Question

6．A young man，while traveling through a desert，came across a spring of clear water．（36）Thewater was sweet．He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder（37）who/thathad been his teacher．After a four-day journey，the young man presented the water to the old man．His teacher took a deep drink，（38）smiled（smile）warmly，and thanked his student very much for the sweet water．The young man went home（39）witha happy heart．
   After the student left，the teacher let（40）anotherstudent taste the water．He spit it out，（41）saying（say） it was awful．（42）obviously（obvious），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（43）it？"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（44）sweeter（sweet）．"We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children．Whether it is a cheap pipe（45）ora diamond necklace，the proper response is appreciation．We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing．

Answer 1

分析 ：文章介绍一个年轻人在沙漠给老师带回一些水，老师喝了以后说很甜，但是老师的另外一个学生喝了以后却说水很难喝，老师解释他喝的不是水，而是学生的心意．

解答 36．the；考查冠词，这里特指前面的water，故用定冠词The．
37．who/that；考查关系代词，这里是定语从句，先行词是an elder，定语从句中缺少主语，故用关系代词who/that在从句中作主语．
38．smiled；考查动词的时态，这里smile和前面的took，后面的thanked是并列成分，时态要保持一致，故用过去式smiled．
39．with；考查介词，分析句意为"年轻人带着快乐的心回家了"，故用介词with．
40．another；考查句意，分析句意为"这个学生走后，老师让另外一个学生品尝这个水"，故用another表示"另外一个"．
41．saying；考查分词作状语，主语he与动词say是主谓关系，故用现在分词做伴随状语．
42．obviously；考查副词，此处用副词作状语修饰整个句子．
43．it；考查代词，分析句意为"你为什么假装喜欢它？"用it代替the water．
44．sweeter；考查形容词的比较级，没有什么比这个更甜的了．用否定词和比较级连用，表示最高级．
45．or；考查连词，此处用or与前面的whether构成短语"whether…or…"，意为"是…还是…"．

点评 首先要通读全文，了解大意，抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，明确空格所要填的词义，词型和短语搭配，给出所要填的正确形式，然后整体阅读，核对答案．