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【题目】阅读理解
In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) 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 _________ 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 some 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 heart, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn't hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn't it one kind of happiness?
（1）Which is the best word we can put in the blanket”___________” in Paragraph 2?
A.excited.
B.surprised.
C.worried.
D.relaxed.
（2）How many reasons did the old man mentioned??
A.Three
B.Four
C.Five
D.Six
（3）What was the correct order in which these events happened?
a. The old man explained. b. The young man went by the garden.
c. The old man watered the flowers. d. The young man found the old man was blind.
A.b-c-a-d
B.c-b-a-d
C.b-c-d-a
D.c-b-d-a
（4）Who is Beethoven?
A.The young man.
B.The old man.
C.A gardener.
D.A musician.
（5）What is the best title for the text？
A.The Wise Young Man
B.The Nice Flowers
C.The Blind Gardener
D.A Kind of Happiness.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）B
（3）D
（4）D
（5）D
【解析】
⑴词义猜测。excited兴奋的；surprised吃惊的；worried担心的；relaxed放松的。根据语境可知“他突然发现老园丁是盲人”，所以他非常“惊讶”，问他，“你看不见这些花儿，为什么每天照顾他们。”故选B。
⑵细节理解。根据文章中老人的话 Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's you可知老人一共列出了四个理由，故选B。
⑶细节理解。根据文章描述可知，老人在浇花儿，一个年轻人经过，发现老人是盲人，他感到好奇，问老人原因，老人做出解释，故选D。
⑷推理判断。根据最后一段Beethoven himself couldn't hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely.可知贝多芬是一位音乐家。故选D。
⑸主旨大意。本文通过一位年轻人与失明的园丁的对话折射出一个道理，给别人带来快乐也是一种快乐。故选D。