Question

In a small town lives an old man. He has a nice house with a large  ________  . The old man takes care of his flowers every day. The garden is ________  beautiful that every passer-by will stop to have a good look.

One day a young painter went by the old man’s garden. He looked at the garden, thinking how  ________  he would be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. The painter was ________ and went to the old man. He asked, “You can’t see the flowers. ________are you making them so beautiful?”

The blind gardener smiled, “I can tell you four   ________   .First, I was a gardener when I was young. Although I become blind now, I am still good at gardening. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ________  the sweetness of them. At last, that’s you. It’s true that I don’t know you. But I know many people will stop by the garden and the beauty of my garden will make ________  happy. It also gives me a chance to________  with you here and enjoy these flowers together.”

Every flower has eyes. ________ the eyes they can see the kindness of the old man. The blind man also grows in his heart. Failing to see the beautiful flowers come out, he surely can hear the sound of them.

1.A. zoo       B. garden      C. river       D. museum

2.A. so         B. very       C. quite       D. too

3.A. angry      B. busy       C. sad         D. happy

4.A. excited    B. relaxed     C. surprised    D. bored

5.A. When     B. How        C. Where      D. Why

6.A. hobbies   B. reasons   C. problems    D. decisions

7.A. feel      B. sound     C. look       D. smell

8.A. us         B. you      C. them         D. him

9.A. argue      B. talk        C. help        D. live

10.A. With      B. From       C. For       D. About

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该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在平凡的生活中找到自己的幸福。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：他有一个漂亮的的房子带有一个大花园。 zoo动物园； garden花园；river 河；museum博物馆。联系后文中The garden is ________ beautiful that every passer-by will stop to have a good look.可知该选B。

2.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：花园是如此的美丽以致每个过路人都会停下来好好看一看。 so所以，如此；very非常；quite很；too太。so…that如此……以致，是一个固定句型，所以选A。

3.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他看了看花园，想着如果他在这样一个美丽的地方住着该是多愉快呀。angry 生气的，发怒的；busy繁忙的；sad悲伤的；happy愉快的。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

4.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这位画家很惊奇，去了老人家。excited兴奋的；relaxed轻松的；surprised惊奇的；bored无聊的。根据前面句子Then suddenly he found the old gardener was blind.可知该选C。

5.D考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：为什么你能让他们这么漂亮吗？When何时； How怎么；Where 哪里；Why为什么。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

6.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：我可以告诉你四个理由，hobbies爱好； reasons理由；problems问题；decisions决定。联系上文句子He asked, “You can’t see the flowers. 45 are you making them so beautiful?”可知该选B。

7.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：我可以闻到他们的的甜蜜。feel觉得；sound 听起来；look看；smell闻，嗅。根据the sweetness of them可知该选D。

8.C考查代词及语境理解。句意：但我知道很多人会停在花园，花园的美丽会让他们快乐。us 我们；you你，你们； them 他们；him他。联系并列成分many people will stop by the garden可知该选C。

9.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：它也给了我一个和你在这里交流的机会。argue争吵；talk 交谈；help帮助；live居住，生活。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

10.用这些眼睛他们能看见老人的善良。With有，用；From 从；For为；About关于。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

考点：考查故事类短文。