英語閱讀題庫

13級大學(xué)英語一期末閱讀試題庫

Part1ReadingComprehension（MultipleChoice）

Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Mr.andMrs.Jones'flatwasfullofboxes,bigandsmall;trunks（大皮箱）；andfurniture.

Thetwoofthemwerebusywithpencilsandpaper,checkingtheir1istofluggage（彳亍李）

whentherewasaringatthedoor.Mrs.Joneswenttoopenit,andsawawell-dressed

middle-agedladyoutside.Theladysaidthatshe1ivedinaflatbesidetheirs,andthat

shehadcometowelcomethemtotheirnewhome.

Mrs.Jonesinvitedherin.

“Ihopeyou'llexcuseusforallthismess（雜亂），〃saidMrs.Jones,〃Wcaretrying...

〃0h,that'squiteallright,“saidthelady.〃Doyouknow,insomepartsofthistown,

neighborsarenotatal1friendly?Therearesomestreets-andevensomebuildings-where

peopledon,tknowtheirneighbors-noteventheirnext-doorones.Butinthisbuilding,

everyoneisafriendwitheverybodyelse.Weareonebig,happyfamily.I'msureyou，11

behappyhere.〃

Theladywasgreatlysurprisedwhenshevisitedthesameflatthenexttime,becauseshe

foundthatadifferentmanandawomanhadmovedin.Onthelady'sfirstvisit,Mr.and

Mrs.Joneshadnotthehearttotellhertheywerenotthenewownersoftheflat,butthe

oldowners,whohadlivedbesideherfortwoyears.Allthistimeshehadnevervisited

orevennoticedMr.andMrs.Jones,hernext-doorneighbors.

1.SomeoneknockedatthedoorwhenMr.andMrs.Joneswere.

A.cleaningtheirhouse

B.counting（數(shù)）theirluggage

C.movingtheirfurniture

D.writingtheirshoppinglist

2.Thiswriterofthispassagesuggeststhatthemiddle-agedlady.

A.livesinabighappyfamily

B.livesalone

C.doesnotdowhatshesays

D.isabothersomeneighbor

3.Accordingtothemiddle-agedlady,insomepartsofthetown,people_.

A.hadbig,happyfamilies

B.hadsmall,unhappyfamilies

C.didn'tknowtheirneighbors

D.didn'tliketheirneighbors

4.Fromthepassage,weknow.

A.themiddle-agedladywaswarm-hearted

B.themiddle-agedladyhadbeenlivinginthebuiIdingfortwoyears

C.Mr.andMrs.Jonestoldthemiddle-agedladythetruth

D.Mr.andMrs.Joneswerethemiddle-agedlady'soldneighbors

5.Whatisthetone（語氣）ofthewriterinthepassage?

A.Happy.

B.Sad.

C.Indifferent（不關(guān)心的）.

D.Critical.

Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

WhenIwasinthe7thgrade,Ihadalotoftroublereading.Mymotherusedtositby

myside,andexplaineachparagraphofeachschoolreadingassignmenttomebecauseIdidn't

understandwhatIwasreading.Shewouldhavetoreadeachparagraphtome.Andthenafter

eachparagraph,shetoldmethegeneralmeaningofwhatwejustread.

Inclass,ItriedtohidethefactthatIcouldn，tread.Myteachersgaveusthelast

tenminutesofclasstostartourreadinghomework,andIwouldsittherefortenminutes

staringatthepage,pretendingIwasreadingit.Irememberaterriblefeelingofnotwanting

togetintotroublefornotbeingabletounderstand.IhadtowaituntilIgothomeso

mymothercouldexplainittome.HowdidIevergetintoCornellUniversity?

Bythe8thgradeIstartedunderstandingalittleonmyown,butIwasreadingata

veryslowspeed.Igotholdofallthespeed-readingbooksIcouldgetmyhandson.Iread

themallveryslowlyatthetime.Ievenwentoutandtookacourseonspeed-reading.Then

Idevelopedmyownwaywhichwaseasierandproducedquickerresults.Istartedpracticing

thesetechniqueseveryday,andasIstartedtoreadfaster,myunderstandingincreased.

