A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. ___31___water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to elder ___32___ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man ___33___ (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled ___34___ (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home ___35___ a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let ___36___ student taste the water. He spit it out, ___37___ (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, ” Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like ___38___?”
The teacher replied, ” You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be ___39___ (sweet). ”
We understand this lesson best ___40___ we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
31. 答案填The。用于特指前面提到的clear water。
32. 答案填who。在此引導(dǎo)定語從句，同時在定語從句中用作主語。
33. 答案填presented。為謂語動詞，故要注意使用恰當(dāng)?shù)臅r態(tài);根據(jù)上下文語境可知，此處用一般過去時較合適。
33. 答案填warmly。用于修飾動詞smiled，用于做狀語，故要用副詞形式。
34. 答案填with。表示“帶著”愉快的心情，該介詞短語做狀語，修飾謂語went home。
35. 答案填another。指在送水的這個學(xué)生離開后，給他的“另外一個”學(xué)生嘗一嘗。
36. 答案填saying?，F(xiàn)在分詞作用作伴隨狀語。
38. 答案填it。指前面提到的“水”(the water)。
39. 答案填sweeter。其意是說“什么也不會比這更甜”，也就是說“這是世界上最甜的東西”。
40. 答案填when。用于引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，表示“當(dāng)……時”。
A man spoke with the Lord about heaven and hell. The Lord said to the man, “Come, I will show you hell.” They entered a room ___31___ a group of people sat around a huge pot of meat. Everyone was skinny, desperate and starving. Each ___32___ (hold) a spoon that could reach the pot, but each spoon had a handle so much longer ___33___ their own arms ___34___ it could not be used to get the stew into their own mouths. The suffering was terrible.
“Come, now I will show you ___35___.” The Lord said after a while. They entered another room, similar ___36___ the first—the pot of meat, the group of people, the same long-handle spoons. ___37___ there everyone was happy, healthy and satisfied.
“I don’t understand,” said the man. “___38___ are they happy here when they were miserable in the other room and everything was the ___39___?” The Lord smiled. “Ah, it is simple,” he said. “Here they have learned to feed each ___40___.”
31. where。空格后為一個定語從句，用以修飾名詞room;由于先行詞表地點，故用where來引導(dǎo)定語從句。
32. held。根據(jù)上下文可知，此句應(yīng)用一般過去時。
33. than。根據(jù)其前的longer可知，其后應(yīng)填空than。
34. that。此處的that與前面的so構(gòu)成so…that…句式。
35. heaven。根據(jù)第一句A man spoke with the Lord about heaven and hell可知，前面看過了hell，所以現(xiàn)在要去看heaven。
36. to。similar to為英語慣用搭配，意為“與……相似”。
37. But。前后意思轉(zhuǎn)折，故用but。
38. Why。詢問原因，故用why。
39. same。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處填same，與前面出現(xiàn)的similar呼應(yīng)。
40. other。與each構(gòu)成搭配，feed each other 意為“彼此喂食”。
一個人在和上帝談?wù)撎焯煤偷鬲z。上帝對這個人說：“來，我?guī)闳サ鬲z看看。”l都面黃肌瘦，絕望無助，饑腸轆轆。他們各持一個能夠著湯鍋的長勺，但是每個勺柄都遠(yuǎn)比他們的手臂還長，所以他們沒法把燉肉送到自己嘴里去。這樣的煎熬十分可怕。
過了一會兒，上帝說：“來，現(xiàn)在我?guī)闳ヌ焯每纯?。”他們走到另一間房，和第一間房間一樣，里面都有一鍋燉肉，一群人，手里都拿著長柄勺。但是每個人都健康快樂，心滿意足。
那個人說：“我不懂，為什么兩個房間里東西都是一樣的，這里的人卻這么開心，而那邊的人那么悲慘。”上帝笑了。他說：“啊，這很簡單，這里的人學(xué)會了彼此喂食?！?/p>
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