It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband 37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
However, one day I learned the true lesson of   39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,   41  toward the woods. He was walking   42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing 47 .
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I 48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously 49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was 52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.
I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn’t see some rain soon we would lose everything.
I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.
Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.
He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill(溅出) the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.
Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer laying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap(舔) up the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hand.
I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride.
【小题1】What can be learned from Paragraph 1?

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. Every day, my husband would        the process of trying to get water to the fields. Unless we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

On this day I learned the true lesson of        and witnessed the only miracle（奇迹） I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen __  ___ I saw my son, Billy, walking toward the       . He was walking with effort, trying to be as quiet as possible. Minutes after he        into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches, thinking that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later,      , he was once more walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.Finally, I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing       .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost        at him to get away. A huge deer was dangerously close.       the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from      , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was      , Billy ran back to get more. It then became clear to me.

I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the        boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was        with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1.A. take in        B. try on    C. set about      D. set up

2.A. waiting       B. offering        C. watering        D. raining

3.A. when B. while     C. until      D. before

4.A. fields B. house   C. woods   D. garden

5.A. jumped     B. climbed         C. fell         D. disappeared

6.A. though       B. besides         C. however       D. therefore

7.A. sign    B. scenery         C. view      D. scene

8.A. shouted     B. shot       C. looked  D. spoke

9.A. And   B. Otherwise     C. Thus      D. But

10.A. thirst        B. illness   C. heat      D. pain

11.A. lost  B. missing C. gone     D. missed

12.A. kind B. clever   C. smart    D. honest

13.A. raining     B. appearing      C. singing  D. crying

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. If we didn’t see some rain soon we would lose everything.

　　I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.

Moments later, however, he was once again walking toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I went out of the house and followed him on his journey.

　　He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill the water he held in them. Branches and thorns (荆棘) slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.

　　Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water, lift its head with great effort to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.

　　I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart working so hard to save a life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride.

1.Why did the author follow her son?

A. Because there might be danger.

B. Because her son was doing a good deed.

C. Because she was curious.

D. Because she intended to help.

2.Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage?

A. Rain was in great need.

B. There were few trees in the woods.

C. Billy carried water with his small hands.

D. Billy walked into the woods and then returned over and over again.

3.What Billy did mainly showed that he was ________.

A. caring                            B. beautiful             C. childlike               D. brave

4.Which is the correct order of the development of the story?

① The author was moved to tears.

② Billy fed the water to the baby deer.

③ Billy walked towards the large deer.

④ It began to rain.

⑤ The author followed Billy into the woods.

A. ③②⑤①④                     B. ④①③②⑤  C. ⑤③②①④            D. ⑤②①③④

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband 37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

However, one day I learned the true lesson of   39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,   41  toward the woods. He was walking   42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing 47 .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I 48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously 49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was 52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.

I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.

1.                A．water          B．cloud          C．rain  D．storm

2.                A．decided        B．chose          C．tried D．offered

3.                A．before         B．unless          C．until D．if

4.                A．sending        B．sharing         C．forgiving  D．begging

5.                A．never          B．ever           C．once D．yet

6.                A．running        B．jumping         C．walking   D．riding

7.                A．slowly          B．quickly         C．hurriedly D．dangerously

8.                A．plants          B．flowers         C．woods    D．vegetables

9.                A．thinking        B．wondering      C．worrying  D．dreaming

10.               A．though         B．besides         C．however  D．too

11.               A．beating         B．following       C．teaching   D．hoping

12.               A．scene          B．field           C．world D．sign

13.               A．almost         B．already         C．just   D．even

14.               A．weak          B．close          C．ill    D．brave

15.               A．horse          B．crop           C．baby  D．deer

16.               A．thirst          B．diseases        C．heat  D．pain

17.               A．gone          B．cleaned        C．lost   D．dried

18.               A．comfortable     B．clear           C．acceptable D．simple

19.               A．kind           B．clever          C．naughty   D．honest

20.               A．hit            B．washed         C．ruined    D．save

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn’t see some rain soon we would lose everything.

I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.

Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.

