Question

    One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town saying that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole town. A large crowd gathered, and they all _________ his heart for it was perfect.

 _________ , an old man said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as _________ as mine.” The _________ and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was full of scars.（伤痕）. It had places where pieces had been _________ and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite exactly. _________ in some places there were deep holes where whole pieces were missing.

The young man laughed. “_________ your heart with mine, mine is _________ and yours is a mess of scars.” “Yes” said the old man. “Everyone can see yours looks perfect, but I would never trade with you. You see, every scar _________ a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their hearts. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't __________ a piece of his or hers to me. These are the empty holes-giving __________ sometimes takes a risk”

The young man walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect heart, and tore（撕开）a piece out. He __________ it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It __________ , but not perfectly, as there were some jagged(不整齐的) edges.

The young man __________ at his heart, not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever,__________ love from the old man's heart flowed into his. They hugged and walked away side by side.

1.A.admired B.paid C.watched D.bought.

2.A.Unfortunately B.Simply C.Naturally D.Suddenly

3.A.large B.expensive C.beautiful D.fast

4.A.stranger B.crowd C.couple D.judge

5.A.eaten B.removed C.harmed D.repaired

6.A.Though B.However C.In fact D.Above all

7.A.Sharing B.Mixing C.Filling D.Comparing

8.A.perfect B.normal C.cruel D.broad

9.A.protects B.represents C.prepares D.equals

10.A.devoted B.lent C.returned D.stored

11.A.rescue B.love C.help D.fortune

12.A.afforded B.announced C.explained D.offered

13.A.fit B.connected C.challenged D.grasped

14.A.laughed B.looked C.aimed D.called

15.A.although B.unless C.before D.because

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】

文章通过一个年轻人的完美的心和老人满是伤痕的心比较，让我们看到满是伤痕的心代表分享过的爱，让我们知道真正的美丽是什么。

1.

句意：他们都钦佩他的心，因为那是完美的。

admired钦佩，赞赏； paid付款；watched 观看；bought.买。根据“for it was perfect.”构成搭配admire sb. for sth.钦佩某人的某物。可知人们因为他的心完美而赞赏他的心，故选A。

2.

句意：突然，一个老人说“为什么，你的心不像我的心那么美。”

Unfortunately 不幸地； Simply简单地； Naturally自然地；Suddenly 突然地。根据上文人们都赞赏年轻人的心而后文老人说年轻人的心不及他的美，可知老人的话很突兀，故选D。

3.

句意：突然，一个老人说“为什么，你的心不像我的心那么美。”

large大的；expensive 昂贵的；beautiful 美丽的；fast 快的。根据后文老人的介绍及“not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever,”结合句意，故选C。

4.

句意：那群人和年轻人看着老人的心。

stranger陌生人；crowd人群；couple 夫妇；judge 法官。根据上文“A large crowd gathered”可知此处指上文提及的那群人，故选B。

5.

句意：它有一些地方的碎片被移除，其他的碎片被放进去，但它们并不完全合适。

eaten 吃；removed移开，拿掉；harmed 伤害； repaired 修理。根据后文“other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite exactly.”有一些碎片被放了进去，但是不是完美的匹配。可知一些碎片被移除，故选B.

6.

句意：事实上，在一些地方，有一些很深的洞，整个碎片都不见了。

Though尽管； However然而；In fact事实上；Above all 以上所有。根据上文“It had places where pieces had been ________ and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite exactly.”可知此处用于修正上文，故选C。

7.

句意：把我的心和你的进行比较。

Sharing 分享； Mixing混合； Filling 填充；Comparing比较。根据“mine is ________ and yours is a mess of scars.”，可知此处指把两个人的心进行比较，故选D。

8.

句意：我的心完美，你的伤痕累累。

perfect 完美的； normal正常的； cruel残忍的；broad 宽阔的。根据上文“they all ________ his heart for it was perfect.”可知年轻人自认为自己的心完美，故选A。

9.

句意：每一个伤疤都代表着一个我给予过爱的人。

protects 保护； represents 代表； prepares 准备； equals 平等的。根据后文“I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their hearts.”可知此处指代表这一个我付出过爱的人，故选B。

10.

句意：另一个人没有把他或她的一块还给我。

devoted捐献；lent 借给；returned 归还stored 储存。根据后文“These are the empty holes-giving”可知对方没有换回来一块心给老人，故选C。

11.

句意：给予爱有的时候也是有风险的。

rescue 救援； love爱；help帮助； fortune 运气。根据上文“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't ________ a piece of his or hers to me.”可知给予爱有时有风险，故选B。

12.

句意： 他把它主动给老人。

afforded付得起；announced 宣布；explained 解释； offered 提供。根据后文“The old man placed it in his heart,”可知年轻人把一块心给了老人，然后老人把它放在自己的心脏上。故选D。

13.

句意：它适合，但是不完美。

fit适合； connected 联系； challenged 挑战；grasped 抓牢，抓紧。根据后文的转折可知此处指合适但是不完美，故选A。

14.

句意：年轻人看着他的心，不再完美但是比以前更美丽了。

laughed大笑； looked看；aimed目的是，瞄准；called 给……命名。根据“not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever ”可知年轻人在观察自己心，look at看……，结合句意，故选B。

15.

句意：因为来自老人心里的爱流进了他的心里。

although 尽管； unless 除非；before在……之前；because因为。此处在解释年轻人的心为什么更美的原因，故选D。