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 the power(力量) toshape the future.
We musteach find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the worldwill be better.
1.One day, the wise man saw a young man _______.
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A．dancing along the beach |
B．walking with a dancer |
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C．picking up starfish for sale |
D．trying to save as many starfishes as possible |
2.The underlined words “something very special” refers to ________.
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A．the gifts from friends |
B．the strength of making decision |
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C．our own starfish |
D．the ability to make a difference |
3.From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.
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A．the wise man realized something new and important |
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B．the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean. |
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C．the young man had the ability to make a difference |
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D．it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach |
4.The writer told this story to show us _____.
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A．how and where we can write a good article |
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B．everyone can do something for the future |
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C．wise men are sometimes stupid |
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D．young men are in fact wiser than old people |
After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack, my world crashed around me. I was overwhelmed (不知所措) with the 1. of earning a living, 2. the little children.
One 3. evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd (牧羊犬) on our 4.. This wonderful strong animal 5. to enter the house and make it his 6. . The children took an instant liking to “German” and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement until the next day, 7. we could inquire around the neighborhood for his 8.. That night I slept 9. for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we 10. to find German’s owner, but with no results. On Sunday I took the children on a picnic and we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were 11. to see German racing to the gas station after us. 12. was he going to be left behind.
On Monday morning I let him out for a run when the children got ready for school. As evening came and German didn’t appear, we were all 13. . The next Friday evening, German was back on our doorstep. Again we took him in, and again he stayed 14. Monday morning. This pattern repeated itself every weekend for almost 10 months. We grew more and more 15. of German. We stopped thinking about 16. he belonged — he belonged to us. As German became part of the family, he considered 17. his duty to take up his position by the front door and remained there until the morning.
Each week, between German’s visits, I grew a little stronger, a little braver; every weekend I enjoyed his 18. . Then one Monday morning we 19. his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how 20. and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.
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Don’t forget to bring a dictionary next class.
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A．Never mind |
B．I beg your pardon |
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C．That’s right |
D．I’m not sure |
Carbon dioxide ___ from burning fuels is the most common of the so-called greenhouse gases.
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A．producing |
B．having been produced |
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C．to be produced |
D．produced |
Father finally came back home, which I ___ forward it.
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A．had been looking |
B．have been looking |
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D．have looked |
Determination is a kind of basic quality and this is ___ it takes to do jobs well.
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A．what |
B．that |
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C．which |
D．who |
