Question

    I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He _____ to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as ____ as possible.

A few minutes after he disappeared into the ______, he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches, ______ that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, _____, he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.

____curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was _____ both hands in front of him as he walked, being 2___ not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked ______ behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing ____.

Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost ____  at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was ______ close. But they didn’t even move as Billy _____ . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from ______and extreme heat, lift its head _____ to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.

It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of _____. You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were _____. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly ______ by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was______ God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the ____ of one little boy who saved another.

1.A. happened    B. seemed    C. managed    D. meant

2.A. quickly    B. secret    C. smoothly    D. careful

3.A. distance    B. yard    C. woods    D. park

4.A. wondering    B. thinking    C. studying    D. doubting

5.A. eventually    B. actually    C. however    D. therefore

6.A. Within    B. Out of    C. Beyond    D. In spite of

7.A. holding    B. waving    C. surrounding    D. cupping

8.A. careful    B. worried    C. eager    D. prepared

9.A. away    B. close    C. out    D. off

10.A. scene    B. story    C. view    D. game

11.A. fought    B. signed    C. screamed    D. waited

12.A. hardly    B. dangerously    C. easily    D. nearly

13.A. ran away    B. turned out    C. knelt down    D. settled down

14.A. hunger    B. disease    C. thirst    D. injury

15.A. in turn    B. in silence    C. with appreciation    D. with difficulty

16.A. suffering    B. supporting    C. sharing    D. depending

17.A. dying    B. reducing    C. harvesting    D. growing

18.A. hidden    B. covered    C. joined    D. caught

19.A. when    B. as if    C. because    D. that

20.A. wish    B. dream    C. action    D. expectation

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. C

4. B

5. C

6. B

7. D

8. A

9. B

10. A

11. C

12. B

13. C

14. C

15. D

16. C

17. A

18. C

19. B

20. C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文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，作者被感动了，这时上帝好像被感动哭了一样，天空下起了雨，拯救了万物。

1.考查动词辨析。A. happened发生；B. seemed看起来；C. managed管理； D. meant意味着。句意：他似乎走得很吃力，尽量小心翼翼的。由下文可知，比利手捧着水，所以动作小心翼翼的。由上文“ I could only see his back”可知，作者只能看到他的后背，并没有看到比利前面拿着什么，所以从后背看上去他似乎走得很吃力。seem to be doing sth“看起来正在做某事”符合句意。故B选项切题。

2.考查形容词辨析。quickly快速地； B. secret秘密的；C. smoothly光滑地；D. careful小心的。句意：他似乎走得很吃力，尽量小心翼翼。由下文可知，小男孩是捧着水去救小鹿，所以走起路来非常的小心。故D选项切题。

3.考查名词辨析。A. distance距离；B. yard庭院；C. woods树林；D. park公园。句意：他消失在树林里几分钟后，又跑向房子。由下文“he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.”可知，他又一次慢慢地朝着树林走去。所以他消失在树林里几分钟后，又跑向房子。故C选项切题。

4.考查动词辨析。A. wondering想知道；B. thinking认为；C. studying学习；D. doubting怀疑。句意：我回去做三明治了，以为他做的事情都已经完成了。thinking表示作者的想法。故B选项切题。

5.考查副词辨析。A. eventually最终地；B. actually事实上地；C. however然而；D. therefore因此。句意：可是过了一会儿，他又慢慢地向树林走去。由前文可知，作者认为已经完成，然而确没有完成。所以前后句子表示转折。故C选项切题。

6.考查介词辨析。A. Within在...内；B. Out of处于；C. Beyond超越；D. In spite of尽管。句意：出于好奇，我走了出去，跟在他的后面。由“I walked out and followed him on his journey”可知，我走了出去，跟在他的后面，所以作者很好奇。Out of curiosity“出于好奇”。故B选项切题。

7.考查动词辨析。A. holding持有；B. waving挥手示意；C. surrounding包围；D. cupping托着。句意：他走路时双手捧在胸前，小心翼翼地不让手里的水洒出来。由下文“drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.”可知，鹿喝着我那漂亮的孩子手里捧着的水，所以水是捧来的。故D选项切题。

