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The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not  36 with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath  37 me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的) down,  38 with great excitement,“Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a  39 sight, with is petals(花瓣) all worn—not enough rain, or too little light.  40 him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I  41 

a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of  42 he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with  43 ,“It surely smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I  44 it; here, it’s for you.”

The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew Imust  45___it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and  46 , “Just what I need.”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he  47 it mid-air without reason. It was then that I  48 

for the very first time the boy was  49 .

I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun  50 I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play,  51 of the effect he’d had on my day.

I sat there and  52 how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的)  53 ? Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true  54 .

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not connected with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see__55___, and appreciate every second that’s mine.

1.

A.excited

B.inspired

C.satisfied

D.disappointed

 

2.

A.approached

B.overlooked

C.understood

D.talked

 

3.

A.telling

B.saying

C.informing

D.talking

 

4.

A.unique

B.rough

C.bothering

D.pitiful

 

5.

A.Wanting

B.Demanding

C.Persuading

D.Inviting

 

6.

A.played

B.adjusted

C.forced

D.delivered

 

7.

A.declining

B.accepting

C.panicking

D.quitting

 

8.

A.surprise

B.embarrassment

C.sympathy

D.sorrow

 

9.

A.took

B.pulled

C.sold

D.picked

 

10.

A.bring

B.fetch

C.take

D.smell

 

11.

A.announced

B.replied

C.declared

D.whispered

 

12.

A.grasped

B.held

C.caught

D.seized

 

13.

A.convinced

B.confirmed

C.noticed

D.refused

 

14.

A.strange

B.blind

C.deaf

D.unimaginable

 

15.

A.once

B.after

C.as

D.since

 

16.

A.unaware

B.unbelievable

C.regretful

D.regardless

 

17.

A.doubted

B.felt

C.found

D.wondered

 

18.

A.embarrassmet

B.depression

C.pleasure

D.effort

 

19.

A.sense

B.hearing

C.sight

D.ability

 

20.

A.beauty

B.disability

C.fantasy

D.wonder

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析:一个人在生活中可能有着这样或那样的不如意,因此会抑郁、沉闷,就像该篇文章的作者。但是当他在公园邂逅了一个素昧平生的小男孩时,却从他那儿学会了如何坚强、乐观地看待生活、笑对人生。

1.考查形容词:be satisfied  with:对……满意,与下文的down形成呼应。选C

2.考查动词:approach:走近,靠近。Inspect:检查,视察。Overlook:俯视,忽略。Recognize:辨认出。选A符合句意。

3.考查saying做伴随状语,选B

4.考查形容词:从下一句话的描述可知,一副可怜的样子。Unique:独一无二的。Rough:不平的。Severe:严重的。选D

5.考查动词搭配:希望他拿着花离开,want somebody to do something。选A

6.考查动词搭配:force a smile:挤出一丝微笑,形象地展示了作者当时的心情。选C

7.考查动词辨析:quit:离开,指小孩没走。Decline:下降,拒绝。Betray:背叛。Panic:惊慌。选D

8.可用排除法。Embarrassment:尴尬,Sympathy:同情,Sorrow:悲伤都不确切。只有A符合。特别是和小孩说的话相配。

9.pick the flower采花,与50空后形成呼应。选D

10.句意是:我必须拿,否则他不会走的。选C

11.考查动词:这里是作者对上一段小孩所说话的回答,因此应用reply。选B

12.考查动词:hold:拿住,保持……的状态,这里指在半空中不动。选B

13.句意是:就是在这时作者才注意到小孩眼睛看不见。选C

14.解析同上题,选B

15.考查连词:as:当……时候,句意是:当说谢谢时感到了自己声音的沙哑。选C

16.unaware of:没有意识到……,这里指小孩没有意识到他的举动对作者产生的影响。Unbelievable:难以置信的。Regardless of:不管……。选A

17.考查动词:wonder“想知道”后面接宾语从句是疑问词连接的。选D

18.上下文衔接题:从前面的I was down. 可知填depression压抑,沮丧,选B

19.这个孩子是blind所以只能用hearing,选C

20.作者发誓要用积极的眼光看待生活,发现生活中的美,与文章开头那种压抑的心情形成对比。选A

考点:考查人生百味类短文

点评;该篇文章的作者在生活中遇到不如意,感到抑郁,但在公园邂逅的小男孩时让他学会坚强生活、笑对人生。他们之间到底发生了什么样的故事?又是什么使作者调整心态、重新振作起来?阅读时考生应该注意故事情节的发展以及作者心理状态的变化。

 

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