IfoundthatIstoppeddaydreamingandthinkingaboutotherthingswhileIwasreading,

andstartedgettingthelargermeaning.Iwasreadingfasterandcomprehendingbetter.

Ifoundthatwhenyoureadslowly,word-by-word,yougetlostinthewords,losethebigger

picture,andyourcomprehensiondrops.Whenyoureadfaster,yourcomprehensiongoesup

becauseinsteadofgettinglostinthewords,youseethegeneralpicture.

6.Themaindifficultythewriterhadinreadinginthe7thgradewasthat

A.sheoftenforgotherschoolreadingassignments

B.shehaddifficultyreadingwithcomprehension

C.shehadapoorvocabularyandverybadgrammar

D.shealwayslookedelsewherewhenaskedtoread

7.Thewriterwouldpretendtobereadinginthelast10minutesofclassbecause

A.shewasafraidofbeingfoundout

B.thereadingclasswasterrible

C.shehadtodowhatothersweredoing

I）,hermothertoldhertodoso

8.Thewriter*sreadingabilityimprovedagreatdealmainlybecause

A.sheenteredCornellUniversity

B.shetookacourseonspeedreading

C.hermotherhelpedher

D.shedevelopedherownwayofreading

9.Fromherownexperience,thewriterfoundthat.

A.one*scomprehensiondropsifonereadstooslowly

B.inordertounderstandbetter,onehastoreadslowly

C.onedoesnotpayenoughattentiontoinformationifonereadsfast

D.manypeoplereadfastinordertosavetime

10.Thewriterwrotethepassageinorderto.

A.provetoreaderstheimportanceofhighereducation

B.tellastoryinhonorofhermother

C.giveadetaileddescriptionofdifferentreadingskills

D.provetheimportanceofreadingfast

Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Learningaforeignlanguageisnotamatterofreadingsomegrammarrulesorsomevocabulary

words-althoughthoseareimportantactivitiesnottobeignored.Acquiring（學(xué)至U）alanguage

islearningaskill,notabodyofinformation.It'smuchmorelikelearningtoswimor

rideabikethanitis1ikelearningabouttheSecondWorldWar.Thatis,youmustnotonly

understandtheideasandhaveinformationathand,butalsomakeyourbodyaccustomed（習(xí)

慣于）tousingthatinformationinphysical（身體的）activity.Inthecaseoflearninga

secondlanguage,thephysicalactivityisspeaking,listening,writing,andreading.

Youneed,then,notonlytolearnandunderstand,butalsotopractice!

Hereareafewsuggestionsoneffectivepractice/studytechniques.

1.Makeyourmouthorhanddowhatyourmindislearning.Studyoutloud.Gotothelab

andworkwithtapes.Studywithafriend,practicingspeakingandlistening.Trytowrite

sentencesorashortparagraphusingtheskillsyouhavepracticedwithyourownlips.

2.Studydaybyday.Youcannotgetbyinaforeignlanguagecoursebycramming（臨時抱

佛腳）atthelastminute.Youmaybeableto〃learn〃vocabularyitemsthatway,butyou

cannotteachyourmouthtousetheminsentences.

3.Sometimesgobackandreview"old"topicsandvocabulary.Languagelearningiscumulative

（累積的）.Thenewskillsyoulearnbuildupontheoldskillsyoulearnedinthepast.The

moreyou〃:recycle”（循環(huán)）familiarinformationandskiIls,thebetteryouwi11beableto

takeinnewones.

4.Don'tbeafraidtomakemistakes.Self-consciousness（害羞）canbeastrongbarrierto

learningalanguage.Perhapspartofthereasonsmal1childrenreadilylearnlanguagesis

thattheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.

11.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis.

