Question

The hardest arithmetic(算術) to master is how to count our blessings.

According to legend, a young man while crossing the desert a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was sweet that he filled his leather canteen he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.

After a four-day journey he the water to the old man who took a deep , smiled warmly and his student greatly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a heart.

Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He , saying it was awful. It had become sour because of the old leather container.

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

The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was only the container for an act of loving-kindness and could be sweeter.”

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of from young children. it’s a greeting card or a bunch of flowers, the natural and proper is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we treasure the idea the gift.

Gratitude doesn’t always come . Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given the feeling reflected in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

1.A. went through B. came across C. fell into D. watched over

2.A. very B. too C. enough D. so

3.A. so that B. for fear that C. in case D. on condition that

4.A. provided B. sent C. presented D. threw

5.A. drink B. bite C. look D. breath

6.A. comforted B. forgave C. blamed D. thanked

7.A. frightened B. satisfying C. happy D. grateful

8.A. drank it up B. let it out C. brought it up D. spat it out

9.A. apparently B. probably C. immediately D. eventually

10.A. doubted B. replied C. challenged D. charged

11.A. delicious B. sweet C. terrible D. clear

12.A. obviously B. simply C. entirely D. certainly

13.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing

14.A. sympathy B. love C. respect D. care

15.A. Either B. Neither C. If D. Whether

16.A. response B. conduct C. behavior D. performance

17.A. beneath B. within C. beyond D. about

18.A. naturally B. normally C. commonly D. universally

19.A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than

20.A. expression B. attraction C. possession D. explanation

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述一位年輕人用皮革容器為自己的老師送來自己在沙漠中行走時遇到的泉水，雖然是酸的，但老師卻不點破并表示了感激，告訴我們不能只重視他人送給我們的東西，同時更要注重其中蘊含的感情。

1. 考查詞組辨析。 A經歷B碰到C掉入D監(jiān)管，根據句子a young man while crossing the desert a spring一個男人在穿越沙漠的時候碰到一汪泉水，故選B

2. water was sweet that he filled，so … that如此…以致…水如此的甜，他裝滿了他的皮革容器，故選D

3. filled his leather canteen he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.他裝滿容器以便他能帶一些回去給他族中的長老，是他的老師，故選A

4. a four-day journey he the water to the old man四天的旅程后他將水送給了老人，故選C

5. the water to the old man who took a deep ,年輕人將誰送給老人后，老人應該是喝了一口，故選A

6. old man who took a deep 35, smiled warmly and his student greatly for the sweet water.老人喝了水后，溫暖地笑了，水如此甘甜，老人應該是十分感謝，故選D

7. young man returned to his village with a heart.，老人感謝了年輕人，年輕人應該是高興地回家了，故選C

8. it was awful，那位學生說水的味道很糟糕，可知他應該是吐了出來，故選D

9. had become sour because of the old leather container.那位學生說水變酸了很明顯是因為舊的皮革容器，故選A

10. student his teacher: “Master, the water was . Why did you pretend to like it學生不明白明明水酸的老師卻說是甜的，于是挑戰(zhàn)老師，提出自己的疑問，故選C

11. the water was . Why did you pretend to like it?學生問老師水的味道是可怕的，為什么你裝作喜歡呢，故選C

12. tasted the water. I tasted the gift.老師回答說，你僅僅是品嘗水，我品嘗的是禮物，故選B

13. water was only the container for an act of loving-kindness and could be sweeter.水僅僅是善意行為的容器，沒有什么能比它更甜的了，故選D

14. 考查名詞詞義辨析。 A同情B愛C尊重D關心，根據句子when we receive innocent gifts of from young children小孩子的禮物應該是愛的禮物，故選B

15. it’s a greeting card or a bunch of flowers,whther…or…或者…或者…句意為：或者是一張問候卡片，或者是一束花，故選D

16. natural and proper is appreciation and expressed thankfulness孩子們送你禮物，最自然的最好的回答就是欣賞和表達感謝，故選A

17. we treasure the idea the gift我們珍視的是禮物之中蘊含的想法，故選B

18.Gratitude doesn’t always come .感激不是自然就發(fā)生地，最為貼切，故選A

19.most children and many adults value only the thing given the feeling reflected in it作者批判大多數孩子和成人僅重視所給的東西故選B

20.teach our children about the beauty and purity of of gratitude教會我們的孩表達感激的美與純真，故A

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