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 studenthis teacher: “Master, the water was. Why did you pretend to like it?” The teacher replied, “Youtasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was only the container for an act of loving-kindness andcould 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.
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。 【小题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 【小题2】考查固定句型。根据句子The 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 【小题3】考查词组辨析。A以便B担心C以防D条件是，根据句子he 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 【小题4】考查动词词义辨析。A提供B发送C赠送D扔，根据句子After 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 【小题5】考查动词词义辨析。A喝B咬C看D呼吸，根据句子he 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 【小题6】考查动词词义辨析。A安慰B原谅C责备D感谢，根据句子the 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 【小题7】考查形容词词义辨析。A惊恐的B满意的C高兴的D感激的，根据句子The 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 【小题8】考查词组辨析。A喝下B泄露C提出D吐出，根据后文saying 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 【小题9】考查副词词义辨析。A明显地B可能地C直接地D最终地，根据后文It 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 【小题10】考查动词词义辨析。A怀疑B回答C挑战D充电，控告，根据句子The 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 【小题11】考查形容词词义辨析。A美味的B甜的C可怕的D清晰地，根据句子“Master, 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 【小题12】考查副词词义辨析。A明显B简单地C完全地D当然地，根据句子“You 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 【小题13】考查代词词义辨析。A任何事B有事C每件事D没有任何事，根据句子The 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 【小题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 【小题15】考查固定句式。根据句子 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 【小题16】考查名词词义辨析。A回答B引导C行为D表现，根据句子the 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 【小题17】考查介词词义辨析。A在…之下B在…之中C在…之外D关于，根据句子because we treasure the idea the gift我们珍视的是礼物之中蕴含的想法，故选B 【小题18】考查副词词义辨析。A自然地B正常地C普遍地D普遍地，根据句子Gratitude doesn’t always come.感激不是自然就发生地，最为贴切，故选A 【小题19】考查词组辨析。A除了，不同于B而不是C多余D少于，根据句子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 【小题20】考查名词词义辨析。A表达B吸引C占据D解释根据句子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 考点：考查记叙文阅读