Question

My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other ____, including her "sixth Sense", that she rarely gives the impression she's ________ anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, ________ that she doesn't push too hard on them, ________ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often ________ don't realize she's blind.

I ________ this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was ________ excited about her finger-painting project.

"Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles "I learned how to ________ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ________ with us."

To my great ________, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

Then Kayla continued. "Michelle told me my ________ showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really ________ what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt ________ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation.

When I told her, she was ________ for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla _______. And I knew my child was ________ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's ________ in her work,

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did 'see' my picture. She just used my ________."

Indeed, she uses a special type of "vision" that all mothers have.

1.A. ways       B. means           C. methods           D. senses

2.A. enjoyed      B. found          C. missed           D. seen

3.A. and          B. except          C. even           D. but

4. A. who      B. it              C. she               D. which

5.A. guests      B. family          C. children           D. friends

6.A. realized      B. witnessed      C. recognized       D. regretted

7.A. excited      B. sad              C. satisfied           D. enjoyed

8.A. especially      B. not so          C. a little           D. not at all

9.A. paint          B. draw          C. create           D. mix

10.A. stayed      B. painted          C. talked            D. watched

11.A. excitement  B. encouragement  C. delight           D. surprise

12.A. attitude      B. color          C. picture           D. paper

13.A. touched      B. got              C. saw               D. understood

14.A. after      B. since          C. until           D. when

15.A. referred to  B. turned out      C. come up           D. thought about

16.A. curious      B. quiet          C. puzzled           D. disappointed

17.A. cried      B. insisted          C. complained       D. informed

18.A. right      B. wrong           C. worded           D. uncertain

19.A. shortcomings  B. difficulties      C. pride           D. description

20.A. paper      B. pens          C. hands           D. eyes

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

6.A

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.C

16.B

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：我的朋友Michelle是一位盲人，但是她表现得就像常人无异。我的女儿去她家玩时，她陪着一起玩关于颜色的游戏，我的女儿甚至没有发现她是盲人。

1.A. Ways方法B. Means手段C. Methods方法，途径D. Senses感觉。我的朋友Michelle是一个盲人，但是她充分利用她其他的感官以及第六感，表现得就像平常人一样。故选D。

2.A. Enjoyed享受B. Found发现C. Missed想念，错过D. Seen看到。她极少给别人留下错过一些事物的印象。故选C。

3.A. And并且B. Except除...之外C. Even甚至D. But但是。她就像对待我们一样对待她的孩子们，除此之外，她也不会对她们太过苛刻。故选B。

4. 代词辨析。我们从她放松的态度中受益良多。分析语境可知who really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude为非限制性定语从句，先行词为us，先行词为人，在定语从句中充当主语，所以用who引导。故填A。

5.A. Guests客人B. Family家人C. Children孩子D. Friends朋友。她知道什么时候该打扫房间，她跑的那么快以至于客人们经常意识不到她是盲人。分析语境可知 Family家人，Children孩子，和 Friends朋友都是熟悉她的人，肯定也知道她是盲人。故选A。

6.A. Realized意识到B. Witnessed目击C. Recognized认出D. Regretted后悔，懊悔。我第一次意识到这些是我六岁的女儿去她家玩耍的时候。故选A。

7.A. Excited兴奋的B. Sad悲伤的C. Satisfied满意的D. Enjoyed享受的。根据后文But she was __38__ excited about her finger-painting project.可知Kayla回家之后心情是非常兴奋的。故选A。

8.A. Especially特别，尤其B. not so不然；不是那样C. a little一点，一些D. not at all根本不。但是她对手指画尤其感兴趣。故选A。

9.A. paint画B. draw拉；拖C. Create创造D. Mix混合。根据后文Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! 蓝色和红色混在一起就成了粉色，黄色和蓝色混在一起就成了绿色。可知前文是“混合颜色”。故选D。

10.A. Stayed待着B. Painted画C. Talked谈话D. Watched观察。Michelle和我们一起画。故选B。

11.A. Excitement兴奋B. Encouragement鼓励C. Delight开心D. Surprise惊讶。让我惊讶的是，我的孩子从一个盲人那里学到了色彩。故选D。

12.A. Attitude态度B. Color颜色C. picture图片D. Paper纸张。Michelle告诉我，我的画显示出开心，骄傲和成就感。前文中提到她们是画画，故填C。

13.A. Touched触摸B. Got得到C. Saw看见D. Understood理解。因为前文中说Michelle told me my picture showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment（Michelle觉得我的画显示出开心，骄傲和成就感），所以Kayla认为Michelle是真的理解了她画的画。故选D。

14.A. After在...之后B. Since自从，因为C. Until直到D. When当....时候。直到Michelle向她展示不看画纸的作画，她才感觉到手指画的感觉是多么的棒。Not...until:直到....才...。故选C。

15.A. referred to参考，指代B. turned out结果证明C. come up出现D. thought about思考。我意识到Kayla不知道Michelle是盲人这个事情。因为它一直没有出现在我们的谈话中。故选C。

16.A. Curious好奇的B. Quiet安静的C. Puzzled困惑的D. Disappointed失望的。当我告诉她的时候，她沉默了一会儿。故选B。

17.A. Cried哭B. Insisted坚持C. Complained抱怨D. Informed通知。刚开始，她不相信我说的话，坚持说“但是Michelle确实知道我画的画啊”。故选B。

18.A. Right正确的B. Wrong错误的C. Worded用言语表达的D. Uncertain不确定的。我知道她是对的，因为Michelle听了她描述她的画。故选A。

19.A. Shortcomings缺点B. Difficulties困难C. pride骄傲D. Description描述。Michelle 也听到了她对自己的画的骄傲之情。因为前文中提到Michelle told me my picture showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment（Michelle觉得我的画显示出开心，骄傲和成就感）。故选C。

20.A. Paper纸张B. Pens笔C. Hands手D. Eyes眼睛。最后Kayla说：Michelle确实看到了我的画，是通过我的眼睛看到的。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。