fish.

D．To save starfish.

3.What can we learn from the story?

A．Each of us should learn to protect starfish.

B．People living on the shore always try to save starfish.

C．Each of us has the ability to make an important effect on something.

D．People can come up with some good ideas when walking on the shore.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D  

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：一位著名的作家有個習(xí)慣,每天早上在海灘上散步。有一天,當他沿著海岸散步,他看見一個年輕人撿海星并輕輕地扔向大海。他問,你為什么要把海星扔進海里嗎?”“太陽出來,退潮了。如果我不把他們?nèi)踊卮蠛?他們會死�！彪m然我們不能把拯救所有的海星但應(yīng)盡自己的微薄之力，這樣世界會更好。

1.細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“A wise man used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning.”理解可知。這個作家喜歡在海邊散步，故選A。

2.細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.””理解可知。這個年輕人正在拯救那些留在海灘上的海星，故選D。

3.細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“There is something very special in each and every one of us.”理解可知。我們應(yīng)該做一些有意義的事情，故選C。

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