Theoldmanawokejustbeforesunrise，asheoftendid．Hewaswalkingbytheocean'sedgeto（1）thenewday．Ashemovedthroughthemorningdawn，he（2）onafaint，farawaymotion．Hesawayoungman，bendingandwavingarms

Question

The old man awoke just before sunrise，as he often did．He was walking by the ocean's edge to （1）___ the new day．As he moved through the morning dawn，he （2）___ on a faint，far away motion．
He saw a young man，bending and waving arms，dancing on the beach，no （3）___ that he was in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin．As he （4）___，he realized that the young man was not dancing to the bay，but rather bending to looking through what was left by the night's （5）___，stopping now and then to （6）___ up starfish and then standing，to throw it back into the （7）___．
He asked the youth the （8）___ of the effort．"The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot （9）___ to the sea by themselves，"the youth replied．"When the sun rises，they will die，unless I put them back into the sea．"
As the youth made his （10）___，the old man looked at the vast expanse of beach，stretching in both （11）___ beyond eyesight．Starfish littered the shore in （12）___ beyond calculation．
The hopelessness of the young man's plan became （13）___ and the old man countered，"But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is down．Surely you cannot expect to make a（n） （14）___．"
The young man paused briefly to consider the words，bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as（15）___．Turning to the old man，he said，"I made a difference to that one．"

1．A．accept	B．inspect	C．inspire	D．greet
2．A．focused	B．insisted	C．carried	D．stepped
3．A．wonder	B．doubt	C．way	D．problem
4．A．approached	B．left	C．thought	D．remained
5．A．coldness	B．darkness	C．tide	D．steam
6．A．set	B．pick	C．take	D．hold
7．A．river	B．pond	C．lake	D．sea
8．A．cause	B．excuse	C．purpose	D．idea
9．A．swim	B．return	C．fly	D．dive
10．A．decision	B．conclusion	C．instruction	D．explanation
11．A．directions	B．arms	C．length	D．methods
12．A．piles	B．need	C．numbers	D．danger
13．A．worried	B．anxious	C．eager	D．clear
14．A．sense	B．effort	C．difference	D．effect
15．A．possible	B．likely	C．necessary	D．probable

Answer 1

DABAC          BDCBD      ACDCA
 1．D 考查动词．根据第一句话The old man awoke just before sunrise老人像往常一样起床，准备迎接新的一天，greet动词，迎接符合题意．
2．A考查动词．focus on为固定短语，意思是集中于，当他朝海边走的时候，集中看远处一个移动的东西．
3．B 考查名词．通过前句bending and waving arms，dancing on the beach这个人弯腰，挥舞胳膊，在沙滩上舞蹈，毫无疑问是在庆祝什么，no doubt毫无疑问．
4．A考查动词．根据后文he realized that the young man was not dancing to the bay老人意识到他并不是在跳舞，所以应该是靠近了观察到的，approach为动词，靠近符合题意．
5．C 考查名词．老人靠近发现年轻人在弯腰努力寻找昨晚潮汐留下来的东西，tide意思是潮汐．
6．B考查动词．此处考查 一个固定短语pick up，意思是捡起，拾起的 意思．年轻人时不时停下里捡起海星．
7．D考查名词．根据第6题的解释可知，该年轻人把海星捡起来又重新扔回大海里．
8．C 考查名词．purpose此处是目的意思，老人看到年轻人这样做，很不理解，自然要问目的．
9．B考查动词．根据这句The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach 潮汐将他们带到沙滩上，靠自己是回不去了．
10．D 考查名词．通过上段的介绍When the sun rises，they will die，unless I put them back into the sea．"
都是年轻人的解释．
11．A考查名词．the old man looked at the vast expanse of beach老人看了一下巨大的沙滩，各个方向都看了，甚至远处超出视线都看了．direction此时指老人所看你的方向．
12．C考查名词．此处形容海星数量之大，beyond calculation无法计算．
13．D考查形容词．根据上文可知，沙滩上的海星数量太大，年轻人这样做没有意义，这点很清楚．
14．C考查名词．根据文章最后一句话I made a difference to that one可知，老人认为年轻人这样做没有什么意义．make a difference是一个固定短语，意思是有意义．
15．A考查形容词．年轻人弯腰捡起一枚海星，bent to pick up a starfish and threw it 并扔到大海里，as far as possible意思是尽可能远．