A.memorizingvocabularywordsisnecessaryinlanguagelearning

B.learningtoswimisquitesimilartolearningabouttheSecondWorldWar

C.understandingtheideasismoreimportantthananythingelse

D.languagelearningisaprocessofacquiringdifferentlanguageskills

12.Oneofthemajorbenefitsofstudyingwithafriendisthat

A.itmakesonetalkandlisteninaparticularlanguage

B.itbuildsthefriendshipbetweentwofriends

C.friendscansharetapesorotherlearningmaterials

D.onestudiesbetterwithafriend

13.Crammingisnothelpfulinlearningalanguagebecause

A.itisoflittleusetostudywithoutaclearpurpose

B.nothingcanbelearnedthroughcramming

C.anythinglearnedthatwaycanhardlybeputintouse

D.onemaynotfindenoughtimetouseatthelastminute

14.Thepurposeofreviewingoldtopicsis

A.tobuildupagoodbasefornewskills

B.toenjoythegoodideascontainedinthem

C.tothrowawaytheold,uselessinformation

D.toavoidmakingmistakesinthefuture

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyChildrenAreAbletoLearnaLanguageBetterThanGrown-ups?

B.AFewSuggestionsonStudyingaForeignLanguage

C.WhyLearningaForeignLanguageIsMoreDifficultThanAnythingElse?

D.AnIntroductiontoLanguageTeachingandLearning

Questions16to20arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Jimwasayoungmanwhowashonestandworthyoftrust,sohisbosswaspleasedwithhim.

Ashewaseasytodealwith,hewaspopularwithhisworkmates,too.Thoughtheymadefun

ofhimagreatdeal,henevergotangrywiththem.

ButJim，sonegreatshortcomingwasthathecouldnevertella1ie,nomatterhowhardhe

tried,notevenalittleone.Infact,hewassohonestandshythathewou1dblush（臉

紅）evenwhenhewastellingthetruth.Heusedtostandinfrontofthemirrorandpractice

lyingwhilelookinghimselfintheeyeatthesametime.Assoonashetoldaliehe'dsee

hisfacestartingtogoredhehadtolookaway.

Onemorning,however,hedidn，tfeellikegoingtowork.Hehadbeentoapartythenight

beforethathadn'tendeduntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning.Andsoforthefirsttime

inhislifehedecidedtotakethedayoff.Butinordertodothis,he'dhaveto1ieto

hisboss.Hecalledhisboss,pretendingtobeawoman.〃I'mafraidJimcan,tcometowork

today.Heisn，tfeelingverywell.”

PoorJimwasthankfulthathisbosscouldn'tseehimjustatthatmomentbecausehisface

wasbrightred.

“Thankyouforlettingmeknow,“saidMr.Woods,hisboss,andthenjustashewasabout

tohangup,hesaid,“Justamoment,madam,who'sspeaking?”

〃0h!”Jimstammered（口吃地說），andgoingall-outtomakehisvoicesound1ikeawoman's,

hecried,“Thisismylandladyspeaking!，z

16.Jim，sfacewouldalwaysturnredbecause.

A.hewashonest

B.hebecameembarrassedwheneverhelied

C.hedidnotliketotalk

D.hewasgettingsick

17.Jim，sweaknesswasthat.

A.itwaseasyforhimtoturnred

B.hewashonestwithanyone

C.hecouldnottellalie

D.hecouldnotspeakonthetelephone.

18.WhydidJimspendsomuchtimepracticinghowtolie?

A.He1ikedtolie.

B.Hisfriendstoldhimheshould1ie.

C.Hisbosstoldhimheshouldlie.

D.Hewantedtobeconvincing.

19.Whydidhepretendtobewomanwhenhecalledhisboss?

A.Hewasnervous.

B.Hestammered.

C.Hewantedtotellalie.

D.Hewantedtoimpresshisboss.

20.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethatJim.

A.toldalieoncebefore

B.cheatedhisboss

C.madehisbossangry

D.couldcheatnoone

Questions21to25arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Scientificresearchhasshownthatdirectparentalinvolvement（卷入）inthelifeofthe

childisthemostimportantfactorinincreasingtheoddsofakidremainingdrug-free.

“Giveenoughtime,care,andattentiontoourchildren,saysLiliaDulay,thechiefof

Preventive（預(yù)防性的）Education,Training,andInformationattheDangerousDrugsBoard

ofthePhilippines,“andtheoddsincreasegreatlythattheywon'tusedrugs.”

〃Wearelivinginasocietyinwhichparentsandtheextendedfamilyhavelesstimetodevote

toyoungsters,〃saysHata."Thepressuretoearnmoremoneymeansparentsoftenworklong

hoursandsee1ittleoftheirchildren.Thislackofqualityandquantityofparental

involvementisthemostcrucialfactorintheincreaseofdruguse.〃Inshort,parentsmust

beinvolvedintheirchildren'slives.”

