Question

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

I was in the kitchen making lunch that day when I saw my son, Billy, walking toward the__________. Trying to be as quiet as possible, he was walking with great_________. Minutes after he disappeared into the forests, he came running out again, toward the house. Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that_________way toward the woods. I couldn’t take it any longer and I__________him.

He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked, being very_________not to spill(溢出) the water he carried.

As I came closer, I saw the most amazing sight. Several large deer(鹿) stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. But the deer did not hurt him nor_________move as Billy knelt down(跪下). And then I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, very thirsty, lift its head to drink the water in my boy's hand. When the water was gone, Bill ran back to the house. He came to the tap, opened it and let the water slowly_________his “cup”.

When he stood up and began to turn back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes were full of tears. “I’m not_________,” was all he said. The week before, he had made the same trouble with our horses, which caused him a speech from his father about the importance of saving water.

This time I_________him, with a small pot(壶) of water from the kitchen. I let him take care of the baby deer alone for it was his job. 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. All I can say is that the rain that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1.A. wind    B. snow    C. rain    D. cloud

2.A. forests    B. school    C. house    D. rivers

3.A. surprise    B. effort    C. doubt    D. notice

4.A. natural    B. common    C. popular    D. unusual

5.A. stopped    B. followed    C. accepted    D. controlled

6.A. careful    B. noisy    C. comfortable    D. polite

7.A. ever    B. yet    C. even    D. never

8.A. set    B. fill    C. put    D. place

9.A. playing    B. joking    C. complaining    D. wasting

10.A. received    B. believed    C. joined    D. pushed

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】本文叙述了由于一个多月没有下雨了，眼看就要颗粒无收，这时作者看见自己的儿子多次向森林跑去感觉很好奇，于是有一次就悄悄地跟去，发现儿子小心翼翼地端着水在拯救快要渴死的小鹿，作者想到自己就快没有水喝了，儿子却在给动物喝水，很是感动，这时也可能感动了老天，天开始下雨，他们高兴极了。

1.句意：我们几乎一个月没见雨了。A. wind风；B. snow雪；C. rain雨；D. cloud云彩。根据上下文"It was one of the hottest days of the dry season"以及"The crops were dying"可知我们好久看不到下雨了，故答案选C。

2.句意：我看见我的儿子比利朝森林走去。A. forests森林；B. school 学校；C. house房子；D. rivers河流。根据下文"Minutes after he disappeared into the woods，he came running out again"在小树林里消失了几分钟之后，他又一次跑出来，可知他是朝小树林走去的，故选A。

3.句意：为了尽量保持安静，他努力地小心翼翼地走着。A. surprise意思是"惊讶"；B. effort意思是"努力"；C. doubt意思是"怀疑"；D. notice意思是"布告"。根据上文"Trying to be as still as possible"因为他不能弄出声响来，所以他走的时候是小心翼翼的，也就是很费劲的走，故选B。

4.句意：然而，过了一会儿，他又一次以不同寻常的方式向树林走去。A. natural自然的；B. common普通的；C. popular受欢迎的 ；D. unusual不同寻常的。根据上文内容“他走的时候是小心翼翼的，尽量不弄出声响”，可知与平时的走路方式不太一样，in unusual way以不寻常的方式，故答案选D。

5.句意：我再也忍不住了，决定跟在他后面去看看。A. stopped停止；B. followed 跟随；C. accepted 接受；D. controlled控制。根据上下文"I couldn't take it any longer"以及"As I came closer，I saw the most surprising sight．"看到儿子不寻常的举动，我再也忍不住了，可知我决定跟在他后面去看个究竟，故选B。

6.句意：小心翼翼的不让水洒出来。A. careful小心的；B. noisy吵闹的；C. comfortable舒服的；D. polite有礼貌的。根据上文" Trying to be as quiet as possible, he was walking with great effort."可知，他小心翼翼的走就是为了不让水洒出来，故选A。

7.句意：这些鹿没有伤害比利，当比利跪下去给小鹿喂水的时候，它们甚至没有移动。A. ever意思是"曾经"；B. yet意思是"然而"；C. even意思是"甚至"；D. never意思是"从不"．根据这句话"But the deer did not hurt him nor（37）move as Billy knelt down．"可以想象当时的情景，一群成年鹿围着自己的渴坏了的小鹿，即使比利去了，它们没有伤害比利，当比利跪下去给小鹿喂水的时候，它们甚至也没有移动，故选C。

8.句意：他来到水龙头前，打开水龙头，让水慢慢地灌满他的水杯。A. set 设置；B. fill 充满；C. put 放置；D. place地方。根据上文"He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked"他用两只手捧着一捧水，因此可知他打开水龙头，让水充满他的"杯子"，故用动词fill．故选B。

9.句意：他的眼睛里充满了泪水。并且说道“我没有浪费水”。A. playing玩；B. joking开玩笑；C. complaining 抱怨；D. wasting浪费。根据下文"about the importance of not wasting water"比利已经用宝贵的水救了一次马了，爸爸认为这是浪费水，教育了他一顿，但是比利却不认为这是在浪费水，故选D。

10.句意：我从厨房里拿了一壶水，也加入到他的行列。A. received收到；B. believed相信；C. joined加入；D. pushed推。作者被儿子的行为所感动，也加入到拯救行列之中，故答案为C。

点睛：“完形填空”题是一种旨在考查学生语法和词汇知识综合运用能力的典型题型。它结合了单项选择题和短文填空的优点，既考查词语搭配、近义词辨析、动词时态、句型结构、复合句的关联和习惯用法等，又考查了逻辑推理和事理推断能力。这就要求考生既要有足够的单词量，还要有对整句的把握能力。首先花几分钟进行整体的阅读，弄清楚时间，人物及情节。不提倡看一个做一个，平时的学习中要注意多积累固定句型，考试时才能准确判断出相应的知识点。如果是考查名词，动词的词义辨析，一定要结合上下文去找出相关的信息，切记要有耐心，如第2小题的答案forests是根据下文"Minutes after he disappeared into the woods，he came running out again"推断出来的，第10小题的动词辨析，如果能体会到作者被儿子的行为所感动就很容易得到答案。