15．A。固定结构with the help of意思为“在……的帮助下”。

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It was very cold that day. It was __1__ heavily and the ground was covered with __2__ snow. The shepherd thought it was dangerous to __3__ the hill and it was difficult for the sheep to find some __4__ there. So he decided to stay in the __5__ room. He put some hay(干草) in a pen(围栏) __6__ the sheep could eat it when they were __7__. The dog, who felt cold outside, lay on the __8__ hay and soon went to sleep. 　　 At noon the sheep wanted to eat the hay. They were __9__ afraid of the dog and __10__ could get close to it. At last the __11__ sheep came to the hay. Before he started to eat, the dog heard it and opened his eyes. He barked(吠) loudly to __12__ him. The sheep ran away __13__. Looking at the unnatural(不近人情的) dog, the sheep began to talk __14__. 　　 “What a selfish(自私的) dog!” said one of the sheep. “He cannot eat the hay, and yet refuses to __15__ those who can to eat!” 1. A. raining　　　　 B. snowing　　　　　 C. blowing　　　　　 D. shining

14．C。根据上下文，电脑是不可能取代人类的，而人类应永远是电脑的操纵者，故选always。

13．C。in the future意思为“将来”，为正确选项。而in future意思为“今后”，不合文意。

12．D。固定结构make use of意思为“利用”。

11．A。这是一个时间状语从句。while引导的从句中的动词必须是延续性动词；when引导的从句中，动词既可以是延续性动词，也可以是瞬间动词，故when为正确选项。

10．A。the other day指过去的某一天；one day既可指过去的某一天，也可指将来的某一天。这里讲的是将来的设想，故选one day。

9．C。draw意思为“画图”，合乎文意。

8．C。make作使役动词时，后面应接不定式的复合结构，且不定式省去to，即make sb. do sth.，故选择make。

7．D。下文中的field是可数名词单数形式，意思为“领域”，而either指两者中的任意一个，不合文意，故选择every。

6．A。这里应选择一个副词，表示电脑应用的程度。widely意思是“广泛地”，为正确选项。