Question

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband 37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

However, one day I learned the true lesson of   39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,   41  toward the woods. He was walking   42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing 47 .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I 48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously 49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was 52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.

I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.

1.                A．water          B．cloud          C．rain  D．storm

2.                A．decided        B．chose          C．tried D．offered

3.                A．before         B．unless          C．until D．if

4.                A．sending        B．sharing         C．forgiving  D．begging

5.                A．never          B．ever           C．once D．yet

6.                A．running        B．jumping         C．walking   D．riding

7.                A．slowly          B．quickly         C．hurriedly D．dangerously

8.                A．plants          B．flowers         C．woods    D．vegetables

9.                A．thinking        B．wondering      C．worrying  D．dreaming

10.               A．though         B．besides         C．however  D．too

11.               A．beating         B．following       C．teaching   D．hoping

12.               A．scene          B．field           C．world D．sign

13.               A．almost         B．already         C．just   D．even

14.               A．weak          B．close          C．ill    D．brave

15.               A．horse          B．crop           C．baby  D．deer

16.               A．thirst          B．diseases        C．heat  D．pain

17.               A．gone          B．cleaned        C．lost   D．dried

18.               A．comfortable     B．clear           C．acceptable D．simple

19.               A．kind           B．clever          C．naughty   D．honest

20.               A．hit            B．washed         C．ruined    D．save

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了在干旱季节，一点雨都没有下。作物都要死掉了，儿子捧水去救一头小鹿，最后感动的老天也下雨了的故事。

1.C 上下文串联。根据前句说明现在是最干旱的季节，几乎不下雨。

2.C 动词辨析。A决定B选择C努力D提供；我的丈夫努力地从别的地方找水来浇地。

3.B 连词辨析。如果还不下雨，我们的庄稼就要被毁了。Unless除非，如果…不…；

4.B 动词辨析。A送B分享C原谅D乞求；那一天我学会了什么是真正的分享。

5.A 副词辨析。A从未B曾经C一旦D然而；见证了一个我以前从未见过的奇迹。

6.C 动词辨析。A奔跑B跳跃C步行D骑车；我的儿子Bill朝深林走了过去。

7.A 副词辨析。A慢慢地B迅速地C着急地D危险地；他走的很慢，因为手里捧着水。

8.C 上下文串联。根据41空后的toward the woods说明他消失在深林里。

9.A 动词辨析。A认为B想知道C担忧D梦想；他是跑着回来的，我继续做饭，同时我认为他做的事情总是结束了。

10.C 副词辨析。A尽管B而且C然而D也；然而一会以后他又慢慢地朝深林走了过去。

11.B 动词辨析。A击打B跟随C教育D希望；我情不自禁地跟随着他进入深林。

12.A 名词辨析。A场景B区域C世界D景色；我看见了最让人惊讶的场景。

13.A 副词辨析。A几乎B已经C仅仅D甚至；我几乎要尖叫出来把他吓走，因为太危险了。

14.B 形容词辨析。A虚弱B靠近C生病D勇敢；在那时一头鹿离儿子实在太近了，很危险。

15.D 上下文串联。根据下文可知地上有一只小鹿要渴死了，儿子捧来水救它。

16.A 上下文串联。根据文章第一段可知是干旱季节，几乎没有雨，动物都要渴死了。

17.A 形容词辨析。A没有了B清除C失去D干；当水没有了的时候，儿子就跑回去捧水。

18.B 形容词辨析。A舒服B清楚C可以接受D简单；儿子在做什么已经很清楚了。

19.A 上下文串联。儿子用自己的善良的行为在挽救小鹿，说明儿子是一个很善良的人，

20.D 动词辨析。A击打B洗C毁坏D挽救；那一天所下的雨挽救了我们的农场。

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