An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then ,suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this and asked,“You can’t see these flowers. “Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said ,“I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me.”said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it a kind of happiness?
【小题1】The young man was very surprised because _________.

A.The old man was deaf.
B.The old man could see nothing.
C.The old man took care of flowers every day.
D.The flowers was very beautiful.
【小题2】Why was the old man busy taking care of the flowers every day?
A.Because he liked doing it.
B.Because it can make him happy.
C.Because everyone enjoyed the happiness these flowers had brought.
D.All the above.
【小题3】Which of the following statements is TRUE about the old man?
A.He was a musician.B.He was the writer’s friend.
C.He used to be a gardener.D.He was very happy.
【小题4】What is the best title of the passage?
A.The beautiful flowers.B.Beethoven’s life.
C.The blind and The deaf.D.One kind of Happiness.

Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. After I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone(闪耀), and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come, I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left. I will enjoy them to the end.
【小题1】The writer was very busy in the ______ of his life.

A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter
【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the autumn of his life?
A.15B.33C.62D.87
【小题3】What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?
A.sadB.excitingC.wonderfulD.pleasant
【小题4】Which of the following statements is true?
A.The writer was an engineer.
B.The writer had a garden with flowers.
C.The writer was always happy as a child.
D.The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.
【小题5】The best title for the passage would be _____
A.Four seasonsB.My life
C.Four seasons in a yearD.Four seasons in my life

Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.

Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary(虚构的) line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features (特征)of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.

Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.

1.The passage tells mainly about ________.

A.an important part of Chinese culture

B.the characteristics (特征) of different style of Chinese garden building

C.where foreigners can find Chinese gardens

D.how to appreciate Chinese gardens

2.Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial garden?

A.There is a north-south axis in the center of garden

B.There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens.

C.They were built because of some fairy tales.

D.They have colored-paintings.

3.In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refer to ______.

A.private gardens                         B.beautiful scenes

C.the houses                            D.rivers and lakes

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden.

B.The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

C.All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world.

D.People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles.

5.The garden landscape “Jing” which the ancient Chinese used to call actually means in English _________.

A.well              B.tight              C.garden           D.scene

 

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