九年级英语过关测试阅读短文选择正确答案练习

九年级英语过关测试阅读短文选择正确答案练习

学校名称：班级：学号：姓名:

1.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Amanwenttoafast-foodrestauranttobuyhislunch.“Hi,”

aworkersaid."MayIhelpyou?”

uI,dlikeahamburger,largechips,andaCoke,“themansaid.

“Anythingelse?”theworkerasked.

“No,"themananswered."That'sit.,,

“Isthatforhereortogo?”theworkerasked.

“Togo,“themansaid.

Theworkerputtheman,slunchinabag.Themantookouthismoney

andpaidforhislunch.

“Thankyou,“theworkersaid."Haveaniceday∙''

Themantookthebagandwalkedtoapark.Hesatdownandopened

thebag.Hewassurprised.Therewasnohamburgerinthebag.There

werenochips.TherewasnoCoke.Therewasonlymoneyinthebag

—alotofmoney!Themancountedthemoney.Twothousanddollars!

Whywasthemoneyinthebag?Wherewastheman,slunch?

Themanagerofthefast-foodrestaurantneededtogotothebank.

Heputtwothousanddollarsinanenvelope（信封）.Heputtheenvelope

inabagandputthebagdown.Theworkergavethemanager,sbagto

themanbymistake.Sothemanagerhadahamburger,chipsandaCoke,

andthemanhadtwothousanddollars.Whatshouldthemando?

69.Themanwenttoarestaurantto.

A.buyhislunchB.havearest

C.selldrinksD.cookfood

70.Themanwantedtohavehislunch.

A.inahotelB.inashop

C.inarestaurantD.inapark

71.Whenthemanopenedthebag,hefoundinit.

A.foodB.drinkC.moneyD.nothing

2.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

AnneandJosepharetalkingaboutaninterestingquestion.Whydosome

peoplechangetheirnames?Therecanbemanyreasons.Hannachanged

hernametoAnnebecauseshethoughtitwouldbeeasierforpeopleto

remember.Ontheotherhand,Josephisthinkingaboutchanginghisname

toanunusualnamebecausehewantstobedifferent.

Peoplehavealotofreasonsforchangingtheirnames.Filmstars,

singers,sportsmenandsomeotherfamouspeopleoftenchangetheirnames

becausetheywantnamesthatarenotordinary,orthathavespecialsound.

Theychosethe“newname,,forthemselvesinsteadofthenametheir

parentsgavethemwhentheywereborn.

Somepeoplehaveanotherreasonforchangingtheirnames.Theyhavemoved

toanewcountryandwanttouseanamethatisusualthere.

Forexample,LiKaimingchangedhisnametoKenLeewhenhe

movedtotheUnitedStates.HeusesthenameKenathisjob

andatschool.ButwithhisfamilyandChinesefriends,he

usesLiKaiming.Forsomepeople,usingdifferentnamesmakes

lifeeasierintheirnewcountry.

Inmanycountries,awomanchangesherfamilynametoherhusband,safter

shegetsmarried.Buttoday,manywomenarekeepingtheirownfamilyname

andnotusingtheirhusband,s.Sometimes,womenusetheirownnamein

somesituations（情况）andtheirhusband'sinothersituations.Andsome

useboththeirownnameandtheirhusband,s.

72.HannachangesherenametoAnnebecause“Anne"isfor

peopletoremember.

A.louderB.easierC.prettierD.harder

73.Famouspeoplewanttheirnewnamesto

A.havespecialsoundB.beordinary

C.havenomeaningD.beunknown

74.MrLiuseshisnewnamewhenhe

A.stayswithhisfamilyB.isathisjob

C.isamongChinesefriendsD.comesbacktoChina

75.Whatisthebesttitle（标题）Ofthispassage?

A.FamilyNamesB.Women,sNames

C.ChangingNamesD.SpecialNames

3.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

WhenyouarelearningEnglish,listening,speakingandwritingareimportant,

butreadingcanbehelpful.Whenyouread,youcannotonlylearnsomenewwords,

butalsolearnhowtousetheseEnglishwords.Whenyouread,itgivesyoua

goodexampleforwriting.

Secretsofgoodreading:

Trytoreadattherightlevel（水平）.Readsomethingthatyoucanunderstand.

