The little boy entered the house unhappily. His mother was 31   cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she 32   but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, 33  happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs Green was talking about the 34 . She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is 35  I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you 36 .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the 37 , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by 38 . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry 39  those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was 40 to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as 41 as he could, ‘how silly you are! My 42 ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ’43 I can’t help them all. I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man 44  to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the 45  person.

The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was  31     cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she    32     but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,    33      happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the   34        .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is  35    I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you    36    .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the     37   , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by    38       . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry    39     those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was    40      to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as    41  as he could, ‘how silly you are! My     42  ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43         I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man    44      to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the   45     person.

The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was  31     cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she    32     but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,    33      happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the   34        .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is  35    I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you    36    .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the     37   , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by    38       . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry    39     those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was    40      to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as    41  as he could, ‘how silly you are! My     42  ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43         I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man    44      to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the   45     person.

1.       It is said that it is one of the tallest b__________ in the world ．

2.       I didn’t know what s___________ him so greatly ．

3． Will you feel n___________ when you speak English to a foreigner?

4.       All the students go to the library e__________ Lucy．

5.       You are s_______ to meet at the bus stop this afternoon．

阅读理解：

　　Is there a strange something high up in the world's tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear(熊)? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man? No one knows. This mystery(谜) has puzzled(困惑)the worried for years. In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints(脚印)in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don't walk without shoes in the snow!

　　In 1906, another climber saw more than footprints. Far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As he watched, it ran very quickly. Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the“something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the snow man“walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked like a very large man. From then on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey. Could it be an ape(猿) man? The mystery grew And the mystery keeps growing. Someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.

The passage is mainly about ________.

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A．some mountain climbers

B．some strange animals

C．some large footprints

D．the mystery of the Snowman

阅读下面短文，并做短文后面的题，从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

     Is there anything strange high up in the world's tallest mountains ?if  so, is it a big bear(熊)？is it a monkey? or is it a kind of man?
     No one knows. this mystery(迷)has puzzled the world for years.
     Iin 1887. a mountain climber found large footprints(脚印)in the snow. they looked like the footprints of a very large man. but men don't walk without shoes in the snow!
     In 1906.another climber saw more than footprints. far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. as he watched, it ran very quickly.
     Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the walk slowly across the snow, far below him. he said it looked like a very large man.
    From then on ,more and more people had stories to tell. but not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. the pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs. so it was not a bear or a monkey. could it be an ape (猿)man ?the mystery grew! and the mystery keeps growing. someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.
1The passage is about_______.
a．some mountain climbers     b．some strange animals
c．some large footprints        d．the mystery of the snowman
2Why were people interested in the footprints?
a．they were footprints of a large bear.
b．they looked like the footprints of a large man.
c．they were found in the snow.
d．they were found in the world's tallest mountains.
3 the pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in ____.
a．1887    b．1906     c．1972     d．1951
4 Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?
a．they were footprints of an ape man
b．they were footprints of a snow man.
c．the pictures showed clearly how the snowman walked.  
d．the pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on  two legs.
5 So far,since a mountain climber first found large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the
snowman has puzzled the world for _____years.
a．one hundred and seventeen    b．ninety-eight
c．eighty--three               d．fifty-three

Is there something strange high up in the world’s tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?

No one knows this mystery（谜）has puzzled the world for years.

In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints（脚印）in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don’t walk without shoes in the snow!

In 1906, another climber saw more than footprints. Far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. When he watched, it ran very quickly.

Fifteen years later, newspaper had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “Snowman” walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked like a very large man.

From then on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey? Could it be an ape man? The mystery grew! And the mystery keeps growing. Somebody we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.

1.The passage is about _________.

2. Why were people interested in the footprints?

3. A mountain climber took the pictures of large footprints in_______.

4. Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?

5. Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the Snowman has puzzled the world for over _______years.