DatoHajiJamaatsaysparentsshouldunderstandthatinsomeAsiancitiesschooldrug

preventionprogramsareeither1imitedornon-existent.Parentsshouldhelpdevelopother

programsthatcater（迎合）totheneedsofyoungstersandmakepositiveuseofchildren,s

energy.

Theexceptions（例外）areSingaporeandHongKong,sincebothhaveextensivedrug-education

programs.Bothcitieshavealsorecordedadropinthenumberofyoungsterscaughttaking

drugs.AccordingtotheSingaporeAnti-NarcoticsAssociation,thenumberofnewdrugusers

droppedfrom1134in1997to769in1998.

Tokeepchildrenawayfromdrugs,onethingisclear,andthatisschools,communities,

religiousinstitutions,andthepolicecanhelp,butnoonecanreplacethefamily.The

workthatparentsdoiscritical.Mostexpertsagreeitishighlylikelythatyoungsters

whodon'tdodrugsasteenswi11notdodrugsasadults.

Talktoyourchildren.Listentothem.Setstandardsofrightandwrong.Keepinmindthat

theylearnbyexample.Love,support,andpraisethemsotheywillhaveapositivesense

ofself-worth.Keepthembusy.Beinvolvedwith一andontopof-theirlives.Educate

yourselfaboutdrugs.Remember,don，tletyoursilencebeacceptance.

21.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemosteffectivefactorinkeepingchildren

drug-free?

A.Attentionfromtheparents.

B.Schoolteaching.

C.Governmentallegislation.

D.Noneoftheabove.

22.AccordingtoHata,whatistheprincipalcauseofchildrentakingdrugs?

A.Therearemoreandmoreextendedfamiliestoday.

B.Parentsearnmoreandmoremoney.

C.Parentspaylessandlessattentiontotheirchi1dren.

D.Childrenareharderandhardertocontrol.

23.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?

A.Drugpreventioninthewor1dhasbeenveryeffective.

B.Drugpreventioncallsforparentstobeactive.

C.DrugaddictioninAsiaisveryrareandnon-existent.

D.ThelackofdrugpreventioninAsiaisduetotheprevalenceofextendedfami1ies.

24.Accordingtothepassage,whatmethods,besidesattentionfromparents,canbe

effectiveinpreventingchildrenfromtakingdrugs?

A.Callingforthepolice.

B.Sendingthechildrentoschool.

C.MakingthechildrenbelieveinChristianity.

D.Alloftheabove.

25.Whatdoesthephrase〃be…ontopoftheirlives"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Makethemunderstandthatyourbusinessismoreimportantthantheirs.

B.Puttheirlivesatyourdisposal.

C.Knowwhat，sgoingonintheirlives.

D.Setexamplesforthemintheir1ives.

Questions26to30arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Collegeisanewanddifferentexperienceforme.I'mawayfromhome,soIhavemanythings

toadjustto,suchasbeingonmyownandmeetingmanydifferenttypesofpeople.There

arealotofthingsthatIlikeaboutcollegethatIwould1iketodescribeforyou.

Firstofall,livingatcollegegivesmeasenseofresponsibilityandofbeingonmyown.

Myparentsaren'taroundtosay,〃No,you，renotgoingouttonight,or"Didyoufinish

yourhomework?”EverythingIdohastobemydecision,andthatmakesmeresponsiblefor

myownlife.Duringthesecondweek1wasatcollege,Ihadtogooutandlookforabank

whereIcouldopenanaccount.AndwhenIgottothebank,Ihadtodecidewhethertohave

acheckingorsavingsaccountandwhetherornottogetacreditcard.Decisions!Decisions!

FriendlypeopleisanotherthingIlikeaboutcollege.OnthefirstdayIcametoMarymount

UniversityhereinVirginiafromNewYork,IwasabitconfusedaboutwhereIwasgoing.

