完形填空 (共15小题，计15分)
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.
31. A. drinking B. making C. selling D. washing
32. A. turned around B. turned down C. turned on D. turned off
33. A. what B. when C. where D. why
34. A. air B. land C. water D. environment
35. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
36. A. a lie B. a joke C. a story D. a truth
37. A. wind B. rain C. waves D. sands
38. A. himself B. itself C. ourselves D. themselves
39. A of B. for C. from D. forward
40. A. afraid B. surprised C. sad D. angry
41. A. slow B. fast C. soon D. high
42. A. father B. mother C. son D. daughter
43. A. Or B. So C. Because D. Though
44. A. began B. continued C. forgot D. waited
45. A shortest B. tallest C. smallest D. biggest
答案：31-35.BAADD 36-40.CCDBB 41-45.BCDAC
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