Question

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing them.

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then ,suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this and asked,“You can’t see these flowers. “Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said ,“I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.”said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it a kind of happiness?

1.The young man was very surprised because _________.

A．The old man was deaf.

B．The old man could see nothing.

C．The old man took care of flowers every day.

D．The flowers was very beautiful.

2.Why was the old man busy taking care of the flowers every day?

A．Because he liked doing it.

B．Because it can make him happy.

C．Because everyone enjoyed the happiness these flowers had brought.

D．All the above.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the old man?

A．He was a musician.                      B．He was the writer’s friend.

C．He used to be a gardener.                 D．He was very happy.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A．The beautiful flowers.                    B．Beethoven’s life.

C．The blind and The deaf.                   D．One kind of Happiness.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一位盲人花匠，通过这位老人的话，让作者明白了每个人都可以再平凡的生活中找到自己的幸福。

1.根据第二段Then ,suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this 描述，可知选B。

2.根据短文第三段The old man smiled and said ,“First, ……Second, …… Third,…….”描述，可知选D。

3.根据第三段First, I was a gardener when I was young,描述，可知老人年轻时是个花匠，故选C。

4.根据最后一段Isn’t it a kind of happiness 及本文描述，可知这篇短文主要告诉我们的是，要会发现自己的幸福。故选D，一种幸福。

考点：有关幸福问题的记述文阅读