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 as he walked, careful not to drop the water he carried. Leaves slapped his face but he kept walking into the woods. 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.

46. What did the writer think of the son? 

A. clever           B. wasteful         C. helpful          D. forgetful

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

A. with a small pot     

B. by cupping his both hands.  

C. with the help of large deer   

D. by using an empty bottle

48. 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 during the dry season.

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

D. The writer and the son gave water to the baby deer together.

49. The last sentence in the last paragraph means _____.

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

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

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

D. the dry season ended and it started to rain heavily

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

A. the wonder of water             

B. the wasted water    

C. the crying mother and son   

D. the dying deer

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 as he walked, careful not to drop the water he carried. Leaves slapped his face but he kept walking into the woods. 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.

46. What did the writer think of the son? 

A. clever               B. wasteful                   C. helpful                     D. forgetful

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

A. with a small pot     

B. by cupping his both hands.  

C. with the help of large deer  

D. by using an empty bottle

48. 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 during the dry season.

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

D. The writer and the son gave water to the baby deer together.

49. The last sentence in the last paragraph means _____.

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

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

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

D. the dry season ended and it started to rain heavily

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

A. the wonder of water                      

B. the wasted water             

C. the crying mother and son

D. the dying deer

阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词，将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。

It was one of the hottest day of that summer．It hadn’t rained for n  1  one month．The plants were dying．Cows had stopped giving m  2  ．If it didn't rain soon，we would lose everything．

I was cooking when I saw my 6-year-old son，Billy，walking slowly toward the woods（丛林） A few minutes later he came out gain，toward the house．Soon after，he walked toward the woods once again．I wondered w  3   he was doing．

I noticed Billy went there w   4  a bowl of water in both his hands．There was a baby deer（鹿） 1  5  on the ground．It was dying of thirst．Billy walked close to it and put down the bowl in f  6  of it．It lifted its head slowly and tried its best to d  7  the water．I understood what was g  8  on．The week before，I told him not to waste water．He always k  9  my words in his mind．Now when he saw me standing nearby，he said with tears （泪） in his eyes，"I’m not w  10   water，mum．" "No，you aren’t．" I said．Tears rolled down my face．

Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter. A man with a walking stick is pictured there. A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man, and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?
The man on this quarter is John Muir. Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man, he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness. He walked more than a thousand miles across the country, through fields and woods. John Muir liked writing about the places he visited, describing their beauty.
Muir also wrote about problems. In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, many trees were being cut down. This made Muir unhappy and worried, because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them．Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings. He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests. Soon, others began to listen.
Muir wrote letters to important people, such as President Theodore Roosevelt. The president admired Muir’s love for nature. When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California. Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation. Later, President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks. National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park, the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter.
Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died, people continue his work today. His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world. John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then, now, and for the future

1. 1.

   Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?

   1. A.
      Because Roosevelt loved watching nature
   2. B.
      Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir
   3. C.
      Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature
   4. D.
      Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland
2. 2.

   Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?

   1. A.
      Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country
   2. B.
      Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world
   3. C.
      Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests
   4. D.
      Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt
3. 3.

   What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?

   1. A.
      To advise readers to become active conservationists
   2. B.
      To make us interested in the story about a great man
   3. C.
      To tell us something about an important person in history
   4. D.
      To give information about how to conserve the environment

Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter. A man with a walking stick is pictured there. A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man, and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?

The man on this quarter is John Muir. Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man, he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness. He walked more than a thousand miles across the country, through fields and woods. John Muir liked writing about the places he visited, describing their beauty.

Muir also wrote about problems. In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, many trees were being cut down. This made Muir unhappy and worried, because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them．Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings. He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests. Soon, others began to listen.

Muir wrote letters to important people, such as President Theodore Roosevelt. The president admired Muir’s love for nature. When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California. Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation. Later, President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks. National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park, the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter.

Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died, people continue his work today. His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world. John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then, now, and for the future.

1.Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?

A．Because Roosevelt loved watching nature.

B．Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir.

C．Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature.

D．Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland.

2.Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?

A．Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country.

B．Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world.

C．Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests.

D．Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt.

3.What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?

A．To advise readers to become active conservationists.

B．To make us interested in the story about a great man.

C．To tell us something about an important person in history.

D．To give information about how to conserve the environment.