Question

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. It had not rained in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. If it did not rain soon, we would lose everything. On this day, I witnessed(目睹) a wonder.

I was making lunch when I saw my 6-year-old son, Billy, walking very slowly toward the woods. Minutes later he came running out again, toward the house. Soon after, I saw him walking toward the woods again. This went on for an hour. Finally I walked out of the house quietly and followed him.

Billy cupped both hands in front of him as he walked, careful not to drop the water he carried. Leaves slapped his face but he kept walking into the woods. Then I saw an amazing sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I saw a tiny baby deer lying on the ground. It was dying of thirst, and it lifted its head with great effort to drink the water in my boy’s hands.

When the water was gone, Billy ran back to the house. I followed him to the tap. Billy opened it and a small trickle(细流) came out. He knelt down, letting the drops slowly fill up his "cup".

Now I understood what was going on. The week before, he tried giving water to our horses but I told him not to waste water. Now when he stood up and turned, I was there in front of him. His eyes filled with tears, “I’m not wasting,” he said. I joined him with a small pot of water from the kitchen. I let him walk to the baby deer alone while I stood at the edge of the woods. As tears rolled down my face, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... as if the sky itself was crying.

1.What did the writer think of the son?

A. Clever.       B. Wasteful.

C. Helpful.        D. Forgetful.

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Cows had stopped giving milk because they were old.

B. The writer thought the son wasted water during the dry season.

C. The baby deer was dying because of lack of water.

D. The writer and the son gave water to the baby deer together.

3.The last sentence in the last paragraph means_________.

A. the writer was moved by the son and began to cry

B. the son cried because his parent told him not to waste water

C. a big trickle came out of the lap for the deer to drink

D. The dry season ended and it started to rain heavily

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A. The wonder of water.            B. The wasted water

C. The crying mother and son       D. The dying deer

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了水的奇迹，一只小熊就要渴死了，作者的儿子为了救一只小熊，用手一点一点地接水去给小熊喂水的故事。说明作者的儿子是很有爱心的。

1.1】C综合理解题。通读全文可知作者认为儿子是有爱心，有帮助的，故选C。

2.2】C细节理解题。根据Billy walked right up to them. I saw a tiny baby deer lying on the ground. It was dying of thirst, and it lifted its head with great effort to drink the water in my boy’s hands.可知小熊快要死了，因为缺水，故选C。

3.3】D细节理解题。根据As tears rolled down my face, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... as if the sky itself was crying.可知当泪水顺着我的脸，突然加入了其他的点滴，好像天空本身在哭泣即干旱的天气终于过去了，开始下雨了，故选D。

4.4】A综合理解题。这篇短文主要介绍了水的奇迹，一只小熊就要渴死了，作者的儿子为了救一只小熊，用手一点一点地接水去给小熊喂水的故事。说明作者的儿子是很有爱心的。故选A。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。