题目内容
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree.Not __1____ with life, I was down.A young boy out of breath __2___me, all tired from play.He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的)down, __3__ with great excitement, “Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a __4__ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn-not enough rain, or too little light.__5__ him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I __6__ a small smile and then shifted away.But instead of __7_ he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with __8_, “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too.That’s why I __9__ it; here, it’s for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead.But I knew I __10__ take it, or he might never leave.So I reached for the flower, and __11__, “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he __12__it mid-air without reason.It was then that I __13__ for the very first time the boy was __14__.
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun __15__ I thanked him for picking the very best one.He smiled, and then ran off to play, __16__ of the effect he’d had on my day.
I sat there and _17_ 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) _18_ ? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true __19_.
__20__ the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me.And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
1.A.excited B.inspired C.content D.disappointed
2.A.approached B.overlooked C.understood D.recognized
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.presented 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.attained D.picked
10.A.should B.can C.may D.must
11.A.announced B.replied C.declared D.whispered
12.A.grasped B.held C.caught D.seized
13.A.observed B.confirmed C.noticed D.concluded
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.embarrassment B.depression C.hopelessness D.effort
19.A.sense B.hearing C.sight D.ability
20.A.In B.From C.Before D.Through
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Three Boys and a Dad
Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park,” he’d told his wife. “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”
Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”—Mike, Randy, and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(节拍). Mike chanted “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.
By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room,but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad Realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre (日托所).“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.
【小题1】When his wife left home, Brad expected to ______ .
A.go out for a walk in the park. | B.watch TV talk show with his children. |
C.enjoy his first day off work. | D.read the newspaper to his children. |
A.Drawing on the wall. | B.Eating apple jam. |
C.Feeding the fish. | D.Reading in a room. |
A.Because he wanted to clean up his house. |
B.Because he suddenly had to go to his office. |
C.Because he found it hard to manage his boys home. |
D.Because he had to take his wife back. |
A.by space. | B.by comparison. | C.by process. | D.by time. |