8.考查形容词辨析。A. careful小心的；B. worried担忧的；C. eager 渴望的；D. prepared准备的。句意：他走路时双手捧在胸前，小心翼翼地不让手里的水洒出来。由上文“trying to be as careful as possible.”可知，他小心翼翼地不让手里的水洒出来。故A选项切题。

9.考查副词辨析。A. away离开；B. close接近地；C. out在外；D. off走开。句意：当他走进树林时，我偷偷地紧跟在他后面走，我看到了最令人惊奇的一幕。紧跟在他后面走，才能看到最令人惊奇的一幕。故B选项切题。

10.考查名词辨析。A. scene场景；B. story故事；C. view观点；D. game游戏。句意：当他走进树林时，我偷偷地跟在他后面走，我看到了最令人惊奇的一幕。由下文对于小男孩捧着水喂鹿的描述，可知，作者看到了最令人惊奇的一幕。故A选项切题。

11.考查动词辨析。A. fought打战；B. signed 签署；C. screamed尖叫；D. waited等待。句意：我差点对他尖叫，要他走开。作者觉得危险，所以想用尖叫的方式让儿子走开。故C选项切题。

12.考查副词辨析。A. hardly几乎不；B. dangerously危险地；C. easily容易地； D. nearly几乎。句意：一只长着精致鹿角的雄鹿危险地靠近。由前文“A huge male deer”可知，雄鹿具有攻击性。所以它的靠近被认为是危险的。故B选项切题。

13.考查动词短语辨析。A. ran away逃跑；B. turned out结果；C. knelt down下跪； D. settled down平静下来。句意：但是当比利双膝跪下来的时候，他们甚至都没有动。由下文“ I saw a small deer lying on the ground”可知，我看见一只小鹿躺在地上。所以比利要想喂小鹿喝水，就得双膝跪下来，才能使小鹿喝到水。故C选项切题。

14.考查名词辨析。A. hunger饥饿；B. disease疾病；C. thirst口渴；D. injury伤害。句意：我看见一只小鹿躺在地上，显然是口渴得厉害，他吃力地抬起头来，喝着我那漂亮的孩子手里捧着的水。由“ extreme heat”可知，小鹿口渴得厉害。故C选项切题。

15.考查介词短语辨析。A. in turn反过来； B. in silence沉默地；C. with appreciation 感激地；D. with difficulty困难地。句意：我看见一只小鹿躺在地上，显然是口渴得厉害，他吃力地抬起头来，喝着我那漂亮的孩子手里捧着的水。由上下文可知，已经好几个月没有下雨，小鹿也遭受着缺水，所以抬起头喝水是很吃力的。故D选项切题。

16.考查动词辨析。A. suffering遭受；B. supporting支持；C. sharing分享；D. depending依靠。句意：就是在这一天，我学到了分享的真谛。即使在很干旱的情况下，比利仍然将水分享给小鹿。所以从比利的无私的行动中，作者学到了分享的真谛。故C选项切题。

17.考查形容词辨析。A. dying临死的；B. reducing减少；C. harvesting收获的；D. growing生长的。句意：你知道，我们这里已经三个月没下雨了，庄稼都快死了。由“, we hadn’t had any rain for three months”可知，我们已经三个月没下雨了。所以庄稼都快死了。故A选项切题。

18.考查动词辨析。A. hidden隐藏；B. covered覆盖； C. joined加入；D. caught抓。句意：当滚落在我脸上的泪水开始落到地上时，它们突然与其它的水滴混合在一起。这里表示作者流泪了，这时天空也下起了雨，泪水与雨水混合在一起。故C选项切题。

19.考查从属连词辨析。A. when当...时候；B. as if 好像；C. because因为；D. that引导从句的连接词。句意：上帝好像被感动哭了。那天下的那场雨救了我们的农场，就像一个小男孩救了一头鹿一样。 as if “好像”表示从句的内容不是事实。故B选项切题。

20.考查名词辨析。A. wish希望；B. dream梦想；C. action行动；D. expectation期望。句意：上帝好像被感动哭了。那天下的那场雨救了我们的农场，就像一个小男孩救了一头鹿一样。这里指上帝的行动和比利的行动是一样的，都是为了拯救饥渴的生灵。故C选项切题。