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A Game of Light and Shade

It was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to _______ him.

I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was _______ to see the attendant (工作人员) selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and _______ the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind man reached the stairs _________ to the hallway.

“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for?” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some _______, but he didn’t answer.

“Not the _______ certainly,” I said. “Perhaps he wants to _______.”

I bought a ticket and _______ up the stairs. The man hadn’t gone as far as I _______. A third of the way up the tower, I heard his ________. I slowed down and followed him at a little ________. He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony, I was a dozen steps ________. As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.

At last, after ten minutes, I ________ him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know ________ you came up.”

He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun ________ into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the ________ —the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm—and how up here behind the wall there is ________, but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is no ________ so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time I’ve come up.”

The blind man seemed quite ________ just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life ________ they cannot enjoy the sights of the world.

1.A.accept B.follow C.control D.visit

2.A.frightened B.disappointed C.surprised D.embarrassed

3.A.touching B.climbing C.hitting D.covering

4.A.pointing B.attaching C.contributing D.leading

5.A.respect B.doubt C.concern D.sympathy

6.A.view B.test C.prize D.trick

7.A.kick B.jump C.relax D.escape

8.A.struggled B.explored C.wandered D.hurried

9.A.promised B.examined C.imagined D.confirmed

10.A.steps B.words C.secrets D.cheers

11.A.standard B.distance C.expense D.intention

12.A.ahead B.around C.outside D.behind

13.A.recognized B.surrounded C.approached D.witnessed

14.A.why B.how C.when D.whether

15.A.knocks B.pours C.slides D.bursts

16.A.trend B.reaction C.change D.honor

17.A.light B.space C.mess D.shade

18.A.place B.signal C.object D.period

19.A.nervous B.content C.curious D.patient

20.A.unless B.because C.once D.although

 

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.B 16.C 17.D 18.A 19.B 20.D 【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文,作者跟随着一位盲人登塔,盲人告诉他尽管盲人们无法享受世界上的风景,但他们也能找到生活里的美。 1.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:我看着“登塔”的指示牌,决定跟随他上去看具体情况。A. accept接受;B. follow跟随;C. control控制;D. visit参观。根据前文a blind man可知,他是一位盲人,所以对于他登塔要做的事情,作者很好奇。故选B。 2.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:在那里,我惊讶地看到服务员把票卖给他,好像他是其他客人一样。A. frightened害怕的;B. disappointed失望的;C. surprised惊讶的;D. embarrassed尴尬的。服务员把票卖给一个盲人,所以作者感到很惊讶。故选C。 3.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:然后,盲人一手拿着票,另一手用手指触摸墙壁,走到通往走廊的楼梯口。A. touching触摸;B. climbing攀登;C. hitting击中;D. covering覆盖。由上文a blind man came toward me可知,对方是一个盲人,所以他只能摸着墙向上攀登。故选A。 4.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意同上。A. point to指向;B. attach …to…把……附在……之上;C. contribute to对……做贡献;D. lead to导致,通向。句中现在分词短语leading to the hallway作定语修饰名词the stairs,指通向走廊的楼梯。其余三项语义不搭配。故选D。 5.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:“那个人是瞎子。一个盲人爬上这座塔干什么?“我对服务员说,希望他能表现出一些担心,但他没有回答。A. respect尊敬;B. doubt怀疑;C. concern担心;关心;D. sympathy同情。根据生活经验可知,盲人看不到东西,所以爬上塔也看不到风景,作者告诉服务员是想让服务员能够关心这个问题,故选C。 6.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:“当然不是风景,”我说。“也许他想跳下去。”A. view风景;观点;B. test测试;C. prize奖品,奖励;D. trick诡计;把戏。作者认为这个盲人不会到塔顶去看风景,他是想去跳楼;所以我才让工作人员关注他。故选A。 7.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意同上。A. kick踢;B. jump跳跃;C. relax放松;D. escape逃跑。作者认为这个盲人不会到塔顶去看风景,他是想去跳楼。故选B。 8.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:我买了一张票,匆匆上楼。A. struggled挣扎,斗争;B. explored探索;C. wandered徘徊,闲逛;D. hurried匆忙。由上文可知,作者非常担心这个盲人,买了票以后匆忙爬上楼梯跟着他查看他究竟想做什么。故选D。 9.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:那人没有我想象的那么远。A. promised承诺;B. examined检查;C. imagined想象;D. confirmed确认。根据下文I slowed down and followed him可知,这个盲人爬得并没有作者想象得那么远,在向上的楼梯三分之一的地方,作者听到了他的脚步声。故选C。 10.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:那人没有我想象的那么远。在向上的楼梯三分之一的地方,我听到了他的脚步声。A. steps脚步;B. words话;C. secrets秘密;D. cheers欢呼。是听到了脚步声,故选A。 11.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:在向上的楼梯三分之一的地方,我听到了他的脚步声。于是我放慢脚步,在后面稍远处跟着他。A. standard标准;B. distance距离;C. expense费用;D. intention目的,意图。这里表示距离三分之一的地方,故选B。 12.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:当他到阳台的时候,我在后面十几步的地方看着他。A. ahead在前面;B. around在附近;C. outside在外面;D. behind在后面。根据生活经验可知,作者是站在他的后面,观察他的行为。故选D。 13.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:最后,十分钟后,我走近他。A. recognized认出,意识到;B. surrounded包围;C. approached靠近;D. witnessed目睹,见证。根据下文Excuse me可知,作者是靠近和他打招呼。故选C。 14.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。作者一路跟着这位盲人登塔,主要是因为他不知道对方来这里的原因,所以句中使用why引导宾语从句。故选A。 15.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:他笑了。“走上楼梯,你会注意到不仅是光,而且太阳透过这里那里的窄窗,倾泻到塔里,这样你就能感受到变化。A. knocks敲击;击中;B. pours倾倒;C. slides滑倒;D. bursts爆发。爬上楼梯,你注意到的不仅是光线,而且阳光会透过窗户照射到各处,这样就可以感受到这种变化,楼梯从凉爽突然变得很温暖。动词pour表示阳光透过窗户洒在楼梯上。故选B。 16.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意同上。A. trend趋势,倾向;B. reaction反应;C. change改变;D. honor荣耀。从后句the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm(楼梯突然从凉爽变得温暖)可知,指这种变化。故选C。 17.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:这儿墙后的阴影有多高。A. light光线;B. space空间;C. mess杂乱;D. shade阴影。根据生活常识可知,在墙体的后面通常都有阴影。故选D。 18.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:但只要对着窗户你就能找到太阳。没有比这更好的地方能感受到明暗的差别。这不是我第一次来。A. place地方;B. signal信号;C. object物体;D. period阶段;时期。这位盲人告诉作者在这里他可以很好地感受光线和阴影的差别,所以他才会来这个地方。故选A。 19.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意:这个盲人似乎很满足,就像一个喜欢他最喜欢的游戏的孩子一样。A. nervous紧张的;B. content满足的;满意的;C. curious好奇的;D. patient耐心的;根据后半句just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games(就像是欣赏自己最喜欢的孩子一样),说明这个盲人非常满意这个世界给予他的这一切。故选B。 20.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意:他告诉我一个事实,盲人虽然不能欣赏世界的风景,但也能找到生活中的美。A. unless除非;B. because因为;C. once一旦;D. although尽管。他告诉我尽管盲人们无法享受世界上的风景,但他们也能找到生活里的美。上下文之间是让步关系,要用although引导让步状语从句。故选D。
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