Question

【題目】According to an old story, a young man came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water while wandering in the desert. The water was very ______. He filled his leather canteen (水壺) so he could bring some back to an old man in his tribe who had been his ______.

After a four-day ______, he gave the water to the old man. The old man took a deep drink, smiled warmly and ______ his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy ______.

Later, the teacher let another student ______ the water. He spat it out, saying it was ______ and stale because of the old leather canteen.

The student ______ his teacher: “Master, the water was terrible. Why did you ______ to like it?”

The teacher replied, “You ______ tasted the water. I tasted the gift. When my student gave me the water, it was an ______ of love and kindness and ______ could be sweeter.”

I think we ______ this lesson best when we receive ______ gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a paper boat or a drawing, the natural and proper ______ is appreciation and thankfulness because we appreciate the gift.

Gratitude doesn’t always come ______. Unfortunately, most children and many adults ______ only the thing that is given,______ the thought behind it. We should ______ ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of ______ gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

【1】A. sweet B. salty C. bitter D. smelly

【2】A. chief B. father C. teacher D. uncle

【3】A. voyage B. journey C. ride D. flight

【4】A. praised B. thanked C. helped D. congratulated

【5】A. life B. idea C. body D. heart

【6】A. smell B. dip C. taste D. boil

【7】A. awful B. fresh C. clean D. tasty

【8】A. asked B. requested C. criticized D. refused

【9】A. hope B. mean C. pretend D. afford

【10】A. even B. only C. still D. already

【11】A. act B. effort C. attitude D. effect

【12】A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything

【13】A. publish B. recognize C. teach D. understand

【14】A. fashionable B. popular C. innocent D. guilty

【15】A. answer B. response C. review D. announcement

【16】A. confidently B. carefully C. slowly D. naturally

【17】A. convey B. tolerate C. receive D. value

【18】A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. or rather

【19】A. warn B. remind C. inform D. convince

【20】A. expressing B. accepting C. enjoying D. handling

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【11】A

【12】C

【13】D

【14】C

【15】B

【16】D

【17】D

【18】A

【19】B

【20】A

【解析】

本文通過講述一位部落長老收到一個(gè)年輕的男子在漫游沙漠途中找到的甘泉，深切感激學(xué)生贈予他甜美的水。其實(shí)，水因?yàn)樵陉惻f的皮革容器里，變得不再新鮮。從而告訴我們一個(gè)道理：我們當(dāng)從別人那里收到愛的禮物時(shí)，我們應(yīng)該欣賞，并表示感激，因?yàn)榘l(fā)自內(nèi)心給予的禮物才是真正的禮物。

【1】考查形容詞。A. sweet甜的；B. salty咸的；C. bitter苦的；D. smelly有臭味的。根據(jù)下文___4___ his student for the sweet water. 可知，The water was very ___1___.這水是甜的。故選A。

【2】考查名詞。A. chief首領(lǐng)；B. father父親；C. teacher老師；D. uncle叔叔。根據(jù)下文Later, the teacher let another student ___6___ the water.可知，He filled his leather canteen (水壺) so he could bring some back to an old man in his tribe who had been his ___2___.“他把他的皮水壺裝滿了，這樣他就可以把一些人帶回他部落里的一個(gè)老人，他是他的老師。”故選C。

【3】考查名詞。A. voyage航行；B. journey旅行；C. ride騎，乘坐；D. flight航班。根據(jù)After a four-day ___3___, he gave the water to the old man.可知，經(jīng)過四天的旅程，他把水給了老人。故選B。

【4】考查動詞。A. praised 表揚(yáng)；B. thanked感謝；C. helped幫助； D. congratulated祝賀。根據(jù)The old man took a deep drink, smiled warmly and ___4___ his student for the sweet water.可知，深深地喝了一口深深地喝了一口，熱情地笑了笑，并感謝他學(xué)生的甜水。故選B。

【5】考查名詞。A. life生活；B. idea主意；C. body身體；D. heart心臟。根據(jù)The young man returned to his village with a happy ___5___.可知，年輕人得到老人的感激，當(dāng)然是懷著愉快的心情回到了村莊。故選D。

【6】考查動詞。A. smell聞起來；B. dip浸，泡；C. taste嘗起來；D. boil煮沸。根據(jù)Later, the teacher let another student ___6___ the water.可知，后來，老師讓另一個(gè)學(xué)生品嘗水。故選C。

【7】考查形容詞。A. awful可怕的；B. fresh新鮮的；C. clean干凈的； D. tasty美味的。根據(jù)He spat it out, saying it was ___7___ and stale because of the old leather canteen.可知，他把水吐了出來，說那水太糟糕了。水顯然已經(jīng)因?yàn)殛惻f的皮革容器而變得不再新鮮。故選A。

