One day I was sitting alone on a deserted park bench under an old willow(柳樹)tree.I was__1__because I felt the world was unfair to me.
All of a sudden,a young boy approached me,out of __2__.He was obviously tired from playing and,as he stood before me,he tilted his__3__towards me and said with great excitement,“Look what I found!”In his hand was a flower with its petals(花瓣)all worn __4__from not enough rain,or too little light.__5__him to take his dead flower and go away,I__6__a smile and then turned my back to him.__7__ leaving,he said,“It surely__8__nice and it's beautiful,too.Here,it's for you.”
The flower before me was drying;it had no bright__9__,but I knew I must take it,or he might never__10__.So I reached for the flower,and replied,“That's__11__what I need.”But instead of him placing the flower in my hand,he just held it out__12__for me to take it.It was then that I __13__for the very first time,that this happy boy could not see:he was__14__.
I heard my__15__trembling and tears rolled down my cheeks.I thanked him for picking the best flowers for me.“You're welcome,”he smiled,and then ran off to play.He was__16__of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he__17__to see a selfpitying woman under an old willow tree.Perhaps from his __18__,he'd been blessed with true sight.
Through the eyes of a blind child,at last I__19__that the problem was not with the world;the problem was me __20__ I myself had been blind for all of those years.I vowed(發(fā)誓)to see beauty,and appreciate every second that's mine.
1.A.worried B.excited
C.satisfied D.disappointed
答案:D 由于作者感到這個(gè)世界是不公平的,所以非!笆(disappointed)。
2.A.breath B.control
C.date D.order
答案:A 根據(jù)下文的 He was obviously tired from playing判斷,由于玩得太累了,此時(shí)那個(gè)小男孩已“氣喘吁吁”(out of breath)。
3.A.hand B.back
C.head D.side
答案:C 下文提到小男孩是個(gè)盲人,他想判斷那位女士的位置,所以要側(cè)著“頭”(head)用聽(tīng)覺(jué)來(lái)判斷。
4.A.neither B.either
C.whether D.both
答案:B 小男孩手里捏著一朵花,慘淡無(wú)光,花瓣可能因?yàn)槿彼蛉鄙俟庹杖枇。either...or...“要么……;要么……”,為固定搭配。
5.A.Hoping B.Persuading
C.Making D.Wanting
答案:D 作者“想要”(want)小男孩拿著花離開(kāi)。
6.A.achieved B.prevented
C.forced D.protected
答案:C 作者勉強(qiáng)沖他一笑,然后把頭扭向一邊。force a smile“強(qiáng)作歡顏”。
7.A.Because of B.Instead of
C.Thanks to D.due to
答案:B 根據(jù)下文判斷小男孩沒(méi)有離開(kāi)。instead of“代替,而不是”。
8.A.smells B.tastes
C.looks D.grows
答案:A 由于小男孩看不到,所以只能是“聞”(smell)起來(lái)很香。
9.A.designs B.shapes
C.colors D.patterns
答案:C 由于花已經(jīng)枯萎,所以也就失去了鮮艷的“顏色”(color)。
10.A.answer B.leave
C.reply D.calm
答案:B 作者希望小男孩“離開(kāi)”(leave),所以就接過(guò)了花。
11.A.just B.only
C.also D.still
答案:A 作者接了花,跟小男孩說(shuō):“正是我想要的。”
12.A.waiting B.begging
C.sending D.asking
答案:A 小男孩看不到女士的手在何處,所以只能“等著”(wait)她來(lái)拿。wait for sb.to do sth.“等著某人做某事”。
13.A.watched B.stared
C.examined D.noticed
答案:D 由于小男孩沒(méi)有把花遞到女士的手里,所以女士才“注意到”(notice)小男孩看不見(jiàn)東西。
14.A.blind B.clever
C.alone D.happy
答案:A 這個(gè)快樂(lè)的小男孩看不見(jiàn)東西,他是個(gè)盲童。
15.A.sound B.noise
C.song D.voice
答案:D 作者聽(tīng)到自己的“聲音”(voice)在顫抖,由此看出作者的心靈受到了震憾。
16.A.unaware B.sure
C.afraid D.familiar
答案:A 小男孩可能永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)知道他帶給作者的震憾。be unaware of“不知道”。
17.A.succeeded B.considered
C.managed D.imagined
答案:C 本句意為:我坐在那里,想著:他是怎樣看到坐在這里的一個(gè)自怨自艾的我的呢?manage to do sth.“設(shè)法做成某事”。
18.A.heart B.mind
C.eyes D.guess
答案:A 與上文相呼應(yīng),由于他不能用眼睛看到,所以只能用“心靈”(heart)來(lái)感覺(jué)。
19.A.promised B.admitted
C.realized D.permitted
答案:C 通過(guò)小男孩的眼睛,作者才明白,有問(wèn)題的是她自己,而不是這個(gè)社會(huì)。realize“意識(shí)到”。
20.A.though B.until
C.unless D.because
答案:D 根據(jù)語(yǔ)義判斷,下文是原因,所以用because。因?yàn)樽髡叩男拿ち诉@么久,作者發(fā)誓要發(fā)現(xiàn)生活中的美,好好享受自己的每一分鐘。