MymotherandIdrovein.Wedidnotknowthebuildingweweresupposedtogoto,butthe

guardwasverynice.Withasmile,hetolduswhatbuildingwewerelookingforandwhere

wecouldparkourcar.MyroomwasonthefirstfloorofNewGerard,andIknewIhadto

gothroughsomeglassdoors,butmymotherandIdidn'tknowwhichones.Somestudentssaw

meandasked,“Areyouanewstudent?”WhentheyfoundoutIwaslookingforNewGerard,

onesaid,〃0h,justfollowus;that,swherewe'regoing./zEvennowIfeelcomfortablein

thedorm（學(xué)生宿舍）becausetherearefriendlypeoplearoundtotalkwith.

Idolikealotofthingsaboutcollege,butthatdoesn'tmeanIdon，tthinkaboutthings

athome.AlthoughIlikecollege,Icanstillgethomesick.NewYorkisaverygoodplace,

too!AndsometimesImissit!

26.Thetextisperhapswrittenby.

A.anewstudent

B.anewteacher

C.aforeignreporter

D.aforeignvisitor

27.Whatdoes"givesmeasenseofresponsibility"inthefirstsentenceofParagraph2

mean?Itmeansitmakesmefeel.

A.responsibleformyparents,

B.responsibleformyteacher,

C.responsiblefortheschool,

D.responsibleformyself.

28.Onethingthathelikedwas

A.thecomfortabledorm

B.findinghiswayaround

C.hisstudiesasafirstyearstudent

D.thefriendlypeople

29.WhatisNewGerard?

A.It'sastudent'sname.

B.It'sateacher，sname.

C.It'sadorm'sname.

D.It'saschool,sname.

30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.PeopleinMarymountUniversityarefriendly.

B.Thewriterlikesthenewexperienceintheuniversity.

C.ThewriterdrovetoMarymountUniversitywithhismother.

D.Thewriterisnothomesick.

Questions31to35arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Yukioisatwenty-fouryearoldJapanesebusinessman.Afewmonthsago,hiscompanysent

himtoworkatitsNewYorkCityofficeforhalfayear.Thiswashisfirstexperienceliving

intheUnitedStates.

YukiothoughtNewYorkCitywasveryexciting,buthealsofounditverystrange.Itwas

difficultforhimtogetusedtoit.Hefounditstrangetobewithpeoplefromsomany

differentraces.HesometimesfoundAmericanpeopleverydirect,open,andhonest-though

hestillcouldn，tunderstandthem.HewishedhecouldbecomefriendswithsomeAmericans,

buthewasn'tsurehowtogetalongwiththem.Mostofthetime,hefeltverylonelyand

missedJapan.

Butsoonsomesunshinecameintohislife.Anewclerkcametoworkinhisofficepart-time.

ShewasAmerican,asweremostoftheclerksinhisoffice.HernamewasCindy.Shewas

veryclever,friendly,andgood-looking.Cindywasalsoastudentstudyingbusiness.Cindy

andYukiogotalongverywell.Theytalkedtogetherwheneverpossible.CindytoldYukio

herdreamsofhavingasuccessfulbusiness.Shesaidshewasnotreallyinterestedingetting

marriedorhavingchildren.Shewantedtouseal1ofherenergyforbusiness.Yukiofound

Cindyveryinterestingandverydifferentfromthewomenheknewbefore.Inasimilarway,

CindyfoundYukiouniqueamongallthementhatsheknew.Soonthetwofellinloveand

theywerebothveryhappy.

ButnowitisalmosttimeforYukiotoreturntoJapan.YukiowantsCindytoreturntoJapan

withhimandmarryhim.ButCindydoesn，tspeakanyJapanese.ShefearsthatYukiowants

hertobecomeanordinarywifeandhavechildrenrightaway.CindywantsYukiotostayin

NewYorkCity.

Theyfeelverybad,notknowingwhattheyshoulddo.ShouldtheystayinNewYork?Should

theygotoJapan?Sometimestheythinktheyshouldseparate,buttheyalsofeeltheycannot

livewithouteachother.

31.Afewmonthsago,Yukio.

A.wassenttoNewYorkCitybyhiscompany

B.wenttoNewYorkCityforameeting

C.wastoldtoopenanewofficeforhiscompanyinNewYorkCity

D.methisformergirlfriendCindyinNewYorkCity

32.Accordingtothereadingpassage,Cindy.