Ifyouneedtostopeverythreewordstouseadictionary,itisnotinteresting.

Trytoincrease（增力口）thenumberofyournewwords.Iftherearefourorfive

newwordsonapage,writetheminyournotebook.Butyoudon,thavetowrite

themwhileyouread.Instead,trytoguesstheirmeaningasyouread:mark（作

i己号）withthemwithapen.Thencomebackwhenyouhavefinishedreadingtolook

themupinadictionaryandwritetheminyourvocabularyandwritetheminyour

ownvocabularybook.Thentrytorememberthem.

Trytoreadregularly（有规律）.Forexample,readforashorttimeoncea

day.FifteenminuteseverydayisbetterthantwohourseverySunday.Fix（固

定）atimetoreadandkeeptoit.Forexample,youcouldreadforfifteenminutes

whenyougotobed,orwhenyougetuporatlunchtime.

Readwhatinterestsyou.Chooseabookoramagazineaboutasubjectthat

youlike,becauseyouaregoingtospendtimeandmoneyreadingit.So,choose

aninterestingbook.Youcanalsoreadnewspapers.TherearemanyEnglish

newspapersinChina.Forexample,21stCenturyTeens,EnglishCoachingPaper,

etc.Theyareeasyenoughforyoutounderstand.Thereissomethinginteresting

inthem.

51.Howmanyreadingsecretsarementionedinthepassage?

A.SixB.ThreeC.FourD.Five

52.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Readingcanhelpyouwritebetter.

B.Itisinterestingforyoutostopeverythreewordstouseadictionary.

C.Whenyouread,youcanonlylearnsomenewwords.

D.TrytoreadsomethingthatisdifficulttoimproveyourEnglish.

53.Ifyoumeetonlyafewnewwordsonapagewhilereading,.

A.writethemdownatonceB.justguessthemeanings.

C.giveupreadingD.don,tmarkwithapen

54.Toimproveyourreading,.

A.onlyreadmagazinesaboutasubjectyoulike

B.readingEnglishfortwohourseverySundayismuchbetterthanforashort

timeeveryday.

C.youshouldreadsomethingyoulikeforashorttimeonceaday

D.it,senoughforyoutoreadsomenewspapers.

55.Thebesttitleis.

A.ReadingisVeryHelpfulB.WhentoRead

C.WhattoReadD.HowtoMakeReadingBetter

4.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Youngpeoplecanhaveproblemswiththeirminds.Somestudentsbecomeworried

becausetheyhavetostudyveryhard.Othershavetroublegettingonwel1with

peopleliketheirparentsandclassmates.

LiuWee,ajunior2studentfromHefei,couldnotunderstandhisteacherand

wasdoingbadlyinhislessons.Hebecamesoworriedaboutitthathestarted

tocuthisfingerwithaknife.

Anotherstudent,14-year-oldYanFangfromGuangzhou,wasafraidofexams.

Shegotveryworriedinoneexam,andwhenshelookedattheexampaper.She

couldn,tthinkofanythingtowrite.

ArecentreportfromJiefangDailysaysabout18%ofShanghaiteenagershave

mental（心理的）problems.Theirtroublesincludebeingworriedandveryunhappy

andhavingproblemsinlearningandgettingonwithpeople.Manystudentswho

haveproblemswon,tgoforadviceorhelp.Somethinktheywilllookstupid

（silly）iftheygotoseeadoctor.Othersdon,twanttotalkabouttheirsecret.

LiangYuezhu,anexpert（专家）onteenagersfromBeijingAddingHospitalhas

thefollowingadviceforteenagers:

*Talktoyourparentsorteachersoften.

*Takepartingroupactivitiesandplaysports.

*Gotoseeadoctorifyoufeelunhappyorunwell.

56.Thestudentswhooftenbecomeworriedorhavetroublegettingonwithothers

mayhave.

A.mentalproblemsB.aheadacheC.nofriendsD.noparents

57.LiuWeicuthisfingerwithaknifebecause.

A.hewasafraidofhisteacherB.hewantedtofrightenhisparents

C.hewassoworriedabouthisstudiesD.somethingwaswrongwithit

58YiangFang,sproblemshappenedwhenever______.

A.shestudiedveryhardB.shehadexams

C.shetalkedwithherparentsC.shethoughtofsomething

59.Studentswhohaveproblemswon,taskothersforhelpbecause.

