阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   36  , for my whole world was dark.

A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood  37   before me with his head down and said   38  , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and   39  . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

  40 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   41   and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   42   I picked it. Here, it’s for you. ” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   43   it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I   44  . ” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not   45   —he was blind.

Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I   46   him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome. ” he smiled, and then ran off to   47  . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).

Through the eyes of a blind child,   48   I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   49  . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   50   every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

36. A. hopeless     B. colourful            C. simple(简单的)   D. wonderful

37. A. just         B. right                C. straight     D. along

38. A. sadly            B. strictly             C. angrily          D. excitedly

39. A. dead         B. fresh                C. alive            D. heavy

40. A. So               B. Or               C. However      D. And

41. A. head         B. nose             C. ear          D. neck

42. A. how          B. when             C. where            D. why

43. A. buy          B. sell             C. accept           D. break

44. A. admire           B. dislike              C. want         D. have

45. A. cry              B. speak                C. smile            D. see

46. A. forgave          B. thanked          C. paid         D. hated

47. A. sleep            B. study                C. dance            D. play

48. A. at most          B. at times         C. at first         D. at last

49. A. cheerful         B. useful               C. blind            D. deaf

50. A. waste            B. enjoy                C. lose         D. forget

When every Apple fan was waiting for the next surprise from Steve Jobs, the CEO of the famous computer company shocked the world with his decision—he quit in August, 2011. But unfortunately, he died on October 5th, 2011.

According to some foreign newspapers, Jobs quit because of his health. Job got cancer in 2004 and he had to leave Apple twice for treatment.

Jobs and Apple made a great team. According to a US survey, Jobs was the most admired businessman among American youth.

In a speech Jobs gave at Standford University in 2005, Jobs shared the secret of his success. “The only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did”.

Jobs found out what he loved early in life. He started Apple at the age of 21 in his home with his friend Steve Wozniak.

Even as a young man, Jobs never followed the rules. He dropped out of the college after only one semester. He quit his first job to travel around India. Jobs said that close early experiences made him creative. They broadened his mind and helped to create Apple’s spirit—“Think different”. 

“Don’t waste time living someone else’s life… Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions silence your own voice… Follow your heart and intuition(直觉). Nothing else is really important.

50. According to some foreign newspapers, the reason why Jobs quit was that          .

A. he as too old to go on working  B. he got cancer and had to treat it

C. he decided to start a new company     D. his company wanted his to quit

51. In 2005, he made a speech to tell the students          .

A. why he could succeed            B. where he traveled

C. how he started his company      D. when he could retired

52. The underlined word “broadened” means “       ”. 

A. cleaned up     B. used up       C. opened up     D. gave up

53. By saying “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions silence your own voice”, Jobs wanted to tell us that we should          .

A. think differently                                B. never follow roles

C. never listen to other’s ideas  D. follow our heart

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