A.didn'tlikeJapan

B.wasastudentandabusinesswoman

C.wasastudentandaclerk

D.wasdreamingofsomethingnotpossible

33.Cindywasnotconcernedaboutgettingmarriedbecause.

A.Yukiodidn'twanttostayinNewYorkCity

B.Cindydoesn，tspeakanyJapanese

C.YukioandCindydidn'tgetalongwellsometimes

D.Cindywantedasuccessfulbusiness

34.Accordingtoyouropinionbasedonthereadingpassage,whichofthefollowing

statementsistrue?

A.YukiothoughtpeopleinNewYorkwerethesameaspeopleinJapan.

B.CindywasYukio'sfirstAmericangirlfriend

C.CindyhadmanyotherJapaneseboyfriendsbeforeYukio

D.YukiospokeverylittleEnglish

35.Themainideaofthepassageis.

A.therecanbedifficultiesinfallinginlovewithapersonfromanotherculture

B.AmericanpeopleandJapanesepeoplecannotunderstandeachother

C.amanmisseshiscountry

D.abusinessmanandhisclerkoftenfallinlovewitheachother

Questions36to40arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives.Andwhilewemaygetalongwellwithanumber

ofpeople,wecanonlybefriendswithveryfew.Theaveragestudent,forexample,hasabout

6friends.

Mostpeoplespendtimewithotherstheylike,butstillthedegreeofintimacybetweenthem

andthereasonsfortheirsharedinterestvaryenormously.Aswegettoknowpeople,we

takeintoaccountthingslikeage,race,economiccondition,socialposition,and

intelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimportance,itismoredifficultto

getalongwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.

Manyfriendsavoidargument.Itisusualforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefs.

Theyhaveattitudesandinterestsincommonthattheyoftentalkaboutandtheymightthink

ofthemselvesbeing〃onthesamewavelength^.Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint

however.Andthemoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themoretheyrelyononeanother

forfavorsandtokeeppromises.Also,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabits

andtotoleratedifferencesofopinion.

Incontrastwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremoniestostrengthentheassociation

betweentwopeople.Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultsfrom

sharedexperiencesandemotionsdoesseemtocreateapowerfulbond,whichcanovercome

differencesinbackground,andbreakdownbarriersofage,class,orrace.

36.WhatisTrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Apersoncanonlyhaveafewrealfriends.

B.Weshouldputthingssuchasage,race,economicconditions,socialpositions,and

intelligenceinthefirstplacewhenmakingfriends.

C.Peoplewhomwecangetalongwellwithareourfriends.

D.Astudenthassixfriendsatmost.

37.InParagraph3,“beingonthesamewavelength〃means.

A.talkingasfastasothers

B.havingthesametopicasothers

C.havingattitudesandinterestsincommon

I),havingthesameexperiencesandemotions

38.Theword〃intimately"inParagraph3perhapsmeans.

A.faraway

B.closely

C.well

D.indistance

39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Evenfriendsmayhavedifferenceofopinion.

B.Friendsneverarguewitheachother.

C.Ittakestimetobecomegoodfriends.

D.Sharedexperiencescanmakeforastrongfriendship.

40.Tostrengthenfriendlyrelationships,people.

A.shouldhavethesameage,class,andrace

B.shouldgetridoftheannoyinghabits

C.shouldsupportandunderstandeachother

D.shouldholdfriendshipceremonies

Questions41to45arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Onceuponatimetherewasawisemanthatusedtogototheoceantodohiswriting.He

hadahabitofwalkingonthebeachbeforehebeganhiswork.

Onedayhewaswalkingalongtheshore.Ashelookeddownthebeach,hesawahumanfigure

movinglikeadancer.Hesmiledtohimselfatthethoughtofsomeonewhowoulddanceon

thebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.

Ashegotcloser,hesawthatitwasayoungmanandtheyoungmanwasn'tdancing,butinstead

hewasreachingdowntotheshore,pickingupsomethingandverygentlythrowingitinto

theocean.

Ashegotcloserhecalledout,“Goodmorning!Whatareyoudoing