Question

请阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen _________in almost a month. The crops were dying. If it did not rain soon, we would lose ___________.On this day, I saw a wonder.

I was making lunch when I saw my 6-year -old son, Billy, walking very slowly ___________the woods. Trying to be as careful as possible, he was clearly walking with great _________. Minutes later he ran out again, toward the house. Soon after, he was once again walking in that _________way. This went on for an hour. Finally I walked out of the house quietly and followed him.

He cupped both hands in front of him as he walked, being careful not to _________the water he carried.

As I came closer, I saw several large deer standing in front of him. But the deer didn't hurt him and they didn't

___________move. And then I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, really thirsty, was drinking the water in my boy's hands. Then I followed him back to the tap. Billy turned it on, letting the water slowly ___________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 were filled with tears, "I'm not ___________," he said.

This time, I ____________him, handing him a small pot. As tears rolled down my face, they were suddenly joined by other drops...and more drops...I looked up at the sky. All I can say is that the rain that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved another.

1.A.snow B.rain C.wind

2.A.everything B.nothing C.anything

3.A.into B.from C.toward

4.A.habit B.effort C.surprise

5.A.unusual B.normal C.beautiful

6.A.drop B.drink C.boil

7.A.ever B.never C.even

8.A.set up B.fill up C.put up

9.A.wasting B.playing C.watering

10.A.shouted B.argued C.joined

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述在干旱了几乎一个月的情况下，作者发现自己的儿子来回于家和树林，用手捧着水拯救小鹿，然后作者也参与其中的故事。

1.句意：几乎有一个月没有下雨了。

snow雪；rain雨；wind风。根据“The crops were dying. If it did not rain soon”可知指的是没有下雨，用名词rain。故选B。

2.句意：如果不很快下雨的话，我们将失去一切。

everything每样东西；nothing没有任何东西；anything任何东西。根据前文的几乎一个月没有下雨以及“The crops were dying”可知此处表达“如果不很快下雨的话，我们将失去一切”，用不定代词everything。故选A。

3.句意：我正在做午饭，看到我六岁的儿子比利慢慢地走向树林。

into里面；from从；toward朝向。根据“the woods”可知此处用walk toward表达“走向”。故选C。

4.句意：试着尽可能的小心，他明显走得很吃力。

habit习惯；effort努力；surprise吃惊。根据“Trying to be as careful as possible”可知此处用with effort表达“努力”。故选B。

5.句意：很快之后，他又一次走向那条不寻常的路。

unusual不寻常的；normal正常的；beautiful漂亮的。根据“walking very slowly toward the woods”以及“walking with great effort”可知作者看到的是儿子不断地在家和树林缓慢的走来回，用形容词unusual表达“不寻常的”。故选A。

6.句意：他走路时用双手捧着水，小心不让水掉落。

drop掉落；drink喝；boil煮。根据“He cupped both hands in front of him as he walked”以及“careful”可知此处用动词drop表达“小心不让水掉落”。故选A。

7.句意：但是小鹿没有伤害他，它们甚至没有移动。

ever曾；never从不；even甚至。句中“didn’t move”是“the deer didn't hurt him”意义上的递进，用副词even表达“甚至”。故选C。

8.句意：比利打开水龙头，让水慢慢地装满他的“杯子”。

set up建立；fill up填满；put up搭起。根据“drinking the water in my boy's hands”以及“cup”可知此处指的是水慢慢地装满他用手做的杯子，用动词短语fill up。故选B。

9.句意：我不是在浪费。

wasting浪费；playing玩耍；watering浇水。根据“I told him not to waste water”可知此处男孩子说的是他不是在浪费水，用动词wasting。故选A。

10.句意：这一次，我加入他的行动，给了他一个小罐子。

shouted大叫；argued争论；joined参加。根据“handing him a small pot”可知作者也参与到拯救小鹿的行动中，用动词joined。故选C。