Question

阅读下面短文, 根据上下文或首字母填空。

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his f 1. all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked  2. the beautiful flowers, imagining(想象) 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. 3.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, though I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.

T 4.   , I can smell the sweetness of them. As for 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   5.  in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged(鼓励) millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

Answer

1.flowers

2.at

3.Why

4.Third

5.deaf

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个年轻人经过一位老人的花园时，他想如果他住在这么美丽的地方，他会非常幸福。可是他发现老人是个盲人。当他问老人为什么看不到花还照顾花时，老人给他讲了四个理由。最后一点是，花能够给每个人带来快乐，所以我照顾它们。

1.根据下文“He looked------the beautiful flowers,”的描述可知，这里指的是老人一直在照顾着他的花。故应填：flowers。

2.根据语境可知，这里指的是年轻人看到这些美丽的花,想象着如果他可以住在这么美丽的地方他会多么幸福。look at为固定短语，表示“看”,故应填at。

3.根据语境可知，这里是指年轻人对老人看不到这些花，却还要每天照顾它们感到疑问，因此问老人为什么要每天照顾它们。故应填：Why。

4.根据前文提出的两点理由可知，这里指的是第三个理由。结合所给字母提示可知应填：Third。

5.下文“Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music ”的描述可知，这里指的是在他的后半生里双耳失聪但仍写了很多伟大的音乐。根据语境可知应填：deaf。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。