Question

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn’t see some rain soon we would lose everything.

I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.

Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.

He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill(濺出) the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.

Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap(舔) up the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hand.

I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, himself, was weeping with pride.

1.What can be learned from Paragraph 1?

A. The writer lived in the hottest place.

B. It wouldn’t rain during the dry season.

C. All the crops in the area were dead.

D. People were in great need of rain.

2.Billy walked carefully to the woods because ______.

A. he was not old enough to walk freely

B. he didn’t want to be followed by his mother

C. he tried not to spill the water in his hands

D. he wanted to attract his mother’s attention

3.Why did the writer almost scream for Billy to get away?

A. Because she saw the most amazing site in the woods

B. Because those large deer appeared dangerous

C. Because she saw a baby deer laying on the ground

D. Because the deer suffered from heavy loss of water

4.After learning about the truth, the author felt _______.

A. curious and confused B. scared and excited

C. moved and curious D. proud and moved

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. The Water of Life B. Importance of Water

C. How to Save Animals D. Animals in Danger

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了小男孩勇救瀕死小鹿的故事。正值炎熱的季節(jié)，已經(jīng)一個月沒有下雨了。作者看到兒子不停地進(jìn)出樹林，當(dāng)看到他是在拯救一只小鹿時，作者被感動落淚了，這時，上天仿佛也被男孩的愛心打動，下起了大雨。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“If we didn’t see some rain soon we would lose everything.”可知，在這個炎熱的季節(jié)里，已經(jīng)有一個月沒有下雨了，如果再不下雨，所有的動植物都將死去，故選D。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“being very careful not to spill(濺出) the water he held in them”可知，Billy小心地走路是怕水灑出來，故選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him.”可知，有幾只高大的鹿似乎在威脅Billy，這讓作者感到不安，并想叫住Billy，故選B。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known ...As the tears that rolled down my face”可知，作者為兒子的舉動感到驕傲，并被兒子的愛心感動了，故選D。

5.主旨大意題。文章主要講的是小男孩勇救小鹿的故事，排除C、D；在干旱的季節(jié)，水固然重要，但B項不是文章要表達(dá)的主要意思，排除B；根據(jù)最后一段“ I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, himself, was weeping with pride.”可知，在作者感動落淚的同時，雨水也開始從天上落下來，仿佛是上帝也被Billy的舉動感染了一樣。Billy手中捧著的水對小鹿來說，是生命之水，這時所下的雨，對所有的人和動植物來說，也是生命之水，故選A。

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