15．"It seems that you had a rough day，Tyler．Is there anything I can do to help？"
"That's just the thing，Mom．We can't help．Today，our science teacher talked about Earth Day and the environment．Earth Day is supposed to be a day when every person promises to do something to help take care of our world．Mrs Green told us our world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying．She wants us to think of something we can do to help and I thought all the way home and there is not anything that I can do to make a difference．"
"Let me tell you a story that might help you think about your problem in a different way．"She began，"One morning a man was walking down a beach that was covered with dying starfish．Thinking what a shame it was that all of those starfish would die on the beach，he came across a boy who was throwing starfish back into the ocean as fast as he could．‘Son，'the man said，‘you'd better quit．There are thousands of them．They are washed up all over the beach．There is no way you can make any sort of a difference．'The boy spoke to the man without even a pause，‘I can make a difference to this one，and this one，and this one．'The man thought a while，and he knew the boy was right．He began to help return the animals to their home．"
Tyler stared at his mother，"But he did make a difference，didn't he？To every starfish that he threw back？So，what it means is that even though I can't change everything，I can make a big difference by doing the little things that matter？"His mother nodded，smiling，"That is exactly what I am saying．"
On Earth Day，there was a meeting and everyone in the community was invited．Many of them were surprised to see a large brown tree without leaves．Soon performances began．A boy walked across a stage filled with starfish．The play went on as Tyler and his class showing the story and ended with the audience's applause．"At first，we thought we couldn't do anything．The problems seemed too big for us．But then we realized that together，even the little things we do could add up to mean a lot to our world．"The kids began passing out the green leaves and pens to the audience．"We want every person to think of one thing you can do to make a difference to our world．Even if it seems like something small，it will matter．"The audience began writing．"I will walk to work．""I will use both sides of my paper to save trees．"…
Soon the tree was green and covered with the Earth Day promises．Seeing the people laughing and talking as they left，Tyler smiled，thinking of the difference they would make．

21．Which of the following can be the best title of the text？C
A．Mom's Story
B．Earth Day Promises
C．Let's Make a Difference
D．Do Something on Earth Day
22．Tyler's mother told him the story of starfish in order toD．
A．cheer him up
B．provide a solution to his problem
C．tell him a meaningful story
D．help him consider the problern in another way
23．A large tree without leaves standing there was usedB．
A．a(chǎn)s a decoration of the stage
B．a(chǎn)s a reminder of air pollution
C．to hang up promises on
D．to help perform the play
24．After the meeting，Tyler feltA．
A．relieved and hopeful
B．depressed and upset
C．worried and anxious
D．eager and passionate．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了泰勒的媽媽告訴他海星的故事，讓他明白每個人都能做一些事對我們的世界產(chǎn)生影響，即使它有多渺小．

解答 21．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段We want every person to think of one thing you can do to make a difference to our world．Even if it seems like something small，it will matter可知最佳標題為讓我們?yōu)槭澜缱鞒鲆稽c改變；故選C．
22．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段Let me tell you a story that might help you think about your problem in a different way可知泰勒的媽媽告訴他海星的故事，以便讓他以另一種方式考慮問題；故選D．
23．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段On Earth Day，there was a meeting and everyone in the community was invited可知一棵沒有葉子的大樹是作為一個提醒空氣污染的標志；故選B．
24．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段Seeing the people laughing and talking as they left，Tyler smiled，thinking of the difference they would make可知會議結束后，泰勒感到寬慰和充滿希望的；故選A．

點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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52．A．take overB．search forC．relate toD．give up
53．A．believe inB．look forC．turn toD．care about
54．A．disadvantagesB．benefitsC．contributionsD．methods
55．A．a(chǎn)ctivitiesB．movesC．skillsD．behaviors
56．A．stayB．missC．comeD．get
57．A．equalityB．fruitC．effectD．independence
58．A．continueB．explainC．observeD．communicate
59．A．a(chǎn)spectB．meaningC．habitD．way
60．A．hardB．centralC．obviousD．serious

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5．One Thursday evening，I was trying to parallel-park on a busy street in the city centre．Despite moving back neatly into position between two cars，I was still quite a way from the edge of the pavement．I spent a few minutes inching backwards and forwards but failed to get any closer to it．I was starting to panic，worrying that I'd be late meeting my daughter，when a young man of about 25got out of the car behind me and knocked on my window．
Embarrassed and nervous，I wound down the front side window．"Would you like me to park your car for you？"he asked pleasantly．
I gratefully accepted．Taking my handbag with me，I jumped out of the car and handed him my keys．As I watched，he drove the car out into the busy traffic before moving back and parking with swift precision．"Thank you so much，"I said excitedly．
While it was a simple act of kindness for this young man to perform，I felt it was quite an unusual thing to occur these days．He politely refused further thanks and hurried away．I related this story to my daughter over dinner and then we went to the Pop Up Theatre to see Hamlet．Sitting in the theatre later，imagine my surprise when the actor playing Rosencrantz-or was it Guildenstern？-turned out to be the same young man．
I have seen him in a few other local productions since then．Although I can't remember his name，he'll always be the kind young man who parked the car for me．

25．Why was the author worried？C
A．A strange man knocked at her car window．
B．Her daughter would be late for school．
C．She might fail to meet her daughter in time．
D．Her car crashed into another car．
26．How did the author react to the young man's offer？D
A．She refused it at first．
B．She felt extremely embarrassed．
C．She hesitated about it．
D．She thankfully accepted it．
27．What do we know about the actor？A
A．He was a kind-hearted man．
B．He liked Guildenstern．
C．He was like Rosencrantz．
D．He played Hamlet in a play．

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