He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill(溅出) the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.

Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer laying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap(舔) up the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hand.

I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride.

1.What can be learned from Paragraph 1?

A．The writer lived in the hottest place.

B．It wouldn’t rain during the dry season.

C．All the crops in the area were dead.

D．People were in great need of rain.

2.Billy walked carefully to the woods because ______.

A．he was not old enough to walk freely

B．he didn’t want to be followed by his mother

C．he tried not to spill the water in his hands

D．he wanted to attract his mother’s attention

3.Why did the writer almost scream for Billy to get away?

A．Because she saw the most amazing site in the woods

B．Because those large deer appeared dangerous

C．Because she saw a baby deer laying on the ground

D．Because the deer suffered from heavy loss of water

4.After learning about the truth, the author felt _______.

A．curious and confused                    B．scared and excited

C．moved and curious                      D．proud and moved

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Water of Life                       B．Importance of Water

C．How to Save Animals                     D．Animals in Danger

     It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen   36   in almost a month. Every day, my husband would    37    the process of trying to get water to the fields.    38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

      On this day I learned the true lesson of   39  and witnessed the only   40  I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,    41    toward the woods.  He was walking with effort, trying to be as    42   as possible. Minutes after he   43   into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches,    44  that whatever he had been doing was completed.  Moments later,     45    , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.    46   I couldn't help following him and saw the most amazing   47    

      Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost    48     for him to get away. A huge deer was   49   close.    50   the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   51    , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy's hands. When the water was   52     , Billy ran back to get more. It then became   53   to me.

      I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the    54    boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was   55  with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen   1   in almost a month. Every day, my husband would    2    the process of trying to get water to the fields.    3  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

      On this day I learned the true lesson of   4  and witnessed the only   5  I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,    6    toward the woods.  He was walking with effort, trying to be as 7   as possible. Minutes after he   8   into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches,    9  that whatever he had been doing was completed.  Moments later,     10    , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.    11   I couldn't help following him and saw the most amazing   12   

      Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost    13     for him to get away. A huge deer was   14   close.    15   the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   16    , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy's hands. When the water was   17     , Billy ran back to get more. It then became   18   to me.

      I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the    19   boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was   20  with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1. A. water                  B. rain              C. deer                     D. storm

2. A. take over               B. try on                 C. go about          D. seek out

3. A. Before                 B. If                 C. Until                D. Unless

4. A. helping                B. sharing             C. donating          D. offering

5. A. miracle                B. lesson            C. wildlife           D. virtue

6. A. running                B. marching           C. walking            D. riding

7. A. still                   B. silent                C. secret                    D. sacred

8. A. skipped                B. slipped             C. wandered         D. disappeared

9. A. thinking                B. wondering          C. worrying                 D. calculating

10. A. though                       B. besides               C. however           D. therefore

11. A. Actually               B. Finally              C. Quietly                D. Surprisingly

12. A. sign                B. scenery           C. sight             D. scene

13. A. screamed            B. rushed              C. made              D. burst

14. A. mildly               B. powerfully           C. dangerously            D. aggressively

15. A. And                 B. Otherwise         C. Thus             D. But

16. A. thirst                B. illness              C. heat               D. pain

17. A. lost                 B. missing           C. gone             D. served

18. A. annoying               B. clear               C. acceptable                D. puzzling

19. A. kind                B. clever              C. naughty                  D. honest

20. A. raining               B. appearing           C. chanting          D. weeping

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen ___36___in almost a month. Every day , my husband would ___37___the process of trying to get water to the fields. ___38___we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

    On this day I learned the true lesson of ___39___and witnessed the only___40___ I had ever seen . I was in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy , ___41___ toward the woods. He was walking with effort, trying to be as___42___ as possible . Minutes after he___43___ into the woods, he came running back . I went back to make sandwiches , ___44___ that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later, ___45___, he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour . ___46___I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing___47___ .

    Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them . I almost___48___for him to get away . A huge deer was___49___ close . ___50___ the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground , obviously suffering from ___51___, lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was ___52___, Billy ran back to get more . It then became ___53___to me.

