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 laying 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.
小題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.
小題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
小題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
小題4:After learning about the truth, the author felt _______.
A．curious and confusedB．scared and excited
C．moved and curiousD．proud and moved
小題5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．The Water of LifeB．Importance of Water
C．How to Save AnimalsD．Animals in Danger

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：本文敘述了由于一個多月沒有下雨了，眼看就要顆粒無收，這時作者看見自己的兒子多次想森林跑去很好奇，于是有一次就悄悄地跟去，發(fā)現(xiàn)兒子小心翼翼地端著水在拯救快要渴死的小鹿，作者想到自己就快沒有水喝了，兒子卻在給動物喝水，很是感動，這時也可能感動了老天，天開始下雨，他們高興極了。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)If we didn’t see some rain soon we would lose everything.他們急需水，故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)being very careful not to spill(濺出) the water he held in them. 他小心地怕把水灑了，故選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him幾只大鹿似乎對孩子有危險(xiǎn)，故選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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,作者感到自豪和感動，故選D。
小題5:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)整篇短文都在圍著水來講，故選A。
點(diǎn)評：一般來說，標(biāo)題的寫作格式是：以話題為中心，將控制性概念的詞按一定的語法濃縮為概括主題句句意或中心思想的詞組。做此類題時，要避免如下三種錯誤：一是概括不夠。多表現(xiàn)為部分替代整體。二是過度概括。多表現(xiàn)為人為擴(kuò)大范圍。三是以事實(shí)、細(xì)節(jié)替代抽象的大意。
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Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Lisa. That’s where the similarities ended.
I was tall and she was small. My thick black hair had been recently cut short into an untidy style. Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great. I was 12 and one of the oldest in the class while she was 11 and the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my enemy. But she liked me and wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me over and I said yes—I was too shocked to answer any other way. My family had moved six times in six years, and I had never managed to develop any friendships. But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school.
She lived in a fun part of town that had two pizza places, an all-right bookstore, a movie theater and a park. As we walked from the school bus stop through her neighborhood, I tried to guess which house might be hers. Was it the white one with the perfect lawn or the three –story house with a front porch? I got very surprised when she led me into an old apartment building. She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister.
When we got into the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies, which was my next surprise. I had never played with them. We sat on the floor, laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. We found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and both had wild imaginations. We had a great day that afternoon .
Lisa was loved by the whole neighborhood. The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines; the movie theater gave her free tickets…. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other’s houses and spent every free moment together.
Lisa, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the rough years of early adolescence and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend.
小題1:The writer and Lisa were similar in the way that          .
A．they were both new students
B．they had the same hair styles
C．they were both tall
D．they were of the same age
小題2:One day Lisa invited the writer         .
A．to go to the movie
B．to go to walk in a park
C．to go to her home
D．to go to a pizza place
小題3:In the passage the writer described Lisa as a girl who was       .
A．friendly and lovelyB．rich and happy
C．quiet and lonelyD．a(chǎn)wkward and shy
小題4:Which of the following did the writer learn from Lisa?
A．How to make up stories.B．How to deal with enemies.
C．How to live a better life.D．How to make friends.

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