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5．语法填空
    阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置上．
      A young man，while traveling through a desert，came across a spring of clear water．（31）Thewater was sweet．He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder（32）who/that  had been his teacher．After a four-day journey，the young man （33）presented （ present ） the water to the old man．His teacher took a deep drink，smiled （34）warmly（warm），and thanked his student very much for the sweet water．The young man went home （35）with a happy heart．
     After the student left，the teacher let （36）another student taste the water．He spit it out，（37）saying（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）it？"
     The teacher replied，"You tasted the water．I tasted the girl．The water was simply thecontainer for an act of kindness and love．Nothing could be  （39）sweeter （sweet）．"
     We understand this lesson best （40）when we receive gifts of love from children．Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace，the proper response is appreciation．We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇记叙文．一位年轻人在沙漠中偶遇一潭泉水，于是带了一些给他的老师品尝，尽管水已经变质，可老师却说很甜，这个故事阐明了一个道理：没有什么东西能比充满爱的礼物更甜美，无论这种礼物是微不足道的还是贵重的，最适当的反应就是欣赏，对于别人的好意与爱心应当心存感激．

解答 31．The     考查冠词．本句中的water指代前面提到的水，因此应该使用定冠词The．
32．who/that  考查定语从句．先行词an older指人，关系词在定语从句中作主语，故填关系代词who或that．
33．presented  考查动词的时态．本文是叙述过去发生的事情，因此应该使用一般过去时态．
34．warmly   考查词性转换．副词warmly修饰动词smiled．故填warmly．
35．with     考查with短语作伴随状语．with带有，怀着，符合语意．故填with．
36．another   考查代词．此处用another修饰名词student，表示另一个学生．前面送水给老师的是一位学生，老师让另一位学生也尝了一下，因此应该使用another，表示"又一，再一"．故填another．
37．saying   考查现在分词作伴随状语．saying …在句中充当伴随状语，表示动作与spit同时发生．故填saying．
38．it   考查代词．从语意可知，学生对于老师的做法很是不解，水已经变质，而老师却假装喜欢它．it指代上文提到的water．故填it．

点评 解答此类题目应先浏览全文，概括大意，再根据句子间的提示以及括号内的汉语提示或首字母提示，依据语法规则和行为逻辑来推测并填写合适的词语．