Question

    What surprises us most? It is that there are still couples who keep doing things to show each other love. A Japanese farmer is famous for his act of love. He has spent nearly two years planting flowers for his blind wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Kuroki live in a large flower garden. The garden has turned into a tourist attraction (旅游胜地) recently. Around 7,000 visitors come here each year, not only for the beautiful scenery (景色), but also for the special story behind the two old farmers.

In 1956, the newly married couple first moved into the house. The house would be their home for the rest of their lives. They had two children and lived happily for years. However, as years passed, Mrs. Kuroki’s health began to decline. Her vision (视力) problems were so serious that she became blind in the end. She hid herself in her home for a long time, refusing to leave unless it was necessary.

Mr. Kuroki got an idea. He wanted to give her gifts—flowers. So he got to work on his big surprise. Mr. Kuroki took advantage of the hills around their house and he began to plant a kind of flower with strong fragrance (芳香). He wanted to see if the fragrance would make her come outside. When he realized that his idea was going to work, he worked for nearly two years to completely cover his garden with the flowers.

Now Mrs. Kuroki goes out every day with her husband to enjoy the fragrance of the flowers and the fresh air of a new day.

1.From Paragraph 1, we can know ________.

A.the farmer loves his wife very much

B.the famer has planted some trees for his wife

C.there is nothing wrong with the farmer’s wife’s eyes

D.it has taken the farmer over three years to plant flowers

2.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “decline” in the passage?

A.好转 B.控制 C.恶化 D.拒绝

3.After Mrs. Kuroki became blind, she ________.

A.managed to go out B.hid herself in her home for a while

C.planted the flowers with her husband D.refused to leave unless it was necessary

4.Mr. Kuroki planted the flowers to ________.

A.get more visitors’ attention B.make his wife love flowers

C.enjoy the fragrance of the flowers D.make his wife come out and enjoy the fragrance

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.A Famous Japanese Farmer B.A Beautiful Act of Love

C.A Large Flower Garden D.A Kind of Flower with Strong Fragrance

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲述了一位日本农夫因为他的妻子失明而不肯走出家门，所以他花费了两年的时间为失明的妻子种花儿，妻子闻到花儿的香味便和丈夫一起出去享受花香和新鲜空气。农夫以此来诠释了自己对妻子的爱。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中的信息A Japanese farmer is famous for his act of love. He has spent nearly two years planting flowers for his blind wife.一位日本农夫因其爱的行为而闻名，他花了近两年的时间为失明的妻子种花。由此可以推知这位日本的农夫非常爱自己的妻子，故答案选A。

2.

词义猜测题。根据下文Her vision problems were so serious that she became blind in the end. 她的视力问题非常严重，最后她失明了。结合However, as years passed, Mrs. Kuroki’s health began to decline. 然而，随着时间的流逝，黑木夫人的健康开始……。可知是她的健康开始“恶化、衰退”，所以C选项符合题意，故答案选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据Her vision problems were so serious that she became blind in the end. She hid herself in her home for a long time, refusing to leave unless it was necessary. 她的视力问题非常严重，最后她失明了。她把自己藏在家里很长一段时间，除非有必要，否则她拒绝离开。可知，黑木夫人失明后，除非有必要，否则她拒绝离开。故答案选D。

4.

细节理解题。根据He wanted to see if the fragrance would make her come outside. When he realized that his idea was going to work, he worked for nearly two years to completely cover his garden with the flowers.他想看看这香味是否能让她走到外面来。当他意识到自己的想法会奏效时，他花了近两年的时间用鲜花把花园完全覆盖起来。可知，黑木先生种花是为了让他的妻子走出来享受花香，故答案选D。

5.

标题归纳题。通读全文，可知本文主要讲述了一位日本的农夫因为妻子种花而闻名的爱情故事。结合选项，可知B选项A Beautiful Act of Love“一个美丽的爱的行为”符合题意，故答案选B。