Question

    In a small town in England there was a nice house with a large garden. There lived an old man. The old man liked planting flowers and ______ his flowers every day. The garden was so ______ that many passers-by stopped to have a look.

One day, an artist was enjoying the beauty of the garden when suddenly he ______ that the old man was blind. The artist asked him ,“______ are you busy looking after the flowers when you can’t see them?”

The old man smiled and answered,“There are three reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really love ______. Second, I can’t see these flowers, ______ I can touch and smell them. As to the third one, it’s ______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me,”said the artist.

“It is true that I don’t know you. But I know the beauty of my garden makes you feel

______ and give me a chance to talk with you. How great it is that we share the happiness the flowers have brought us!”Hearing the old man’s ______, the artist was moved to tears.

All the flowers have eyes. They can ______ the kindness of the old man.

1.A.looked up B.looked after C.looked for D.looked into

2.A.large B.small C.clean D.beautiful

3.A.guessed B.forgot C.found D.thought

4.A.Why B.Where C.When D.How

5.A.painting B.gardening C.cooking D.singing

6.A.or B.and C.so D.but

7.A.me B.you C.them D.him

8.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.lucky

9.A.words B.questions C.advice D.promise

10.A.listen B.touch C.see D.smell

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。主要内容是一位老人每天在花园里照顾他的花，这些话引来了很多人驻足观看，一个艺术家注意到老人后，突然他发现这位老人是个盲人，艺术家老人进行了交谈，通过谈话，艺术家很受感动。

1.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：老人在花园里种花，每天照料他的花。A. looked up查找；B. looked after照顾；C. looked for寻找；D. looked into检查。根据The old man liked planting flowers可知，老人在花园里每天照料他的花，故选B。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那个花园非常漂亮，每个过路人都停下来看一看。A. large大的；B. small小的；C. clean干净的；D. beautiful美丽的。根据many passers-by stopped to have a look可知，路人看到了花园都会停下来看一看，说明花园很漂亮，故选D。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，一位艺术家正在欣赏花园的美丽，突然他发现这位老人是个盲人。A. guessed猜想；B. forgot忘记；C. found发现；D. thought想。根据 the old man was blind. 可知，艺术家发现老人是个盲人，故选C。

4.

考查疑问词词义辨析。句意：你看不见花，为什么要忙着照顾它们呢?A. Why为什么 ；B. Where在哪；C. When什么时候；D. How怎样。根据句意可知，艺术家问老人，看不见花，为什么还要照顾花，故选A。

5.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：有三个原因。首先，我年轻的时候是个园丁，我非常喜欢园艺。A. painting画画 ；B. gardening做园艺；C. cooking烹饪；D. singing唱歌。根据上文The old man liked planting flowers可知，老人喜欢园艺，故选B。

6.

考查并列连词辨析。句意：第二，我看不到这些花，但我可以触摸和闻到它们。A. or或者；B. and并且；C. so所以 ；D. but但是。根据句意可知，此后前后句是转折关系，故用but，故选D。

7.

考查代词词义辨析。句意：至于第三个，是你。A. me我 ；B. you你、你们；C. them他/她/它们；D. him他。根据下文的“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the artist.可知，老人指出他喜欢原因的第三原因是艺术家，此处老人对艺术家说：“是你！”，故选B。

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是我知道我的花园的美丽让你感到快乐，给我一个机会和你交谈。A. sad悲伤的；B. angry生气的；C. happy快乐的 ；D. lucky幸运的。根据 beauty of my garden可知，花园美丽的景色使得人们驻足观看，感受快乐，故选C。

9.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：听到老人的话，艺术家感动得流下了眼泪。A. words话语；B. questions问题；C. advice建议；D. promise保证。根据上文艺术家与老人的交谈可知，术家听到老人的话语非常感动，故选A。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：所有的花都有眼睛。他们可以看到老人的善良。A. listen听；B. touch触碰 ；C. see看见；D. smell闻。根据前文All the flowers have eyes. 可知，花都有眼睛，可以看到老人的善良，故选C。