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As Eric Hoffer once said, “The hardest arithmetic（算术）to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”

According to a legend, a young man while wandering around the desert came across a spring of delicious clear water. The water was so 　41　 and he filled his leather canteen（水壶）so he could bring some back to an elder who had been his teacher.

After a four-day journey he 　42　 the water to the old man, who took a deep 　43　,smiled warmly and thanked his 　44　 for the sweet water taken back from the 　45　. The young man 　46　 to his village with a happy heart.

Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat（吐）it out, saying it was 　47　. It 　48　had become smelly because of the old leather 　49　.

The student asked his teacher: “Master, the water is awful. Why did you 　50　 to like it？”

The teacher 　51　, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the 　52　 water was simply the container for an act of loving—kindness and nothing could be sweeter.”

I think we understand this 　53　 best when we receive innocent（天真无邪的）gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a handmade paper plane or a painting drawn by them, our 　54　 and proper response is appreciation because we love the idea 　55　 the gift.

Gratitude（感恩）doesn’t 　56　 come naturally. 　57　, most children and many adults value only the thing given 　58　 the feeling expressed in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of 　59　.

After all, gifts from the 　60　 are really gifts.

t　　　　 　  B. bitter　　　　　      C. beautiful　　　　     D. icy

ed　　　　     B. presented　　                C. exported　　 　　   D. picked

the 　　　     B. notice　　　　　     C. gesture　　　 　     D. drink

ent　　　　    B. son　　　　　        C. friend　　　　 　   D. customer

tain　　　     B. lake　　　　　　     C. desert　　　 　      D. river

46.A. visited　　　       B. arrived　　　　       C. came　　　　 　    D. returned

　　　　　    B. terrible　　　 　      C. delicious　　　　     D. raw

icularly　        B. slightly　　　　      C. obviously　　　　   D. simply

hes　　　 　   B. container　　　       C. pocket　　　　　   D. boot

end　　　　    B. decide　　　 　      C. mean　　　　　      D. want

tioned　　     B. argued　　　　　    C. replied　　　　　　 D. supported

ition　　 　    B. gift　　　　　　     C. mixture　　　　　   D. fault

　　　　　　  B.1esson 　　　　      C. approach　　　　　       D. title

ral　　　 　   B. patient　　　　      C. serious　　　　　　D. curious

55.A. above　　　 　   B. beyond　　　 　　  C. within　　　　　　 D. beside

ys　　　　    B. usually　　　　      C. sometimes　　　　  D. often

ily　　　　    B. Unfortunately　      C. Curiously　　　　   D. Simply

58.A or rather.　 　     B. other than　　  　   C. rather than　　　　  D. more than

et　　　　     B. greetings　　　      C. behavior　　　　　 D. appreciation

t　　　　　    B. hand　　　　　 　  C. child　　　　          D. fist

【回答】

41-45 A B D A C　　46-50 D B C B A　　51-55 C B B A C 　　56-60 A B C D A

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空