题目内容
【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Finding a New Spring
A tradesman was leading a caravan（商队）to another country【1】（sell） his goods. Along the way they came to the edge of a severe hot-sand desert. They learnt that during the daytime the sun heats up the fine sand until it's as hot as charcoal, so no one can walk on it--not even bullocks（小公牛）or camels! So the caravan leader hired a desert guide, one who could follow the stars, so they could travel only at night when the sand cools down. They began the dangerous night-time journey across the desert.【2】couple of nights later, after eating their evening meal, and waiting for the sand to cool, they started out again.
Later that night, the desert guide,【3】was driving the first cart, saw from the stars that they were getting close to the other side of the desert. He had also overeaten, so that when he relaxed, he fell asleep. Then the bullocks who, of course, couldn't tell【4】（direct）by reading the stars,【5】（gradual）turned to the side and went in a big wide circle until they arrived at the same place they had started from! By then it was morning, and the people realized they were back at the same spot. They lost heart and began to cry about their condition. Since the desert crossing was supposed to be over by then, they had no more water and were afraid they would die of【6】（thirsty）. They even began to blame the caravan leader and the desert guide.
However, the leader【7】（he）didn't lose courage. He began walking back and forth,【8】（try）to think out a plan. Remaining alert, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a small clump of grass. He thought,“【9】water, no plant could live in this desert.” So he asked his fellow travelers to dig up the ground on that very spot. They dug and dug, and after a while they got down to a large stone. He got down into the hole, put his ear to the stone, and heard the sound of flowing water.
A spring【10】（find）. All the people were overjoyed.
【答案】
【1】to sell
【2】A
【3】who
【4】direction（s）
【5】gradually
【6】thirst
【7】himself
【8】trying
【9】Without
【10】was found
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是一个商人带领商队到另一个国家去卖他的货物，穿越沙漠时他们找到了一股泉水。
【1】
考查动词不定式作目的状语。句意：一个商人带领商队到另一个国家去卖他的货物。此处是动词不定式作目的状语。故填to sell。
【2】
考查固定词组。句意：几天后的晚上，他们吃完晚饭，等沙子凉了下来，又出发了。固定词组：a couple of“几个”。此处指“几天”后。故填A。
【3】
考查非限制性定语从句。句意：那天晚上，向导驾着第一辆马车，从星星上看到他们已经接近沙漠的另一边了。此处guide是先行词，指人，在后面的定语从句中作主语，故填who。
【4】
考查名词。句意：然后，那些看不出星星来辨别方向的公牛们，慢慢地转向一边，绕着一个大圆圈走了一圈，终于回到了他们出发的地方!动词tell后面用形容词作宾语，故填direction（s）。
【5】
考查副词。句意：然后，那些看不出星星来辨别方向的公牛们，慢慢地转向一边，绕着一个大圆圈走了一圈，终于回到了他们出发的地方!此处turned是动词，由副词修饰，故填gradually。
【6】
考查名词。句意：因为穿越沙漠应该已经结束了，他们没有水了，担心会渴死。动词词组die of后面用名词作宾语，意思是“死于渴”。故填thirst。
【7】
考查反身代词。句意：然而，领袖本人并没有失去勇气。此处用反身代词作句子主语的同位语。故填himself。
【8】
考查现在分词作伴随状语。句意：他开始来回踱步，试图想出一个计划。在保持警惕的同时，他的眼角瞟到了一小丛草。句子主语he和try之间是主动关系，是现在分词作伴随状语。故填trying。
【9】
考查介词。句意：他想:“没有水，植物就不能在沙漠中生存。”此处指“没有”水。故填without。
【10】
考查一般过去时态的被动语态。句意：发现了一处泉水。此处句子主语spring，单数第三人称，和find之间是被动关系，且指过去的事情，所以句子用一般过去时态的被动语态。故填was found。
