19．A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small，desert-like island．Not knowing what else to do，the two survivors agreed that they had no alternativethan to pray to God．
However，to find out whose prayers were more powerful，they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island．
The first thing they prayed for was food．The next morning，the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the island，and he was able to eat its fruit．But the other man's parcel of land remained barren．
After a week，the first man became lonely and decided to pray for a wife．The next day，another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island．But on the other side of the island，there was nothing．
Soon thereafter the first man prayed for a house，clothes and more food．The next day，like magic，all of these things were given to him．However，the second man still had nothing．
Finally，the first man prayed for a ship so that he and his wife could leave the island，and in the morning he found a ship docked at his side of the island．
The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island，considering the other man unworthy to receive God's blessings since none of his prayers had been answered．
As the ship was about to leave，the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming，"Why are you leaving your companion on the island？"
"My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them，"the first man answered．"His prayers were all unanswered and so he doesn't deserve anything．"
"You are mistaken!"the voice rebuked him．"He had only one prayer，which I answered．If not for that，you would not have received any of my blessings．"
"Tell me，"the first man asked the voice，"what did he pray for that I should owe him anything？"
"He prayed that all your prayers would be answered．"
For all we know，our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone，but those of another praying for us．So what you do for others is more important than what you do for yourself．
65．The first man's wife isC．
A．a swimmer who got to the island by accident
B．an angel sent by God to keep him company
C．a survivor from another wrecked ship
D．a native person on the desert-like island
66．The underlined word"barren"in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning toB．
A．isolated
B．unproductive
C．fertile
D．dry
67．Which of the following is true about the second man？D
A．He didn't deserve any blessing from God．
B．None of his prayers was answered by God．
C．He is not brave enough to tell God his needs．
D．His prayer helped his companion get out of trouble．
68．What's the moral of the story？C
A．Never judge a person by appearance．
B．Don't lose heart in trouble．
C．Helping others is helping ourselves．
D．Greed is the root of all evil．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，主要通過講述一個善良的人總是為別人祈禱的故事，告訴我們幫助他人就是幫助自己，作者通過這篇文章鼓勵我們要多幫助他人．
解答 65．C 細節理解題．根據文章第三段The next day，another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island．可知他的妻子也是在另外一艘遇險的船上幸存下來的，故選C．
66．B 詞義猜測題，根據第三段But the other man's parcel of land remained barren．以及第四段But on the other side of the island，there was nothing．可知第二個男人仍然什么都沒有，故選B．
67．D 推理判斷題．根據文章倒數第二段"He prayed that all your prayers would be answered．"可知他的祈禱就是每個人的愿望都實現，正是他的祈禱讓一個人實現了追求．故選D．
68．C 主旨大意題．根據文章最后一段For all we know，our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone，but those of another praying for us．So what you do for others is more important than what you do for yourself．可知本文想告訴的就是幫助他人就是幫助我們自己．故選C．
點評 考查學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力．做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
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