Question

One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpieces.

A young couple viewing the painting ahead of me chattered nonstop between themselves. I watched them for a moment and decided it was the woman who was doing all the talking. I admired his patience for putting up with her constant parade of words. Distracted by their noise, I moved on.

I encountered them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant gush of words, I moved away quickly.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple approached the exit. Before they left, the man took a long cane and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He is a brave man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would have given up if we went blind at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see? You’re wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do,” the clerk said. “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to alter his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away with their arms intertwined.

1.Which of the following shows the wife’s patience?

a. I admired his patience for putting up with her constant parade of words.

b. Each time I heard her constant gush of words, I moved away quickly.

c. The young man made a promise that his life wouldn’t change.

d. His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.

A. c B. cd C. bd D. abd

2.How does the writer feel about the wife in the first three paragraphs?

A. The writer admires her patience.

B. The writer hates her patience.

C. The writer enjoys hearing her constant gush of words.

D. The writer hates hearing her constant gush of words.

3.According to the last paragraph, what did the writer see that day?

A. The young man’s patience, courage and love for the wife.

B. The wife’s patience, courage and love for the young man.

C. The wife’s patience, the young man’s courage and their love for each other.

D. The young man’s patience, the wife’s courage and their love for each other.

4.We can conclude from the passage that __________.

A. the physical disability changed the young man, but the wife tries to help him out of his pain with her patience and love

B. the physical disability couldn’t change the young man’s life, and his wife helps him out with her care and love

C. the physical disability couldn’t change the young man’s life, and his wife helps him out with her patience and love

D. the physical disability changed the young man’s belief in life, but the wife helps him out with her patience and love

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章是一篇关于爱的短文。作者去博物馆看画展，她遇到了一对年轻夫妇，作者一开始以为女子一直在跟男子说话，后来才得知，男子虽然失明了，但他不想被困难打败，决心像以前一样生活，他的妻子就陪着他并耐心地为他讲解每一幅画。

1.I admired his patience for putting up with her constant parade of words.”和第三段“Each time I heard her constant gush of words, I moved away quickly.”以及第七段“His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”可知，作者遇到的那个妻子一直耐心地给失明的丈夫讲解每一幅画，故选D。

2.Distracted by their noise, I moved on.”和第三段“Each time I heard her constant gush of words, I moved away quickly.”可知，作者厌烦了那位女子喋喋不休的话语，故选D。

3.I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to alter his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away with their arms intertwined.”可知，作者看到了女子的耐心、男子的勇气和他们之间的爱，故选C。

4.During his recovery, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”可知，男子决心不让失明影响到生活，一如既往地参观画展；根据最后一段“I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings ...And I saw the love shared by two people ...walk away with their arms intertwined”可知，女子耐心地帮助失明的丈夫欣赏每一幅画，尽力不让男子的生活与失明之前有什么不同，故选C。

考点：生活类短文阅读