Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropsweredying.Cowshadstoppedgivingmilk.Ifwedidn’tseesomerainsoonwewouldloseeverything.

IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchformyhusbandandhisbrotherswhenIsawmysix-year-oldsonBillywalkingtowardthewoods.Hewasobviouslywalkingwithagreateffort.Minutesafterhedisappearedintothewoodshecamerunningoutagaintowardthehouse.

Momentslaterhoweverhewasonceagainwalkingtowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforoveranhour:walkingcautiouslytothewoodsthenrunningbacktothehouse.Finallymycuriositygotthebestofme.Iwentoutofthehouseandfollowedhimonhisjourney.

Hewascuppingbothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked;beingverycarefulnottospillthewaterheheldinthem.Branchesandthorns(荆棘)slappedhislittlefacebuthedidnottrytoavoidthem.AsIleanedintospyonhimIsawthemostamazingsite.

Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmostscreamedforhimtogetaway.AndIsawababydeerlyingonthegroundobviouslysufferingfromheavylossofwaterliftitsheadwithgreatefforttodrinkthewatercuppedinmybeautifulboy'shand.

Istoodontheedgeofthewoodswatchingthemostbeautifulheartworkingsohardtosavealife.Asmytearsbegantohitthegroundtheyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...andmoredrops...andmore.Ilookedupatthesky.ItwasasifGodHimselfwasweepingwithpride.

小题1:Whydidtheauthorfollowherson?A．Becausetheremightbedanger.B．Becausehersonwasdoingagooddeed.C．Becauseshewascurious.D．Becausesheintendedtohelp.小题2:WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Rainwasingreatneed.B．Therewerefewtreesinthewoods.C．Billycarriedwaterwithhissmallhands.D．Billywalkedintothewoodsandthenreturnedoverandoveragain.小题3:WhatBillydidmainlyshowedthathewas________.A．caringB．beautifulC．childlikeD．brave