A.theywon,tletothersthinktheyarestupid

B.theydon,tthinkdoctorscanhelpthem

C.theydon,twanttotelltheirsecrettoothers

D.bothAandC

60.LiangYuezhu,sadvicetellsusthat.

A.it,sbetterforthestudentswhohavementalproblemstostayaloneat

home

B.it,sunnecessaryforthemtobewithothers

C.groupactivitiesandsportscanhelpthem

D.teachersandparentscan,tdoanythingtodealwiththementalproblems

5.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Johngavehismotherexpensivepresentsonhismother,sbirthdayeveryyear.

Helikedtoshowherhowrichhewas.

mustfindsomethingwonderfulforher,anditmustbetheonlyoneinthe

wholeworld.,zJohnthought.

Headvertised（登广告）inthenewspapers.〃Wanted-thebestpresentformy

mother〃

Formanydayshistelephonedidnotstopringing.Peoplephonedhimfromall

overtheworld.Theywantedtosellhim"thebestpresent”.

Thenlessthanaweekbeforehismother,sbirthday,amancametohisoffice.

Hewascarryingacage,andinthecagetherewasalargebird.

“Thisbird,“themansaid,“canspeaktenlanguagesandsinganypopsongs.

Thereisnootherbirdlikeitintheworld.〃

,zIwilllistentoit,z,Johnsaid.〃Ifwhatyousaidistrue,Iwillbuythe

birdfromyou.”

Themanspoketothebird."TalktomeinEnglish,z,hesaid.Thebirdspoke

tohiminEnglish.zzTellmeajokeinJapanese,z*hesaid.Thebirdtold

himajokeinJapanese.”Singafamouspopsong,“hesaid.Thebirdsanga

famouspopsong.

〃I'11buyit,“Johnsaid."Howmuchdoyouwant?”

,,0nehundredthousanddollars,“themansaid.ThiswasalotofmoneybutJohn

paidhimforit.Thenhewenttothepostofficeandsentthebirdtohismother

withabirthdaycard.Thedayafterhismother,sbirthdayhephonedher."Well,

mother,〃hesaid,〃Isthebirdwonderful?”

“Oh,itwasdelicious,dear,〃shesaid.

61.WhydidJohngivehermotherexpensivepresentsforherbirthdayeveryyear?

ABecausehismotherwaspoor.

BBecausehismotherneededthesepresents.

CBecausehewantedtoshowhowrichhewas.

DBecausehewastherichestmanintheworld.

62HowdidpeopleknowJohnwantedthebestpresentintheworld?

ATheycalledJohnup.B.Theyknewitfromthenewspapers.

CJohnphonedthemonebyone.D.TheyknewitonTV.

63WhendidthemancometovisitJohnwithabird?

ATwoweeksbeforeJohn,smother,sbirthday.

BOnJohn,smother,sbirthday.

CLessthanaweekbeforeJohn,smother,sbirthday.

DLessthanaweekafterJohn,smother,sbirthday.

64WhydidJohnpaythemanalotofmoneyforthebird?

ABecauseitwasafatbird.

BBecausehewantedtohelpthepoormanwiththebird.

CBecausethebirdcouldlookafterhismother.

DBecauseJohnthoughtthebirdcouldmakehismotherhappy.

65Whatdoesthesentence〃Itwasdelicious,“reallymeaninthestory?

AHismothercookedthebirdandateit.

BHismotherletthebirdflyaway.

CHismotherbegantolearnlanguagesfromthebird.

DHismotherthoughtitwasthemostexpensivepresentintheworld

6.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

IfUSsoftwarecompaniesdon,tpaymoreattentiontoquality,theycould

kisstheirbusinessgood-bye.BothIndiaandBrazi1aredevelopingaworld-class

softwareindustry.Theirweaponisqualityandoneoftheirjobsistoattract

thetopUSqualityspecialistswhosevoicesarenotlistenedtointheircountry.

