Question

    One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the wonderful works.

A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided she was doing all the talking. I admired his patience for tolerating her constant words. Disturbed by their noise, I moved on.

I encountered them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant talking, I moved away quickly.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift store doing some shopping when the couple approached the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He turned it into a long cane (手杖) and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He’s a brave man,” the clerk at the counter said, “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked, “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see! You’re wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do,” the clerk said, “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life.

And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away arm in arm.

1.Which of the following statements is true?

A. The husband was doing all the talking when the couple viewed the works.

B. The husband tapped his way to the coatroom to get his own jacket.

C. The husband was considered a brave man by the clerk at the store.

D. The husband allowed blindness to change his life.

2.The underlined word “encountered” in the passage means “________”.

A. cheated B. met

C. talked D. argued

3.We can infer from the passage that ___________.

A. the man had his eyes blinded in a fight

B. the man can see very well while visiting the museum

C. the woman was very patient and devoted to his husband

D. the man often wasted time by visiting exhibitions

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

【解析】

这篇文章讲述作者在博物馆看见一对夫妇，男的失明了，妻子耐心的给丈夫描述每一幅画，丈夫有勇气不让失明改变他的生活，作者强调了这对夫妇之间的爱。

1.细节理解题。根据第五段“He’s a brave man,” the clerk at the counter said可知，商店的店员认为丈夫是个勇敢的人。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句Each time I heard her constant talking, I moved away quickly.“每次我听到她不停地说话，我就赶紧走开。”可知作者遇到过他们几次。由此推知划线词的意思是“遇到”。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life.可知，从这篇文章我们可以推断出这个女人非常有耐心，对他的丈夫很忠诚。故选C。