Question

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree．Not ______with life, I was down．A young boy out of breath _____me, all tired from play．He stood right before me with his head tilted（倾斜的）down, and____with great excitement, “Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a ____ sight, its petals（花瓣）were  all worn－not enough rain, or too little light．____ him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I ____ a small smile and then shifted away．But instead of ___ he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with ___, “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too．That’s why I ___ it; here, it’s for you．”

The flower before me was dying or dead．But I knew I ____ take it, or he might never leave．So I reached for the flower, and____, “Just what I need．” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he____it mid－air without reason．It was then that I ____ for the very first time the boy was ___．

I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun ____ I thanked him for picking the very best one．He smiled, and then ran off to play,__ __ of the effect he’d had on my day．

I sat there and __ 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）__? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true___．

___ 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．certainty 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

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲了作者在感到沮丧时，盲人小男孩送给她一朵花，从而引发了作者对珍惜生命的思考。

1.。故选C。

2.故选A。

3.考查现在分词。根据and____with great excitement, “Look what I found!”

可知这里意思是兴奋的说着。Telling告诉；saying说；informing通知；talking谈话，故选B。

4.考查形容词。根据its petals（花瓣）were  all worn－not enough rain, or too little light．可知这里意思是真可怜的景象。Unique独一无二的；rough粗糙的；bothering烦扰；pitiful可怜的，故选D。

5.考查动词。根据____ him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I ____ a small smile and then shifted away．可知这里意思是想让他把枯萎的花拿走。故选A。

6.考查动词。根据Not ______with life, I was down．可知我强迫自己挤出一个微笑。Presented出席；adjusted调整；forced强迫；delivered递送，故选C。

7.考查动词。根据he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with ___,可知这里意思是他没有放弃。Declining倾斜；accepting接受；panicking恐慌；quitting放弃，故选D。

8.考查名词。根据“It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too．That’s why I ___ it; here, it’s for you．”可知这里意思是肯定地宣布。Certainty肯定；embarrassment窘迫；sympathy同情；sorrow悲痛，故选A。

9.考查动词。根据That’s why I ___ it; here, it’s for you．可知这里意思是那就是我摘下它的原因。Took拿；pulled拉；attained达到；picked摘，故选D。

10.

11.I reached for the flower, and____, “Just what I need．”可知这里意思是我收下花，并且回复说。Announced宣布；replied回答；declared宣布；whispered低声说，故选B。

12.

13.

14.，故选B。

15.

16. old willow tree．可知这里意思是没有意识到他影响了我。Unaware未察觉到；unbelievable不可相信；regretful后悔的；regardless不管怎样，故选A。

17. old willow tree．可知这里意思是我坐在那里想知道。Doubted怀疑；felt感觉；found发现；wondered想知道，故选D。

18.

19.

20.

考点：考查故事类短文