Already,oftheworld,s12softwarehousesthathaveearnedthehighest

ratingintheworld,sevenareinIndia.That,slargelybecausetheyhaveused

newmethodologies（方法）rejectedbyAmericasoftwarespecialists.Forexample,

fordecadesqualityspecialistsW.EdwardsDemingandJ.M.JuranhadurgedUS

softwarecompaniestochangetheirattitudestoquality.Buttheirqualitycall

mainlyfellondeafearsintheUSbutnotinJapan.Bythe1970sand1980s,

Japanwasgrabbingmarketsharewithbetter,cheaperproducts.TheyusedDeming,

sandJuran,sideastobringdownthecostofgoodqualitytoaslittleas5%

oftotalproductioncosts.InUSfactories,thecostofqualitythenwas10times

ashigh:50%.Insoftware,itstillis.

WattsS.Humphreyspent27yearsatIBMheadingupsoftwareproductionand

thenqualityassurance（保证）.Buthisadvicewasseldompaidattentionto.He

retiredfromIBMin1986.In1987,heworkedoutasystemforassessing（评

价）andimprovingsoftwarequality.Ithasproveditsvaluetimeandagain.For

example,in1990thecostofqualityatRaytheonElectronicsSystemswasalmost

60%oftotalsoftwareproductioncosts.Itfellto15%in1996andhassince

furtherdroppedtobelow10%.

LikeDemingandJuran,Humphreyseemstobewinningmorepraiseoverseas

thanathome.TheIndiangovernmentandseveralcompanieshavejustfoundedthe

WattsHumphreySoftwareQualityInstituteattheSoftwareTechnologyParkin

Chennai,India.

Let,shopethatUSleadinsoftwarewillnotbeeatenupbyitsquality

problems.

56.Whatcountryhasmorehighest-ratingcompaniesintheworldthananyother

country?

A.Germany.B.TheUS.C.Brazil.D.India.

57.BywhatmeansdidJapangrabitsmarketsharebythe1970sand1980s?

A.Itsproductswerecheaperinpriceandbetterinquality.

B.Itsadvertisingwasmostsuccessful.

C.TheUSsoftwareindustrywasfallingbehind.

D.JapanhiredalotofIndiansoftwarespecialists.

58.WhatdoesthefoundingoftheWattsHumphreySoftwareQualityInstitute

symbolize（象征）?

A.USdeterminationtomoveaheadwithitssoftware.

B.India,sambitiontotaketheleadinsoftware.

C.Japaneseeffortstosolvethesoftwarequalityproblem.

D.Chinesepolicyonimportingsoftware.

59.Whatisthewriterworryingabout?

A.ManyUSsoftwarespecialistsareworkingforJapan.

B.Thequalityproblemhasbecomeaworldproblem.

C.TheUSwillnolongerbethefirstsoftwareplayerintheworld.

D.IndiaandJapanarejoininghandstocompetewiththeUS.

7.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Myfirstreactionwasannoyance.ItwasFridayafternoon,andIwaswithin

anhouroffinishingmyworkfortheweek.AsIwasleaving,anursebrought

meonemorepatientmessage.Thestatementread:"Mrs.Jonescalledtosaythat

shehashadblurredvision（视觉模糊）eversincehermedicaltestthismorning.”

Ismiled.Suddenlyourtestswerecausingeyeproblems.

Thisweekmypatientshadquestionedeverything.Mypatientwithhighblood

pressurehadstoppedcomingtohertreatmentontheadviceofanInternetchat

room.Awomanwhohadamentalproblemwassubstituting（用...代替）St.John,

swordforhermedication.NowMrs.Joneswasimaginingproblems.Irolledmy

eyes.

Mysecondreactionwasworry.AsIlookedthroughherrecord,Itriedto

figureoutwhyshewouldhaveblurredvision,butnothinginherrecordexplained

thenewproblem.She,sprobablyjustanxious,Ithought.Still,shewouldn,

thavecalledifshehadbeenallright.Ipickedupthephone.

WhatInextfeltcanonlybedescribedasdelight.BeforeImadethecall,

thenurseranin:Mrs.Jonescalled.Hervisionisfine.Itturnedoutthatshe

pickedupthewrongglasseswhenshelefttheoffice.TheX-raytechnicianhas

beenhavingthesameproblem.Iletoutalaughter.Mrs.Joneshadbeenright.

Hervisionhadbeenblurred.Nowweknowwhy.

