7．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（赋予）
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．
31．What was the wise man used to doing every morning？A
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．
32．Why did the young man throw the starfish into the ocean？D
A．To have fun．B．To study starfish．C．To feed some fish．D．To save starfish．
33．What can we learn from the story？C
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．
分析 短文大意：
有一个聪明的人过去常常去大海边写作．他习惯每天早晨在海边散步．
有一天，当他沿着海边散步的时候，看见一个年轻人正在手舞足蹈，他觉得好笑，心想怎么有人在沙滩上跳舞．因此他开始走得更快一点以便能赶上他．
当他走近那个人的时候，他看到那个年轻人并没有在跳舞，而是走向岸边，捡起一些东西，然后轻轻地把它们扔到海里．
他喊道："早上好！你在干什么？"年轻人停了下来，抬起头并回答说："把海星扔进海里．""我想我应该问，你为什么要把海星扔进海里？"
"太阳出来了，海水退潮了．如果我不把他们扔回大海，他们会死的．"
"但是，年轻人，你没有意识到数英里的海滩上都是海星吗．你不可能与众不同的！"
年轻人很有礼貌地听着，然后弯下腰来，又捡起了一只海星，把它扔进海里，说："这是一个不同的问题．"
在我们每一个人周围都有一些东西很特别．我们都有天赋有能力做的与众不同的．
我们每一个人必须寻找我们自己的海星，如果我们明智地把海星扔到海里，世界将会变得更好．
解答 31．答案：A．细节理解题，根据"A wise man used to go to the ocean to do his writing．He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning．"．可知这个作家喜欢在海边散步，故选A．
32．答案：D．细节理解题，根据"And if I don't throw them in，they'll die．""．可知这个年轻人正在拯救那些留在海滩上的海星，故选D．
33．答案：C．细节理解题，根据"There is something very special in each and every one of us．"．可知我们应该做一些有意义的事情，故选C．
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