Onceupon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. Hehad a

Onceupon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. Hehad a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.One day he waswalking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw a human figuremoving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone woulddance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, hesaw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he wasreaching down to the shore, picking up something and throwing itinto the ocean. As he got closer, he called out, “Good morning! What are youdoing?’’
Theyoung man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwingstarfishes(海星)in theocean.”
“I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean?”
“The sun is up and the tide is going out.And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die”.
“But, young man, don’t you realize thatthere are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’tpossibly make a difference!”
Theyoung man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish andthrew it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.”Thereissomething very special in each and every one of us. We have all beengifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, wewill gain through the strength of our vision of the power toshape the future.
We musteach find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the worldwill be better.
【小题1】One day, the wise man saw a young man . A．dancing along the beachB．walking with a dancer C．picking up starfish for saleD．trying to save as many starfishes as possible【小题2】The underlined words “something very special” refers to . A．the gifts from friendsB．the strength of making decision C．our own starfishD．the ability to make a difference【小题3】From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that . A．the wise man realized something new and important B．the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean C．the young man had the ability to make a difference D．it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach【小题4】The writer told this story to show us . A．how and where we can write a good articleB．everyone can do something for the future C．wise men are sometimes stupidD．young men are in fact wiser than old peopleD

(答案→)D 解析：本文讲述了一个作家在海边散步时，遇见一个在扔海星的年轻人，年轻人的话让他明白了，每个人都可以为自己的未来变得更美好而产生影响。【小题1】细节题。根据“The sun is up and the tide is going out.And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die”.可知答案。【小题2】语篇理解题。根据Thereissomething very special in each and every one of us. We have all beengifted with the ability to make a difference.可知答案。【小题3】语篇理解题。听了年轻人的讲述，作家悟到了一些生命中重要的道理。【小题4】主旨大意。根据And if we can know that gift, wewill gain through the strength of our vision of the power toshape the future.，可知，如果我们能意识到那种天赋，我们就会通过我们的想象力，获得改变未来的力量。故B正确。

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