问题补充：
One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”“Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”
“The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34).”
“But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t (36) make a difference!”
The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”
There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.
【小题1】A．betterB．fartherC．closer D．faster【小题2】A．continuedB．stoppedC．watchedD．answered【小题3】A．water B．wind C．boat D．fish【小题4】A．leaveB．dieC．runD．lose【小题5】A．believeB．realizeC．expect D．guess【小题6】A．possiblyB．hardly C．especially D．fortunately【小题7】A．replied B．argued C．spoke D．listened【小题8】A．day B．time C．place D．one【小题9】A．special B．brave C．strangeD．lucky【小题10】A．familyB．villageC．countryD．worldC
答案：
(答案→)C
解析：
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过一个人将冲向岸边的海星扔回到大海里和两个人的对话说明了只要人人献出一点爱，这个世界将会更加美好。
【小题1】 C联系上下文可知向海里扔海星的年轻人离智者很远，故可猜测两人开始对话应该是走“近”他，故答案选C。
【小题1】B联系下文可推知年轻人是“停下来”，抬起头回答智者的问题，故答案选B。
【小题1】 A根据常识可知海星被冲上岸是因为涨潮，如果太阳出来就会退潮了，故答案选A，意为“水退下去”。
【小题1】B太阳出来潮水退去，海星暴露在海滩上，就会被晒死的，故答案选B，意为“死”。
【小题1】 B联系上下文可知是智者质问年轻人难道没有意识到海滩很长，而海滩上的海星又到处都有，故答案选B，意为“意识到”；而believe“相信”；expect“期待”；guess“猜”均不合句意，故排除。
【小题1】A联系上下文可知智者认为年轻人的做法的无济于事的，故答案选A，意为“可能地”。
【小题1】B从下文可知年轻人并没有听“争辩”，只是很有礼貌地陈述自己的观点，故答案选B，意为“争辩；争吵”。
【小题1】 D联系上下文可知年轻人一边把一个海星扔进海里，一边说话“对这个海星来说是有所不同的”，故答案选D，指代starfish。
【小题1】A联系上下文可知我们每个人都有改变世界塑造未来的能力，可推知答案选A， 意为“特殊的”。
【小题1】D通读全文可知，本文旨在告诉我们：每个人都献出一份力，世界将会更加美好。故答案选D，意为“世界”。
