According to legend, a young man while wandering the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he 21 his leather container so he could bring some 22 to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.
After a four-day journey he 23 the water to the old man who took a deep drink, 24 warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy 25 .
Later, the teacher let another student 26 the water. He spat it 27 , saying it was awful. It 28 had been no longer fresh and 29 unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container.
The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you 30 to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the 31 . The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be 32 .”
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive 33 gifts of love from young children. 34 it’s a tray or a bracelet, the 35 and proper response is 36 and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always e naturally. 37 , most children and many adults value only the thing given 38 the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and 39 our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. 40 , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
【小题1】A．packedB．filledC．tookD．carried【小题2】A．inB．awayC．backD．up【小题3】A．presentedB．mailed C．deliveredD．showed【小题4】A．saidB．laughedC．smiledD．nodded【小题5】A．heartB．mindC．momentD．occasion【小题6】A．smellB．watchC．tasteD．feel【小题7】A．awayB．outC．offD．on【小题8】A．apparentlyB．stillC．sadlyD．quickly【小题9】A．howeverB．insteadC．neverthelessD．therefore【小题10】A．changeB．pretendC．determineD．agree【小题11】A．sweatB．senseC．promiseD．gift【小题12】A．clearerB．fresherC．sweeterD．purer【小题13】A．simpleB．innocentC．worthlessD．meaningless【小题14】A．WhetherB．IfC．WhateverD．Whichever【小题15】A．pretendedB．lovely C．abnormal D．natural【小题16】A．devotionB．fort C．imagination D．appreciation【小题17】A．UnfortunatelyB．FranklyC．StrangelyD．Possibly【小题18】A．other thanB．rather than C．better than D．more than【小题19】A．persuade B．teachC．improveD．advise【小题20】A．In a word B．OtherwiseC．ThusD．After allB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文通过讲述一位部落长老收到一个年轻的男子在漫游沙漠途中找到的甘泉，深切感激学生赠予他甜美的水。其实，水因为在陈旧的皮革容器里，变得不再新鲜。从而告诉我们一个道理：我们当从别人那里收到爱的礼物时，我们应该欣赏，并表示感激，因为发自内心给予的礼物才是真正的礼物。
【小题1】考查动词辨析。A.packed打包B. Filled装满，填满，灌满C.took拿，取；采取；D. Carried装载（沉重的物品），根据句意，因为水的味道非常甜美，于是他灌满了他的皮水壶。故选B
【小题2】考查动词短语。bring sth back带...回去,bring in；引入，赚（钱）bring up教育，培育 bring away 带着...离开。句意这样就可以带一些回去，送给曾经是他老师的部落长老。
【小题3】考查动词辨析。present to,意思是 “出现在 ”;“送给”;“把……呈现给”，句意是他把水呈献给老人而mail是指邮寄，deliver是指递送；投递；传送，均不合题意
【小题4】考查动词辨析。 从下文thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water可推断老人应该是和蔼的微笑着。
【小题5】根据语境，年轻人得到老人的感激，当然是怀着愉快的心情回到了村庄。heart 心，感情B.mind，智力，智慧， 意志，记忆C. Moment时刻D.occasion机会，时机；场合，故选A
【小题6】根据常识，“水”是用来“品尝”的，句意：老师让他的另一个学生品尝水。故选C
【小题7】 根据下文saying it was awful，水很难喝，故学生吐了出来。Spit out吐出…；唾。
【小题8】根据句意，水显然已经因为陈旧的皮革容器而变得不再新鲜。A. Apparently显然地；似乎；显而易见B. Still仍然C. Sadly悲伤地D. Quickly快速地。故选择A
【小题9】联系上下文。水已经变得不再新鲜，因此不好喝。故选D。A.however可是，然而B. Instead正相反 C. nevertheless 然而；尽管如此；不过；仍然D. Therefore因此。
【小题10】句意;学生质疑他的老师：“师父，水是臭的，你为什么要假装喜欢它？”A. Changeg改变=B. pretend假装C. determine决定 D.agree同意，根据语境，B最合题意。
【小题11】联系下文（重现） gifts of love from young children，可知正确答案是gift.句意为：你只品尝了水的味道，我却是在品尝礼物的味道。
【小题12】考查形容词的比较级。句意：水仅仅是装载善与爱之行为的容器，而没有什么东西比善与爱更甜美了。”A. clearer更 干净B. fresher 更 新鲜C. sweeter更甜美D. purer更纯洁
【小题13】根据常识，形容孩子应该用“天真无邪”，故选B。A. Simple简单的B. innocent天真无邪的C.worthless无价值的，不值钱的；卑微的D.meaningless无意义的。
【小题14】从下文because we love the idea within the gift，所以，无论它是一个陶瓷托盘或通心粉手镯，我们都应该欣赏并感激。whether…or…:不管…还是…
【小题15】考查形容词。收到别人送的礼物，我们自然而恰当的反应是欣赏，并表示感激。A. Pretended假装的B.lovely可爱的C.abnormal正常的，均不合题意。D.natural自然的为正确答案。
【小题16】由and连接并列结构可知，空格和expressed thankfulness为并列关系，故选D. Appreciation欣赏，感激。
【小题17】根据语境，此处表达：不幸的是，大多数儿童和成人只看重被赠予的东西本身，A. Unfortunately不幸地是B.Frankly坦率地C.Strangely奇怪地D. Possibly可能地，故选A。
【小题18】根据句意，大多数儿童和成人只看重被赠予的东西本身，而不是它体现的情谊。故选B。A.other than不同于；非；除了(=but,expect)B.rather than（要）…而不…，与其…倒不如…;而不是C.better than比…更好D.more than不只是；很；超过；在…次以上。
【小题19】A. persuade劝说，规劝B. Teach教育，教诲C. Improve提高，改善D.advise建议。根据句意：我们应该提醒自己，并教导我们的孩子，感情和对感激之情的表达是美丽而纯洁的。选择B答案。
【小题20】A. In a word总之，一句话B. Otherwise否则，要不然C. Thus因此D. After all毕竟，终究。根据上下文的关系，句意为：毕竟，发自内心给与的礼物才是真正的礼物。故选D