FinallyIfeltshame.IcametorealizewhatMrs.Joneshadtaughtme.I

hadfirstknownshewaswrong,thatheranxietyhadCIOUdedherjudgment.Instead,

mymedicaltraininghadcloudedmine.NowIfeelthankfulthatMrs.Jonesfigured

itoutbeforeImadeamistakeaboutourrelationship.Patientscometomefor

myhelp.Theypaymetolisten,diagnose,treatandtalk.Thatsuggeststrust;

Imustrememberthat,andtrustthemtoo.

60.Thewritersmiledwhilereadingthepatientmessagebecauseheknew.

A.Mrs.JoneswouldaskformoretestsB.thepatientwasbeing

unreasonable

C.thenursewasjokingwithhimD.Mrs.Joneswouldcallhim

61.WhathascausedMrs.Jones,eyeproblem?

A.Wrongglasses.B.Medicalcheckup.

C.Herownimagination.D.ChattingontheInternet.

62.Theunderlinedwordsacloudedherjudgment,,inthelastparagraphprobably

mean“____”.

A.madeherlesstrustfultowardthedoctorB.putherincontrolof

herownfeelings

C.madeherlessabletothinkclearlyD.putherinadangerous

situation

8.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Apeerisapersonwhoisaboutthesameageasyou.Peersaffectyourlife,

whetheryouknowitornot,justbyspendingtimewithyou.

Peerscanhaveagoodeffectoneachother.Maybeanotherstudentinyour

scienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinsolarsystem.

Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebook,andnoweveryone,s

readingit.

However,sometimespeersaffecteachotherinanotherway.Forexample,one

kidinschoolmighttrytogetanothertocutclasswithhim,yoursoccerfriend

mighttrytopersuadeyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpassherthe

ball,orakidintheneighborhoodmightwantyoutoShOPliftwithhim.

Somekidsgiveintopeerpressurebecausetheywanttobeliked,tofit

in,orbecausetheyworrythatotherkidsmaymakefunofthemiftheydon,t

goalongwiththegroup.Othersmaygoalongbecausetheyarecurioustotry

somethingnewthatothersaredoing.Theideathataeveryone,sdoingit”may

influencesomekidstoleavetheirbetterjudgments,ortheircommonsenses

behind.

Peerpressurecanbeextremelystrongandhardtogetridof.Experiments

haveshownhowpeerpressurecaninfluencesomeonetochangehermindfromwhat

sheknowsforsureisacorrectanswertotheincorrectanswer-一justbecause

everyoneelsegivestheincorrectanswer!Thatholdstrueforpeopleofanyage

inpeerpressuresituations.

Itcanbehardtowalkawayfrompeerpressure,butitcanbedone.Pay

attentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcan

helpyouknowtherightthingtodo.Innerstrengthandself-confidencecan

helpyoustandfirm,walkaway,andresistdoingsomethingwhenyouknowbetter.

63.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Peershaveagoodeffect.B.Childrengiveintopeerpressure.

C.Peerpressureishardtostop.D.Peerpressure.

64.Theunderlinedword"shoplift"probablymeansto.

A.doshoppingB.carrygoodsforshops

C.stealintheshopD.taketheliftupstairsintheshop

65.Thewriterwi11NOTagreethat.

A.onlychildrenchangetheircorrectanswerstoincorrectonesbecauseof

peerpressure

B.peershaveaneffectoneachotherC.peerpressurecanbegotridof

D.peerswillbelieveinthemselvesifthereareotherpeerswhoagreewith

them

66.Thewriterintendstobywritingthepassage.

A.warnpeerstoseparatefromeachother

B.tellpeerstofollowothers

C.showitishardtowalkawayfrompeerpressure

D.persuadepeerstodowhattheythinkistherightthing

9.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

DearFlowerniouse,

ThankyouforyourcommentsonhowAmericansandChinesevieweachother.

Thisisanimportantsubject.Moderntechnologyhasgivenmanynationsthechance

ofdestroyingothernations.Thisisacruelpicturebutitisarealisticone.

Itmeansthateverynationshouldmakesurethattheseweaponsofgreat

destructionareneverused.Thisrequiresgreaterunderstandingandgreater

acceptanceofdifferencesamongpeopleandnationsinallpartsoftheplanet.

