Question

【题目】

It was one of the honest days of the dry season. There was no rain for about a month. Cows stopped giving milk. On this day I saw a wonder.

I was making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son Billy walking very slowly to the woods. Minutes later, he ran to the house. Soon after that, I saw him walking to the woods again. This went on for an hour. Finally I walked out of the house quietly and followed him.

Billy cupped（窝成杯状）both hands in front of him as he walked, careful not to drop the water he carried. Then I saw an amazing sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I saw a tiny baby deer lying on the ground. It was dying of thirst, and it lifted its head to drink the water in my boy's hands.

When the water was gone, Billy ran back to the house. I followed him to the tap. Billy turned it on and let the water slowly fill up his "cup". When he stood up and turned, I was there in front of him. His eyes were filled with tears. "I'm not wasting water, Mum," he said. I joined him with a bottle of water from the kitchen. I let him walk to the baby deer alone while I stood meters away. As tears rolled down my face, they were suddenly joined by other drops… and more drops... as if the sky itself was crying.

【1】What was the weather like?

A.Hot and dry.B.Cold and rainy.C.Warm and cloudy.D.Cool and sunny.

【2】What did the mother see when she was making lunch?

A.She saw Billy playing with some cows.

B.She saw several large deer eating grass behind her house

C.She saw Billy walking from the woods to the house again and again.

D.She saw a tiny baby deer lying on the ground.

【3】In the beginning Billy carried the water to the baby deer with __________________.

A.a bottleB.his handsC.a cupD.his mouth

【4】The mother thought Billy was a (an) _____________ boy.

A.honestB.braveC.funnyD.helpful

【5】From the last sentence of the passage, we can know ____________________.

A.the mother was sorry for the deerB.the dry season ended and it started to rain

C.the wonder was that the baby deer could cryD.Billy wasted water and began to cry

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

本篇讲述在一个旱季，6岁的比利背着妈妈给即将渴死的小鹿喝水，妈妈发现后，没有责怪他，和他一起前往，看着他喂水给小鹿，妈妈感到得哭了，就在这时，下雨了，雨季到来了。

【1】推理判断题。根据第一段“It was one of the honest days of the dry season. There was no rain for about a month.”，可知“这是在旱季，天气是又热又干燥”；故选 A 。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段“…when I saw my six-year-old son Billy walking very slowly to the woods. Minutes later, he ran to the house. Soon after that, I saw him walking to the woods again.”，可知“她看见比利一次又一次地往返树林里和家”；故选 C 。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段“Billy cupped both hands in front of him as he walked,”—— 他把双手窝成杯状，可知“他起初是用手给小鹿喂水”；故选B 。

【4】推理判断题。根据文中描述：比利背着妈妈给小鹿喂水，妈妈发现后和他一起去给小鹿喂水，可知“妈妈欣赏儿子的行为”，由此推断“妈妈觉得儿子是乐于助人的”；故选 D。

【5】推理判断题。根据最后一段“As tears rolled down my face, they were suddenly joined by other drops… and more drops... as if the sky itself was crying.”，可知“当妈妈被儿子的行为感动到落泪时，突然感到有另外的水滴滴在脸上”，由此推断“旱季结束雨季来了”；故选B。

本篇阅读单选考查细节理解和推理判断。题4根据“妈妈发现后和儿子一起去给小鹿喂水的行为”，推断妈妈觉得儿子是“helpful”；题5要根据文本的表层描述“妈妈被儿子的行为感动流泪时，泪水被其他的水滴……更多的水滴连接在一起”，推断“雨季来临”。