Question

An old woman lived in a house with a large garden. She took care of her flowers all the   . One day a young man went by the garden. He saw the beautiful flowers and thought he could be very happy       he lived in      a beautiful place.      his surprise, the old gardener was blind. He asked, “You can’t   these flowers. Why are you busy   _them every day?” The old woman said, “Let me tell you four     . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, though I am blind, I can touch them as well.     , I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s for       .” “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 everybody loves flowers. We all enjoy the      these flowers have brought us.”

1.A. day B. night C. weekendD. time

2.A. sinceB. asC. whileD. if

3.A. so B. such C. very  D. really

4.A. In   B. To   C. WithD. As

5.A. hearB. see C. touch D. feel

6.A. take after B. look afterC. taking after D. looking after

7.A. ideas B. problemsC. reasonsD. matter

8.A. FinallyB. FineC. Fourth  D. Third

9.A. youB. meC. my motherD. my son

10.A. fairness B. sadnessC. happinessD. kindness

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个年轻人经过一位老太太的花园时，他想如果他住在这么美丽的地方他会非常幸福。可是他发现老太太是个盲人。当他问老太太为什么看不到花还照顾花时，老太太给他讲了四个理由。最后一点是，花能够给每个人带来快乐，所以我照顾他们。

1.固定词组及语境的理解。all the time ，一直，她一直在照顾她的花。结合句意，故选D。

2.连词及语境的理解。他认为如果他住在这么美丽的地方他会非常幸福。A自从B因为C当D如果。结合句意及上下文，故选D

3.词义辨析及语境的理解。very ，really直接修饰形容词或副词。So，如此，那么，用法是so+形容词，such,如此，那么。用法是：such+(a/an)+(形容词)+名词，但名词前有few,little,many,much修饰时只用so。结合句意及结构，故选B。.

4.固定词组及语境的理解。to one’s surprise,令某人吃惊的是，固定词组，故选B

5.年轻人问：你不能——那些花，为什么你还每天忙着照顾他们？，根据句意可知填看到，A听到B看到C触摸D感觉，故选B。

6.固定词组及语境的理解。be busy doing sth, 忙于做某事，take after,与···相像，look after,照顾，根据句意：为什么你还每天忙着照顾他们？可知选择D。

7.名词及语境的理解。根据后文内容，可知在讲述为什么照顾花的理由。句意：让我告诉你四个理由。A主意B问题C理由D事情。故选C。

8.序数词及语境的理解。根据上文可知已经讲了两个理由，故现在是第三个。故选D，第三。

9.根据后文回答“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.可知上文是在说，最后一个理由是因为你。故选A

10.我们都喜欢花带给我们的快乐。A公平B悲伤C.幸福快乐D好意，根据句意及上下文，故选C。

考点：情感故事类短文。