Question

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. It hadn`t rained in almost a month. The

crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. If it didn`t rain soon, we would lose

everything. On this day, I witnessed(目睹) a wonder.

I was making lunch when I saw my 6-year old son, Billy, walking very slowly toward the

woods. Minutes later he came running out again, toward the house. Soon after, I saw him

walking toward the woods again. This went on for an hour. Finally I walked out of the house

quietly and followed him.

Billy cupped both hands in front of him carefully as he walked into the woods. in order

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 with great effort 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

opened it and a small trickle(涓涓细流) came out. He knelt there, letting the drips(水滴)

slowly fill up his “cup”.

Now I understood what was going on. The week before, he tried giving water to our

horses but I told him not to waste water. Now when he stood up and turned, I was there in front

of him. His eyes filled with tears. “I’m not wasting,” he said. I joined him with a small

pot of water from the kitchen. I let him walk to the baby deer alone while I stood at the edge of

the woods. 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 did the writer think of the son?

A. Clever B. Wasteful C. Helpful D. Forgetful

2.The boy carried the water to the baby deer _____.

A. with a small pot B. by using an empty bottle

C. with the help of large deer D. by cupping his both hands.

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Cows had stopped giving milk because they were old.

B. The writer thought the son wasted water when he tried giving water to horses.

C. The baby deer was dying because of lack of the water.

4.The last sentence in the last paragraph means that_____.

A. the son cried because his parent told him not to waste water

B. the writer was moved by the son and began to cry

C. a big trickle came out of the tap for the deer to drink

D. the son cried because the baby deer died

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. The Importance of Water. B. The Wasted Water.

C. The Water of Life. D. How to Save Animals.

Answer 1