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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

  My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other , including her“sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression that she's anything.

  Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, that she doesn't push too hard on them, really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that often don't realize she's blind.

  I this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was excited about her finger-painting project.

  “Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle with us”.

  To my great , my child had learned about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

  I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never in conversation. When I told my daughter that Michelle was blind, she was for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla . And I knew my child was because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also heard Kayla's in her work.

  We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my .”

  Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.A.senses B.meansC.methodsD.ways

2.A.enjoyedB.foundC.missed D.lost

3.A.insteadB.exceptC.sinceD.but

4.A.whoB.itC.sheD.which

5.A.guestsB.familyC.childrenD.friends

6.A.realized B.heardC.recognizedD.witnessed

7.A.sad B.satisfiedC.excitedD.enjoyed

8.A.especially B.not soC.a littleD.not at all

9.A.paintB.drawC.createD.mix

10.A.stayedB.painted C.talkedD.played

11.A.excitementB.surprise C.delightD.encouragement

12.A.attitudeB.colorC.picture D.paper

13.A.touchedB.distinguishedC.saw D.understood

14.A.afterB.beforeC.until D.when

15.A.turned out B.come up C.referred to D.talked about

16.A.curiousB.quiet C.puzzledD.worried

17.A.criedB.insisted C.complainedD.informed

18.A.right B.wrongC.worriedD.uncertain

19.A.shortcomingsB.difficulties C.pride D.description

20.A.paperB.eyes C.handsD.pens

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述了我的朋友Michelle虽然失去了视力,但是她利用其它的知觉来弥补视力的缺失,几乎让别人感觉不到她失去了视力。

1.名词。A.感觉;B、C、D方法。文章前面提到Michelle is blind,所以,她很好地利用了其它“感觉官能”。根据句意故选A。

2.动词。A.enjoyed喜欢;B.found发现;C.missed缺少;D.lost失去。Michelle是一个盲人,是“无法看见”的,但由于她很好地利用了其它感觉官能,很少有人认识到她缺少了什么。根据句意故选C。

3.动词。A和B除…之外C随着D但是;她照顾孩子和我们一样,除了对孩子不苛刻。根据句意故选B.

4.语法。本题考查定语从句。先行词为代词them,在定语从句中作主语。她行动很快客人们很少认识到她是瞎的。根据句意故选A。

5.名词。A客人;B家人;C孩子;D朋友。客人们很少认识到她是瞎的。根据句意故选A.

6.动词。A意识到;B听说;C认出;D目睹。我是在女儿到那里玩第一次意识到这点的。故选A。

7.形容词。A兴奋;B悲哀;C满意;D开心。从后面的描写She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects说明孩子是兴奋的。女儿对自己度过的这一天很兴奋。故选C。

8.副词。 especially指尤其,特别。女儿最这一天很兴奋,尤其是用手指来作画这一活动。根据句意故选A。

9.动词。Mix with混合。从Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green!可以推出答案。指把两种颜色混合在一起形成一个新的颜色。故选D。

10.动词。A逗留;B画;C谈话;D玩耍。painted with us“和我们一起画画”。Michelle和他们一起画的。故选B。

11.名词。A兴奋;B鼓励;C高兴;D惊讶。这里指让我惊讶的是,一个盲人教会女儿调颜色。故选B。
12.上下文连串。从后文Michelle told me that my picture showed joy …可以看出Michelle了解Kayla的作品。所以此处用picture。说明他们是在纸上画的picture。根据句意故选C

13.动词。A触摸;B区别;C看见;D理解。这里指女儿认为Michelle能够理解她的画。根据句意故选D

14.语法。这里的never…until…是固定的连词结构“直到…才…”。直到Michelle展示他们怎么画画。可知应选C。

15.短语辨析。A提及;B结果是;C出现;D谈论。never和in conversations说明从未讨论过此事,所以用come up表示“被提到”。她看不见的话题在我们的对话里没有出现。故选B。

16.形容词。这里表示孩子有一会很安静。女儿对于Michelle看不见的事情不相信,所以安静了一会没有说话。根据句意故选B.

17.动词。A哭;B坚持;C困惑;D担忧。从后面的"But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!"说明孩子坚持说。女儿坚持认为Michelle能看懂她的画。故选B。

18.上下文连串。从后面的句子:because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork.说明孩子是对的。我知道我的女儿是正确的,Michelle的确能看懂她的画。根据句意故选A.

19.上下文连串。由前文的showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment.可知答案。根据句意故选C.

20.名词。A纸张;B钢笔;C手;D眼睛。女儿说Michelle是用她的眼睛来看着幅画的。根据句意故选B。

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