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The hardest arithmetic(算术) to master is how to count our blessings.

According to legend, a young man while crossing the desert a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was sweet that he filled his leather canteen he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.

After a four-day journey he the water to the old man who took a deep , smiled warmly and his student greatly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a heart.

Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He , saying it was awful. It had become sour because of the old leather container.

The student his teacher: “Master, the water was . Why did you pretend to like it?”

The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was only the container for an act of loving-kindness and could be sweeter.”

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of from young children. it’s a greeting card or a bunch of flowers, the natural and proper is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we treasure the idea the gift.

Gratitude doesn’t always come . Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given the feeling reflected in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

1.A. went through B. came across C. fell into D. watched over

2.A. very B. too C. enough D. so

3.A. so that B. for fear that C. in case D. on condition that

4.A. provided B. sent C. presented D. threw

5.A. drink B. bite C. look D. breath

6.A. comforted B. forgave C. blamed D. thanked

7.A. frightened B. satisfying C. happy D. grateful

8.A. drank it up B. let it out C. brought it up D. spat it out

9.A. apparently B. probably C. immediately D. eventually

10.A. doubted B. replied C. challenged D. charged

11.A. delicious B. sweet C. terrible D. clear

12.A. obviously B. simply C. entirely D. certainly

13.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing

14.A. sympathy B. love C. respect D. care

15.A. Either B. Neither C. If D. Whether

16.A. response B. conduct C. behavior D. performance

17.A. beneath B. within C. beyond D. about

18.A. naturally B. normally C. commonly D. universally

19.A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than

20.A. expression B. attraction C. possession D. explanation

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.A

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试题分析：本文讲述一位年轻人用皮革容器为自己的老师送来自己在沙漠中行走时遇到的泉水，虽然是酸的，但老师却不点破并表示了感激，告诉我们不能只重视他人送给我们的东西，同时更要注重其中蕴含的感情。

1. 考查词组辨析。 A经历B碰到C掉入D监管，根据句子a young man while crossing the desert a spring一个男人在穿越沙漠的时候碰到一汪泉水，故选B

2. water was sweet that he filled，so … that如此…以致…水如此的甜，他装满了他的皮革容器，故选D

3. filled his leather canteen he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.他装满容器以便他能带一些回去给他族中的长老，是他的老师，故选A

4. a four-day journey he the water to the old man四天的旅程后他将水送给了老人，故选C

5. the water to the old man who took a deep ,年轻人将谁送给老人后，老人应该是喝了一口，故选A

6. old man who took a deep 35, smiled warmly and his student greatly for the sweet water.老人喝了水后，温暖地笑了，水如此甘甜，老人应该是十分感谢，故选D

7. young man returned to his village with a heart.，老人感谢了年轻人，年轻人应该是高兴地回家了，故选C

8. it was awful，那位学生说水的味道很糟糕，可知他应该是吐了出来，故选D

9. had become sour because of the old leather container.那位学生说水变酸了很明显是因为旧的皮革容器，故选A

10. student his teacher: “Master, the water was . Why did you pretend to like it学生不明白明明水酸的老师却说是甜的，于是挑战老师，提出自己的疑问，故选C

11. the water was . Why did you pretend to like it?学生问老师水的味道是可怕的，为什么你装作喜欢呢，故选C

12. tasted the water. I tasted the gift.老师回答说，你仅仅是品尝水，我品尝的是礼物，故选B

13. water was only the container for an act of loving-kindness and could be sweeter.水仅仅是善意行为的容器，没有什么能比它更甜的了，故选D

14. 考查名词词义辨析。 A同情B爱C尊重D关心，根据句子when we receive innocent gifts of from young children小孩子的礼物应该是爱的礼物，故选B

15. it’s a greeting card or a bunch of flowers,whther…or…或者…或者…句意为：或者是一张问候卡片，或者是一束花，故选D

16. natural and proper is appreciation and expressed thankfulness孩子们送你礼物，最自然的最好的回答就是欣赏和表达感谢，故选A

17. we treasure the idea the gift我们珍视的是礼物之中蕴含的想法，故选B

18.Gratitude doesn’t always come .感激不是自然就发生地，最为贴切，故选A

19.most children and many adults value only the thing given the feeling reflected in it作者批判大多数孩子和成人仅重视所给的东西故选B

20.teach our children about the beauty and purity of of gratitude教会我们的孩表达感激的美与纯真，故A

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