Question

    Philip is a blind (失明的) 55-year-old man. He can _______ a flower, but he cannot tell if it is red, white, or blue. It does not matter to him. He enjoys the beauty of the smell itself.

But his life is not a bed of flowers. It is _______ for him to travel. He can’t _______, but he can travel by bus. At home, he can’t just look out the window to see what the _______ is like. He can’t look at the _______ on the wall to see what time it is. He uses a special _______ to know the time.

He is a _______. He plays the violin, but not in a band. Four times a week, he sits down on the sidewalk (人行道) and plays. He puts an upside-down (倒放的) _______ in front of him with a little change (零钱) in it. “The change keeps the hat from blowing away.” he says, “It also lets people know where to put their _______. Usually I can get from $10 to $30. One evening I made almost $100. Another evening, someone took all the money away. I don’t mind. I guess he needed it __________ than I did.”

1.A.smell B.see C.hear

2.A.comfortable B.difficult C.easy

3.A.drive B.speak C.sleep

4.A.movie B.life C.weather

5.A.watch B.clock C.photo

6.A.radio B.chair C.magazine

7.A.musician B.dentist C.doctor

8.A.hat B.cup C.flower

9.A.food B.money C.music

10.A.less B.more C.much

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.B

【解析】

本文主要向我们介绍了一位盲人菲利普的故事。

1.句意：他能闻出一朵花，但他分辨不出它是红的、白的还是蓝的。

smell闻；see看见；hear听到。根据后文“He enjoys the beauty of the smell itself.”可知，此处表示“闻”的含义。故选A。

2.句意：对他来说，旅行是困难的。

comfortable舒服的；difficult困难的；easy简单的。根据后文“He can’t ___3___, but he can travel by bus.”可知，他不能开车只能乘公交，所以旅行对他来说是困难的。故选B。

3.句意：他不会开车，但他可以乘公共汽车旅行。

drive开车；speak说话；sleep睡觉。根据“but he can travel by bus.”可知，此处与出行方式相关。故选A。

4.句意：在家里，他不能只是通过窗子看外面的天气怎么样。

movie电影；life生活；weather天气。分析句子可知，此处构成“what the weather is like”结构，翻译为“天气怎么样”。故选C。

5.句意：他不能看墙上的钟看几点了。

watch手表；clock钟；photo照片。根据后文“on the wall to see what time it is.”可知，此处指看时间，且东西在墙上。故选B。

6.句意：他用一台特制的收音机来报时。

radio收音机；chair椅子；magazine杂志。根据后文“to know the time”可知，可以得知时间，所以此处表示“收音机”的含义。故选A。

7.句意：他是个音乐家。

musician音乐家；dentist牙医；doctor医生。根据“He plays the violin, but not in a band.”可知，此处表示“音乐家”的含义。故选A。

8.句意：他把一顶倒扣的帽子放在面前，帽子里有一点零钱。

hat帽子；cup杯子；flower花。根据后文“The change keeps the hat from blowing away.”可知，此处表示“帽子”的含义。故选A。

9.句意：它还让人们知道把钱放在哪里。

food食物；money钱；music音乐。根据后文“Usually I can get from $10 to $30.”可知，此处表示“钱”的含义。故选B。

10.句意：我想他比我更需要它。

less更少；more更多；much非常。根据句中than可知，此处应用比较级；根据句意可知，此处表示“我想他比我更需要它”的含义。故选B。