【8】考查動詞。A. asked問；B. requested請求；C. criticized批評；D. refused拒絕。根據(jù)The student ___8___ his teacher: “Master, the water was terrible. Why did you ___9___ to like it?”可知，那個(gè)學(xué)生問他的老師：“老師，水很糟糕。你為什么假裝喜歡它？”故選A。

【9】考查動詞。A. hope希望；B. mean意味著；C. pretend 假裝；D. afford負(fù)擔(dān)。根據(jù)The student ___8___ his teacher: “Master, the water was terrible. Why did you ___9___ to like it?”可知，那個(gè)學(xué)生問他的老師：“老師，水很糟糕。你為什么假裝喜歡它？”故選C。

【10】考查副詞。A. even甚至；B. only僅僅；C. still仍然；D. already已經(jīng)。根據(jù)The teacher replied, “You ___10___ tasted the water. I tasted the gift. When my student gave me the water, it was an ___11___ of love and kindness and ___12___ could be sweeter.”可知，老師回答說：“你只嘗了水。”我品嘗了禮物。當(dāng)我的學(xué)生給我水的時(shí)候，這是一種愛和仁慈的行為，沒有什么比這更甜蜜的了。”故選B。

【11】考查名詞。A. act行動；B. effort努力；C. attitude態(tài)度；D. effect影響。根據(jù)The teacher replied, “You ___10___ tasted the water. I tasted the gift. When my student gave me the water, it was an ___11___ of love and kindness and ___12___ could be sweeter.”可知，老師回答說：“你只嘗了水。”我品嘗了禮物。當(dāng)我的學(xué)生給我水的時(shí)候，這是一種愛和仁慈的行為，沒有什么比這更甜蜜的了。”故選A。

【12】考查不定代詞。A. something某事；B. everything每件事；C. nothing沒什么；D. anything任何事情。根據(jù)The teacher replied, “You ___10___ tasted the water. I tasted the gift. When my student gave me the water, it was an ___11___ of love and kindness and ___12___ could be sweeter.”可知，老師回答說：“你只嘗了水。”我品嘗了禮物。當(dāng)我的學(xué)生給我水的時(shí)候，這是一種愛和仁慈的行為，沒有什么比這更甜蜜的了。”故選C。

【13】考查動詞。A. publish出版；B. recognize認(rèn)出，識別；C. teach教；D. understand明白，理解。根據(jù)I think we ___13___ this lesson best when we receive ___14___ gifts of love from young children.可知，我想，當(dāng)我們從年幼的孩子身上得到純真的愛的禮物時(shí)，我們最能理解這一課。故選D。

【14】考查形容名詞。A. fashionable流行的；B. popular受歡迎的；C. innocent 無罪的；D. guilty有罪的。根據(jù)I think we ___13___ this lesson best when we receive ___14___ gifts of love from young children.可知，我想，當(dāng)我們從年幼的孩子身上得到純真的愛的禮物時(shí)，我們最能理解這一課。故選C。

【15】考查名詞。 A. answer 回答；B. response回應(yīng)；C. review復(fù)習(xí)，評論； D. announcement宣布。根據(jù)Whether it’s a paper boat or a drawing, the natural and proper ___15___ is appreciation and thankfulness because we appreciate the gift.可知，無論是紙船還是繪畫，自然和適當(dāng)?shù)姆磻?yīng)是欣賞和感謝，因?yàn)槲覀冃蕾p這份禮物。故選B。

【16】考查副詞。 A. confidently自信地；B. carefully仔細(xì)地；C. slowly慢慢地；D. naturally自然地。根據(jù)Gratitude doesn’t always come ___16___.可知，感恩并不總是自然的。故選D。

【17】考查動詞。A. convey傳遞；B. tolerate容忍；C. receive收到；D. value評估。根據(jù)Unfortunately, most children and many adults ___17___ only the thing that is given,___18___ the thought behind it.可知，不幸的是，大多數(shù)孩子和許多成年人只看重所給予的東西，而不是它背后的思想。故選D。

【18】考查詞組。A. rather than而不是；B. other than 不同； C. more than超過；D. or rather更確切地說。根據(jù)Unfortunately, most children and many adults ___17___ only the thing that is given,___18___ the thought behind it.可知，不幸的是，大多數(shù)孩子和許多成年人只看重所給予的東西，而不是它背后的思想。故選A。

【19】考查動詞。A. warn警告；B. remind提醒；C. inform告知；D. convince使確信。根據(jù)We should ___19___ ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of ___20___ gratitude.可知，我們應(yīng)該提醒自己，并教導(dǎo)我們的孩子表達(dá)感激之美。故選B。

【20】考查動詞。A. expressing 表達(dá)；B. accepting接受；C. enjoying喜愛； D. handling處理。根據(jù)We should ___19___ ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of ___20___ gratitude.可知，我們應(yīng)該提醒自己，并教導(dǎo)我們的孩子表達(dá)感激之美。故選A。