    I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the ___54___boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was ___55___with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

36.A. water                 B. rain                         C. deer                     D. storm

37.A. take over           B. try on                      C. go about               D. seek out

38.A. Before               B. If                             C. Until                      D. Unless

39.A. helping                     B. sharing                   C. donating                 D. offering

40. A. miracle                     B. lesson                            C. wildlife                    D. virtue

41. A. running                    B. marching                C. walking                   D. riding

42. A. still                    B. silent                       C. secret                            D. sacred

43. A. skipped                    B. slipped                    C. wandered               D. disappeared

44. A. thinking             B. wondering               C. worrying                 D. calculating

45. A. but                           B. besides                   C. however                 D. therefore

46. A. Actually             B. Finally                     C. Quietly                    D. Surprisingly

47. A. sign                  B. scenery                  C. sight                       D. scene

48. A. screamed         B. rushed                           C. made                      D. burst

49. A. mildly                B. powerfully               C. dangerously           D. aggressively

50. A. And                   B. Otherwise               C. Thus                       D. But

51. A. thirst                 B. illness                            C. heat                        D. pain

52. A. lost                   B. missing                   C. gone                       D. served

53. A. annoying          B. clear                       C. acceptable                    D. puzzling

54. A. kind                  B. clever                            C. naughty                  D. honest

55. A. raining                     B. appearing               C. chanting                 D. weeping

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen 1for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband 2to get water to the fields. But 3we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
However, one day I learned the true lesson of 4and witnessed the only miracle I had 5seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy, 6toward the woods. He was walking 7with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the 8, he came running back. I went on cooking, 9that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later, 10, he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help 11him and saw the most amazing 12.
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I 13screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously 14to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny 15lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 16, lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was 17, Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite 18to me what my son was doing.
I stood there, watching my 19boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day20 our farm.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      water
   2. B.
      rain
   3. C.
      cloud
   4. D.
      storm
2. 2.
   1. A.
      decided
   2. B.
      chose
   3. C.
      tried
   4. D.
      offered
3. 3.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      if
   3. C.
      until
   4. D.
      unless
4. 4.
   1. A.
      sending
   2. B.
      sharing
   3. C.
      forgiving
   4. D.
      begging
5. 5.
   1. A.
      ever
   2. B.
      never
   3. C.
      once
   4. D.
      yet
6. 6.
   1. A.
      running
   2. B.
      jumping
   3. C.
      walking
   4. D.
      riding
7. 7.
   1. A.
      slowly
   2. B.
      quickly
   3. C.
      hurriedly
   4. D.
      dangerously
8. 8.
   1. A.
      plants
   2. B.
      flowers
   3. C.
      vegetables
   4. D.
      woods
9. 9.
   1. A.
      thinking
   2. B.
      wondering
   3. C.
      worrying
   4. D.
      dreaming
10. 10.
    1. A.
       though
    2. B.
       besides
    3. C.
       however
    4. D.
       too
11. 11.
    1. A.
       beating
    2. B.
       following
    3. C.
       teaching
    4. D.
       hoping
12. 12.
    1. A.
       sign
    2. B.
       field
    3. C.
       world
    4. D.
       scene
13. 13.
    1. A.
       almost
    2. B.
       already
    3. C.
       just
    4. D.
       even
14. 14.
    1. A.
       weak
    2. B.
       ill
    3. C.
       close
    4. D.
       brave
15. 15.
    1. A.
       horse
    2. B.
       crop
    3. C.
       baby
    4. D.
       deer
16. 16.
    1. A.
       thirst
    2. B.
       diseases
    3. C.
       heat
    4. D.
       pain
17. 17.
    1. A.
       lost
    2. B.
       cleaned
    3. C.
       gone
    4. D.
       dried
18. 18.
    1. A.
       comfortable
    2. B.
       clear
    3. C.
       acceptable
    4. D.
       simple
19. 19.
    1. A.
       kind
    2. B.
       clever
    3. C.
       naughty
    4. D.
       honest
20. 20.
    1. A.
       hit
    2. B.
       washed
    3. C.
       ruined
    4. D.
       saved