Question

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. Every day, my husband would        the process of trying to get water to the fields. Unless we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

On this day I learned the true lesson of        and witnessed the only miracle（奇迹） I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen __  ___ I saw my son, Billy, walking toward the       . He was walking with effort, trying to be as quiet as possible. Minutes after he        into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches, thinking that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later,      , he was once more walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.Finally, I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing       .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost        at him to get away. A huge deer was dangerously close.       the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from      , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was      , Billy ran back to get more. It then became clear to me.

I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the        boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was        with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1.A. take in        B. try on    C. set about      D. set up

2.A. waiting       B. offering        C. watering        D. raining

3.A. when B. while     C. until      D. before

4.A. fields B. house   C. woods   D. garden

5.A. jumped     B. climbed         C. fell         D. disappeared

6.A. though       B. besides         C. however       D. therefore

7.A. sign    B. scenery         C. view      D. scene

8.A. shouted     B. shot       C. looked  D. spoke

9.A. And   B. Otherwise     C. Thus      D. But

10.A. thirst        B. illness   C. heat      D. pain

11.A. lost  B. missing C. gone     D. missed

12.A. kind B. clever   C. smart    D. honest

13.A. raining     B. appearing      C. singing  D. crying

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.D

【解析】

试题分析：在一个干旱的夏天，连续一个月没有降雨，仿佛一切都会因干旱而死亡。一天，作者看到孩子不断地往返于房子和树林之间，出于好奇她跟踪前往一探究竟，原来孩子在一趟趟地给小鹿送水，作者感动的落泪，而此时上帝似乎也被孩子的行为感动了，恰好也降下雨来。

1. C动词短语辨析。A. 吸收，欺骗；B. 试穿；C. 开始做某事；D. 建立。从情理可知在一个月没有下雨的情况下，为了保住地里种的粮食蔬菜，作者的丈夫开始往地里运水，所以C选项正确。

2.B动词辨析。A.等；      B. 提供，给予；C浇水；D.下雨。作者在下文提到儿子给小鹿送水，由此可知这是一种不求回报的给予行为，所以判断B选项正确。

3.A连词辨析。A当……时候；B. 当……时候； C. 直到……；D.在……以前。根据语境可知作者看到这件事情的时候正在厨房，when后面从句的动词可以是短暂性动词，而while后从句的动词必须是延续性或者表示状态的词，所以A选项正确。

4.C名词辨析。A.田野；B. 房子；C. 树林；  D.花园。根据下文…. into the woods可以判断孩子走进了小树林，所以C选项正确。

5.D动词辨析。A跳；      B.爬；C跌倒；D.消失。 由情理可知孩子走进树林，看不见了，所以答案选C。句意：几分钟后，孩子消失在树林中。

6.C 副词辨析A. 尽管；B. 此外；C. 然而；D. 因此。 由下文可知孩子跑回来之后又一次返回树林，所以用however 表示转折，故C选项正确。

7. D名词辨析。 A.迹象；B.风景； C.风景，观点；D. 场景，场面。 从语境可知此处指的是作者看到的场景，感人的一幕，根据词义判断D选项正确。

8. A动词辨析A. 喊；B.射击；C. 看；D. 说话。根据下文A huge deer was dangerously close可以推测当时作者的心情非常紧张，差点喊出声来，所以A选项正确。

9.D连词辨析。 A.并且；         B.否则；C.因此；D但是。前面提到靠近一头雄健的鹿是很危险的，下文讲当孩子靠近时鹿却没有动，由此可知前后是转折关系，故答案选D。

10.A名词辨析。 A.口渴；B疾病；         C热；D.疼痛。文章开头提到这是干旱的一个夏天，再根据下文lift its head to lap up the water可以判断小鹿是没有水喝，所以A选项正确。

11.C动词辨析。A.失去；B. 不见了；C. 走了，没了； D. 想念，错过。由上下文可知当小鹿喝完孩子手里的水时，孩子再跑回去用手捧水给小鹿喝， lost和missing均强调“找不到了”，而gone可以指“用完了”，所以C为正确选项。

12. A形容词辨析A. 善良的；B.聪明的；C. 机敏的；   D.诚实的。由孩子所做的事情可以判断孩子是善良的，所以答案选A。

13.D动词辨析。 A.下雨；      B.出现；D.唱歌；D哭。根据下文可知当时天上碰巧落下雨点来，所以此处用拟人的手法强调孩子的行为使上帝也为之感动的落泪，答案选A。

考点：考查故事类短文。