YourletterasksspecificallyaboutChineseAmericanrelationshipsbutI

wanttoletyouknowmyfeelingsonaglobalscale.BecauseChinaandAmerica

arethemostpowerfulnationsandIbelievetheyhaveaspecialresponsibility

forpromotingbetterunderstandingandforleadingthewaytowardpeaceful

solutionstotheworld,sproblems.

YouaskhowChineseAmericanpeoplevieweachother.Thisisanimportant

question.BecauseIknowsolittleaboutChinathatIamnotabletojudgehow

ChineseviewAmericans.Iamsurethattheviewdiffersaccordingtoindividual

experiencesthatpersonsmighthave.AnditisnoteasytodescribeAmericato

foreigners.Americaisavastmassofpeopleandcultures.Thesepeoplecame

fromallpartsoftheworld,fromAsia,Africa,LatinAmerica,Europeand

Australia.Eachbroughtadifferentcultureandadifferentsetofvalueswithin

asinglenation.

IbelievethatthevastmajorityofAmericanslikethevastmajorityof

Chinesewantpeaceandfriendshipbetweenourtwonations.BothChinaandAmerica

havesufferedthroughgenerationsfromwarandviolenceinourhistory.AndI

believethatitisthespecialresponsibilityofal1ChineseandallAmericans

toimpressthisneedformutualunderstandingonourneighborsinother

countries.

Somyfriend,thisismyresponse.PleaseknowthatIwritetoyouasaprivate

personlivinginAmerica.Idofeelstronglythatpeopleeverywherehavemore

incommonthantheyhavedifferences.Weallsharethesamebasicneedsfor

existenceandwealldependuponthesameneedforthesurvivalofthisbeautiful

planetearth.Maybewecanbegintoencouragebettercommunicationandbetter

understandingthroughmycolumns.Ihopeso.

67.FromthepassagewecanknowthatFlowerniouse.

A.lovesAmericansB.hasreadaboutthewriter,sarticles

C.isAmericanD.knowslittleaboutAmericans

68.Itislikelythatthewriter.

A.disagreeswithFlowermouse

B.thinksitpossiblefornationstobedestroyedduetomoderntechnology

C.thinksAmericangovernmentsharethesameopinionswithitspeople

D.believestheweaponsofgreatdestructionareneverused

69.IntheletterFlowermousewrotetothewriter,hemayhavereferredto.

A.AmericancultureB.Americansociety

C.Chinese-AmericanrelationshipsD.howChineseandAmericanshelpeach

other

70.Thewriter,spurposetowritethepassageisto

A.introduceAmericanstousB.makefriendswithFlowermouse

C.speakforthegovernmentofD.callinnationstounderstandeach

Americaother

10.根据短文内容,选择正确答案

Thehousewasquietat5amandTim,smotherwasasleep.Onlythesound

ofbigfreezerbrokethequiet.He,ddreamtofthecavelastnight.Thepurring

ofthefreezerhadbeenthesea.

Timpulledonasweaterandputsomeapplesintohisschoolbag.Itwastoo

earlyforbreakfast,He,deatafterhe,dbeenthroughthecave,sittingon

therocksandstaringatthesea.

Hewishedhehadaproperpack.Hisschoolbagwouldhavetodo.Whatelse?

Sandwiches-buthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadfor

sandwiches,she,dwanttoknowwhyhehadtoleavesoearly.Hesettledfor

somebiscuits,andleftanotestucktothetable:GonetoMichael,s.Back

tonight.Tim

Theskywashighandsoftandlightoutside,thoughthesunstillwasn,

tup.Eventhehighwayupthehillwasquietashemadehiswaydownthestreet.

Thewindfromtheseawasfreshandsweet.

Thesandhillsstillbreathedheatfromyesterday,ssun,thoughthetop

ofthesandwascool.Herandowntothebeachimpatiently,buttherewasno

one,justdrysanddancingintheearlywindandseabirdsmarchingupanddown

watchingthewaves.

Thelightchangedsuddenly.Thefirstraysofsunlightstretchedacrossthe

sea.Thesunwaspushingitswayovertheedgeoftheworld.

Overthefirstrocks,alongtothepoint.Timglancedback.Thebeachwas

stillempty.Thesunsailedhigherinthesky.

Hecouldseethecavenow,evendarkerinthemorninglight.Thesandturned

silverthendarkgoldasthewaterflowedawayfromit.Hehadtoforcehimself

togocloser