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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, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was______. 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 ______. 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. blind         B. famous   C. smart       D. friendly

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：本文叙述了一位老人是一个盲人，却每天都在给花浇水施肥，很是辛苦，虽然老人不能看见花，但是能触摸到它们，就像贝多芬听不见声音，但是创作了音乐。通过这位老人的话，让作者明白了每个人都可以在平凡的生活中找到自己的幸福。

1.A考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：突然他发现那位老花匠是位盲人。A. blind 盲人；B. famous著名的；C. smart聪明的；D. friendly友好的。根据下文中的句子：You can’t see these flowers.可知，他是一位盲人。故答案为A。

2.B考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：我可以告诉你四个原因。A. stories故事；B. reasons原因；C. excuses借口；D. conclusions结论，总结。根据下文的解释可知，列举的是四个理由。故答案为B。

3.A考查连词辨析及语境理解。句意：尽管我看不到这些花，但我可以触摸到它们。A. although尽管；B. since由于；C. because 因为；D. until直到。依据句意可知，此处表示转折关系。故答案为A。

4.B考查代词及语境理解。句意：我能闻到它们的甜蜜。A. taste尝起来；B. smell闻起来；C. sound听起来；D. look看起来。花的芳香是靠嗅觉来感知的。故答案为B。

5.B考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：至于最后一个原因，那就是你。A. me 我；B. you你；C. my mother 我的妈妈；D. my son我的儿子。依据下文句子“Me? But you don’t know me,”可知，老人指的就是那位青年人。故答案为B。

6.D考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：但是我知道花朵就是天使，这是每个人都知道的。A. greets问候；B. wonders 想知道；C. meets 相见；D. knows知道。依据句意理解，答案为D。

7.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：这个盲人的工作开阔了我们的视野，愉悦了我们的心情。 A. broke打坏；B. hurt 伤害；C. pleased愉悦；D. treated对待。依据语境理解，应该是使心情得到愉悦，故答案为C。

8.D考查比较级辨析及语境理解。句意：也使他的生活更加愉快。A. emptier更空旷的；B. busier更忙的；C. luckier 更幸运的；D. happier更高兴的。在老人眼里，他的生活是幸福的。故答案为D。

9.B考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：贝多芬本人听不到他创作的优美的音乐。A. write写作；B. hear 听到；C. play 玩；D. believe相信。依据句意可知，聋子是听不到音乐的。故答案为B。

10.考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：但是他的音乐鼓舞了数百万的人勇敢地去面对困难。A. changed 改变；B. made使，制作；C. found发现；D. encouraged鼓励。依据句意可知，答案为D。

考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。