Question

阅读下面短文，把A--E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

On the suburb(郊区) of a town in England, there lived an old man in a nice house with a large garden.  1.____________ He watered and fertilized(施肥) them.

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imaging how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. 2._____________ He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers, why do you take notice of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener since I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 3._________________ Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s you.”

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

“Yeah, it’s true that I don't know you. But I know that flowers are angles(天使) that everyone knows. 4._______________”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven. 5._____________ Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

A. He cared for his flowers all the time. B. I can touch them though I can’t see these flowers. C. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. D. We enjoy the happiness which these flowers have brought us. E. He couldn’t hear anything in his later life and wrote great musical works.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.E

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一个年轻人看见一个老花匠精心照顾花园里的花，他是一个盲人，他通过闻和触摸来照看这些话。这个盲人的工作开阔了我们的眼界，使我们心情愉快，也使他的生活幸福、快乐。

1. 根据He watered and fertilized(施肥) them.可知他给花浇水、施肥，因此他一直在照看他的花。故选A。

2. can’t see these flowers, why do you take notice of them every day?”可知他发现这个老花匠看不见，他是个盲人，故选C。

3. I can smell the sweetness of them.可知这位老花匠虽然看不见，但是可以通过其他感官来闻见或触摸到，故选B。

4. blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier.可知花会使花匠的生活快乐，因此我们会喜欢这些话给我们带来的快乐。故选D。

5. 根据Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely.可知贝多芬听不见，但是他写出了精彩的乐曲，故选E。

考点：短文填空。