Sometimes pleasures of life are so simple that I take them for granted, things that I've considered as my right, instead of a blessing. I __1__ this after a friend of mine, who served there as a volunteer, invited me to pay a visit to Honduras.
The night before I set off, I decided a warm bath would help calm my __2__ nerves and help me sleep. So I __3__ the hot water handle on the tub(浴盆) and waited... and waited. It took forever for the hot water to work its way __4__ the pipes, so I rushed through the bath late at night. What an __5__ experience!
On the fivehour drive to my friend's home, I __6__ the beautiful countryside. On my arrival, she took me to some families, who were in great __7__， living in stickandmud houses and sleeping on dirt floors. __8__， even in these terrible conditions, everyone I met had a smile on their face. They were so nice as to __9__ we stay for coffee. Among them were two women beside a dirty pond. One pushed dirt back with a stick __10__the other dipped the water into a bucket. I shot a __11__ toward the heavens, “Dear Lord, please don't let them offer coffee.” Suddenly, one little girl ran towards us, __12__ a mango (芒果) in each hand. The one in her left hand was half eaten. __13__ had mixed with the dirt on her skin and small streams of mangomud ran down her wrist. She held out her __14__ hand and offered me the other mango, which I __15__ accepted. Her eyes danced and joy spread into a smile. When we left, my friend pointed at a small stream beside their home and said, “That is where they __16__. It is also where the animals drink and defecate (排便).” I have to say I had never been so __17__.
The evening I returned home, I went into my bathroom. The image of that poor little girl __18__ my mind. Her bath would only take place in the cold, dirty water in the stream. I eased into my tub filled with warm water, enjoying this simple pleasure. Clean water wasn't my __19__; it was a blessing, one I was determined to __20__ with others.
1. A. accepted B. realized
C. imagined D. proved
2. A. worried B. disturbed
C. excited D. delighted
3. A. touched B. twisted
C. opened D. removed
4. A. to B. against
C. over D. through
5. A. awful B. interesting
C. amazing D. unusual
6. A. took up B. took in
C. took out D. took over
7. A. debt B. pain
C. demand D. poverty
8. A. Still B. Rather
C. Besides D. Thus
9. A. command B. suggest
C. insist D. recommend
10. A. after B. when
C. until D. while
11. A. dream B. whisper
C. prayer D. glance
12. A. holding B. taking
C. pressing D. lifting
13. A. Sweat B. Water
C. Juice D. Coffee
14. A. right B. left
C. dirty D. clean
15. A. unwillingly B. gladly
C. cautiously D. coldly
16. A. play B. drink
C. swim D. bathe
17. A. angry B. guilty
C. sad D. calm
18. A. crossed B. inspired
C. slipped D. changed
19. A. treasure B. right
C. possession D. favor
20. A. share B. meet
C. combine D. provide
【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 有時(shí)候，生活中的快樂(lè)是如此簡(jiǎn)單，以至于我們想當(dāng)然地將其視為自己的權(quán)利，而非一種恩賜。但事情真是如此嗎?
1.解析：在作者的一個(gè)做志愿者的朋友邀請(qǐng)作者訪問(wèn)洪都拉斯之后，作者才意識(shí)到(realized)這一點(diǎn)。
答案：B
2.解析：此處指作者想洗個(gè)熱水澡，以幫助自己平靜一下興奮的神經(jīng)。作者應(yīng)朋友邀請(qǐng)?jiān)L問(wèn)洪都拉斯，應(yīng)是有些興奮，所以選擇C。
答案：C
3.解析：此處指旋轉(zhuǎn)熱水開關(guān)并等待熱水流出。twist“(用手)轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，旋動(dòng)”，符合語(yǔ)境。
答案：B
4.解析：根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境可知，熱水流得很慢，所以作者很晚才匆忙地洗完澡。故through“穿過(guò)，通過(guò)”符合語(yǔ)境。
答案：D
5.解析：等到很晚才匆忙地洗完熱水澡對(duì)于作者而言是個(gè)可怕的(awful)經(jīng)歷。
答案：A
6.解析：在去朋友家的路上，作者欣賞(took in)著美麗的鄉(xiāng)村風(fēng)景。take up“從事，占據(jù)”;take out“取出”;take over “接管”。
答案：B
7.解析：根據(jù)下文的“l(fā)iving in stickandmud houses and sleeping on dirt floors”可知，這些家庭很貧窮(poverty)。
答案：D
8.解析：前文說(shuō)那里的人非常貧窮，生活艱苦，下文說(shuō)作者遇到的每個(gè)人臉上都帶著笑容，故前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折，因此選擇A。still“然而”，符合語(yǔ)境。
答案：A
9.解析：他們很友好，堅(jiān)持(insist)讓我們留下來(lái)喝咖啡。
答案：C
10.解析：此處while為連詞，表示對(duì)比性轉(zhuǎn)折，意為“而，卻”。
答案：D
11.解析：根據(jù)下文的“toward the heavens，‘Dear Lord，please don't let them offer coffee’”可知，作者是在向上帝祈禱，因此選擇C。prayer“祈禱”。
答案：C
12.解析：此處指小女孩跑過(guò)來(lái)，一個(gè)手里拿(holding)著一個(gè)芒果。
答案：A
13.解析：根據(jù)前文可知，小女孩左手里的芒果已經(jīng)吃了一半了，因此果汁(Juice)與她皮膚上的臟東西混在一起，沿著手腕流了下來(lái)。
答案：C
14.解析：根據(jù)下文的“and offered me the other mango”可知，小女孩伸出的是右手。
答案：A
15.解析：小女孩把整個(gè)芒果給了作者，且根據(jù)下文小女孩高興地笑了可知，作者欣然接受了小女孩送給自己的芒果。unwillingly“不情愿地”;gladly“高興地，樂(lè)意地”;cautiously“謹(jǐn)慎地，小心地”;coldly“冷冷地”。故選B項(xiàng)。
答案：B
16.解析：作者的朋友告訴作者那條小溪就是他們洗澡的地方，也是動(dòng)物們喝水和排便的地方。最后一段中的“Her bath would only take place in the cold，dirty water in the stream”也是提示。
答案：D
17.解析：聽(tīng)到朋友的話，作者從沒(méi)有感到如此傷心(sad)過(guò)。
答案：C
18.解析：此處指小女孩的形象浮現(xiàn)在作者的腦海里。cross“穿過(guò)”，cross one's mind“(想法、思想等)從腦中掠過(guò)”。
答案：A
19.解析：根據(jù)第一段的第一句可知，此處表示干凈的水并不是作者的權(quán)利(right)，而是一種恩賜。treasure“財(cái)富”;possession“財(cái)產(chǎn)”;favor“偏愛(ài)”。
答案：B
20.解析：此處指作者決定與他人分享(share)這種恩賜。
答案：A
