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

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, thinking 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 _______ 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 _____. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ______ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ______ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s_____.”

“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(天使) that everybody ______. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

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

1.A. surprised    B. happy       C. angry      D. Sad

2.A. stories       B. reasons     C. excuses   D. conclusions

3.A. although      B. since      C. because    D. Until

4.A. taste         B. smell      C. sound      D. look

5.A. me            B. you        C. my mother  D. my son

6.A. greets        B. wonders    C. meets     D. knows

7.A. broke         B. hurt        C. pleased    D. treated

8.A. emptier      B. busier     C. luckier  D. happier

9.A. write         B. hear        C. play      D. believe

10.A. changed     B. made      C. found      D. encouraged

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：一个老人住在有着大花园的房子里。他时刻照顾花园，为他们浇水、施肥。一名年轻人经过时看到这么漂亮的花，想像如果自己住在这么漂亮的地方该多么开心。突然他发现这个老园丁是个盲人。他很惊讶的问老人既然看不到为什么还要这么忙碌的打理这些花？老人告诉他四个原因。老人的行为就像贝多芬，贝多芬晚年耳朵变聋了，他自己听不到美妙的音乐，但是他的音乐鼓励人们勇敢地面对困难。这也是一种快乐。

1.A考查形容词与语境理解。A. Surprised惊讶的；B. Happy高兴的；C. Angry生气的；D. Sad悲伤的，句意：关于这一点他很惊讶所以问：……。根据语境他看到那个园丁是盲人，所以很惊讶，故选A。

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4.B考查动词与语境理解。A. Taste尝；B. Smell闻；C. Sound听；D. Look看，句意：第三我能闻到它们的芳香。根据语境花的芳香是闻到的。故选B。

5.B考查代词与语境理解。A. Me我； B. You你；C. my mother我的妈妈； D. my son我的儿子，句意：至于最后一个原因那就是你。根据下文 “Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.可知老人此时是指那个年轻人，所以是you，故选B。

6.D考查动词与语境理解。A. Greets打招呼；B. Wonders想知道；C. Meets遇到；D. Knows认识，句意：但我知道花是每个人认识的天使，我们享受这些花带给我们的快乐。根据语境此空应选D。

7.C考查动词与语境理解。A. Broke打破； B. Hurt伤害；C. Pleased高兴的；D. Treated对待，句意：这个老人的工作开阔了我们的眼界并愉悦了我们的心灵，这也使他的生活更幸福。根据语境是我们的心灵更愉快，故选C。

8.D考查形容词比较级与语境理解。A. emptier 更空虚；B. Busier更忙碌；C. Luckier更幸运；D. Happier更幸福，句意：这个老人的工作开阔了我们的眼界并愉悦了我们的心灵，这也使他的生活更幸福。根据语境这位老人的工作使他更幸福，故选D。

9.B考查动词与语境理解。A. Write说；B. Hear听； C. Play玩；D. Believe相信，句意：贝多芬自己不能听到美妙的音乐但他的音乐鼓励成百万的人勇敢的面对困难。根据语境是贝多芬自己听不到音乐，故选B。

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考点：故事类短文