Long long ago, a young man found a spring of delicious clean water while he was going through the desert. He brought some back to the oldest man in his village, who had been his teacher before. After a four-day journey he sent the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village happily. The next day, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It went bad because it had stayed in the old leather container(皮革容器) for so many days in such hot weather. The student asked his teacher why he pretended(假裝) to like the awful water. The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for love and kindness. And nothing could be sweeter than these."
　　I think we understand this lesson best when we receive small gifts of love from very young kids. Whether it's a slice of bread or a piece of colored paper, the natural and right response(反應(yīng)) is to show our thanks and happiness because we get love from the gift.
　 To show our thanks doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults only see the thing itself. They never feel the meaning of the thing. We should tell ourselves and teach our children about showing thanks and happiness to the persons who give the gifts from their hearts because gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
小題1:Where did the young man find the water?
A．In a spring.B．In a river.C．In a lake.D．In a village.
小題2:How long did the water stay in the old leather container?
A．Six days.B．Five days.C．Four days.D．Three days.
小題3:What does the word “replied” mean?
A．smiledB．criedC．a(chǎn)nsweredD．got angry
小題4:According to the passage, what is the right response when we get gifts from others?
A．We eat it up at once.
B．We only see the thing itself.
C．We think about the meaning of the bread.
D．We usually show our thanks and happiness naturally.
小題5:What does the writer want to tell us?
A．We should never receive anything from others.
B．We should show thanks and happiness when we get the gifts from the heart.
C．We should pretend to love the things given by others all the time.
D．We should give gifts from our hearts.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要通過一個小故事，給我們講述了一個重要的交際問題，那就是當(dāng)我們受到禮物時，應(yīng)表示感謝和滿意。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段a young man found a spring of delicious clean water 描述，可知選A。
小題2:根據(jù)第一段After a four-day journey …… The next day, ……He spat it out, saying it was awful. It went bad描述，可知水是在第五天后變質(zhì)，故選B。
小題3:聯(lián)系前一句及老師的答語，可知此處指的是老師回答說，故選C，回答。
小題4:根據(jù)短文第二段描述，可知當(dāng)我們受到別人禮物的第一反應(yīng)應(yīng)該是表示我們的感謝和發(fā)自內(nèi)心的滿意，故選D。
小題5:根據(jù)最后一段We should tell ourselves and teach our children about showing thanks and happiness to the persons who give the gifts from their hearts because gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.及上文描述，可知作者主要是告訴我們，當(dāng)我們受到禮物時，應(yīng)表示感謝和滿意。故選B。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，各個小題都能在文中找到適當(dāng)依據(jù)。只要認(rèn)真閱讀短文，注意前后聯(lián)系，就能順利完成閱讀。文章所設(shè)試題主要考察細(xì)節(jié)查找，做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認(rèn)真核查小題和原文的異同。
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