Question

It is widely believed that inner beauty is the most impressive in the world.

On the outskirts of a town in England lies a nice cottage with a large garden where there lives an old and aged man. The old man is __________ pruning（修剪）, watering or fertilizing his flowers all the time. The garden __________ bees and butterflies dance and colorful flowers blossom all year around is so well-tended（被照顾地好）that every passer-by cannot but stop for a _____________ with admiration.

One day a young ___________ went by the old man’s garden. He stopped and gazed at the splendid garden and the special cottage, totally ___________ the admiration at the beauty of these sceneries, ____________ how happy he could be ___________ he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, all of a sudden he found the old gardener was _________.

Greatly shocked, the young painter ___________ that old man, asking “why are you busy ______________ these flowers every day which you can’t see?” The blind gardener gave a wide smile, explaining “First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I _________ like this job. Second, while I can’t see these flowers I can _______ them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. ___________ the last one, that’s you.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.” responded the young painter.

“Yeah. But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and would never _________. I know a great many people who show ______________ for life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good ____. In the meantime, it also gives a _____________ to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The old man can’t see the beauty he’s created. ___________, every flower has eyes ____________ which they can see the beauty and kindness of the old man’s heart and the sweetness of his soul.

The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Failing the sight of the beauty of blossoming, he surely can ______ the voice of it, I suppose.

1.A. left    B. kept    C. seen    D. made

2.A. where    B. which    C. that    D. what

3.A. chat    B. return    C. discussion    D. glance

4.A. painter    B. neighbor    C. photographer    D. traveler

5.A. faced with    B. lost in    C. devoted to    D. moved by

6.A. thinking    B. wondering    C. picturing    D. believing

7.A. when    B. if    C. even if    D. since

8.A. particular    B. special    C. blind    D. energetic

9.A. approached    B. reached    C. watched    D. prevented

10.A. planting    B. watering    C. fertilizing    D. tending

11.A. easily    B. really    C. accidentally    D. eventually

12.A. get rid of    B. give a touch to    C. come up with    D. have fun with

13.A. Without    B. In spite of    C. And for    D. Even so

14.A. pick them up    B. turn them down    C. let them down    D. give them up

15.A. enthusiasm    B. calmness    C. kindness    D. caution

16.A. mood    B. condition    C. place    D. life

17.A. way    B. time    C. chance    D. hand

18.A. Therefore    B. Anyway    C. However    D. Besides

19.A. for    B. in    C. from    D. with

20.A. change    B. hear    C. remind    D. accept

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.A

17.C

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】我们每个人心中都有一座美丽的花园，如果我们愿意在这里为别人种花，这花就会造福别人，快乐自己，我们心灵的花园就永远不会荒芜。

1.考查动词辨析。leave离开；keep保持；see看到；make做。句意：老人一直在给他的花剪枝、浇水、施肥。keep doing sth.“一直做某事”。故选C。

2.考查定语从句关系词辨析。where哪里；which哪一个；that无意义； what什么。句意：花园里的蜜蜂和蝴蝶飞舞，花朵竞相开放。此处由where引导定语从句，在从句中作地点状语。故选A。

3.考查名词辨析。chat谈话；return归来，回来；discussion讨论；glance浏览，闪光。句意：每一个路人都禁不住带着羡慕的目光停下来欣赏。故选D。

4.考查名词辨析。painter画家；neighbor邻居；photographer 摄影师；traveler出远门的人。句意：一天，一位年轻的画家路过老人的花园。根据第四段第一句话可知，是一位年轻画家，故选A。

5.考查动词短语辨析。faced with面对；lost in陷入，全神贯注；devoted to专心于，致力于；moved by感动。句意：他驻足凝视这个美丽的花园和特殊的小屋，沉浸在对美景的欣赏中。故选B。

6.考查动词辨析。thinking想，但不表想象；wondering想知道；picturing想象着；believing相信。句意：他想，如果自己住在这样一个美丽的地方该有多好。故选C。

7.考查连词辨析。when当时；if如果；even if即使；since自从。句意：他想，如果自己住在这样一个美丽的地方该有多好。故选B。

8.考查形容词辨析。particular特别的，独有的；special特殊的；blind失明的，盲目的，轻率的；energetic精力充沛的。句意：他忽然发现这位老人是一位盲人。根据下文“which you can’t see?”可知，老人是一位盲人，故选C。

9.考查动词辨析。approached接近，靠近；reached到达；watched看；prevented阻止。句意：年轻的画家很吃惊，他走近老人。故选A。

10.考查动词辨析。planting种植；watering浇水；fertilizing施肥；tending照顾。句意：你看不到为什么还要照顾这些花儿呢？根据上文“so well-tended（被照顾地好）”，故选D。

11.考查副词辨析。easily容易；really实际上，事实上；accidentally偶然地，意外地；eventually终究，终于。句意：我年轻的时候是个园丁，而且我确实非常喜欢这项工作。故选B。

12.考查动词短语辨析。get rid of摆脱；give a touch to触摸；come up with提出；have fun with玩得开心。句意：我的眼睛虽然看不见，但我可以抚摸它们。故选B。

13.考查连词辨析。Without没有；In spite of虽然；And for和；Even so即使。句意：最后一点，就是你。根据题意，故选C。

14.考查动词短语辨析。pick up捡起，用车接；turn down调小，拒绝；let down 放下，使失望；give up放弃。句意：所有人都把花看做天使，都不会拒绝它们。故选B。

15.考查名词辨析。enthusiasm热情；calmness镇定；kindness仁慈；caution小心。句意：我知道不少像你这样热爱生活的人在此经过，都会因为看到我的花园的美丽而驻足，从而心情愉快。故选A。

16.考查名词辨析。mood情绪；condition情况，状况； place地点； life生命，生活。句意：我知道不少像你这样热爱生活的人在此经过，都会因为看到我的花园的美丽而驻足，从而心情愉快。故选A。

17.考查名词辨析。way方式；time时间；chance机会；hand手，帮助。句意：我也因此有机会和你在这里聊天，一起分享花带来的快乐。故选C。

18.考查副词辨析。Therefore因此；Anyway无论如何；However然而；Besides除此以外。句意：老人虽然看不见他所种植的花，但是“我”相信每一朵花都是有眼睛的，它们一定能看到老人的善良和他崇高的灵魂。故选C。

19.考查介词辨析。for为了；in在……里面；from来自；with随着，和，跟。句意：老人虽然看不见他所种植的花，但是“我”相信每一朵花都是有眼睛的，它们一定能看到老人的善良和他崇高的灵魂。故选D。

20.考查动词辨析。change改变；hear听到；remind提醒；accept接受。句意：虽然看不到花的绽放，我猜他一定能听到花的声音。故选B。