Question

    One day a young painter went by a garden. He was attracted by the beauty of the garden.He imagined how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was_____Surprised, the painter asked that old man, "Why are you looking after these flowers since you can't see them? "The gardener answered, "I can tell you ____reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ____ I can’t see the flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ____ the fragrance(香味) of them. As for the last one, that’s ____ “Me? But you don't know me, "said the painter.

“Yeah,it’s_____ that I don't know you. But I know flowers are beautiful angels(天使).people will look at my garden and the beauty will make them feel_____. It also gives me a chance to speak with you now. At the same time we enjoy the happiness these flowers have ____ us." The old man's words surprised the painter and gave him much pleasure.

The man grows flowers in order that everybody can______their beauty. The gardener in the garden is alone but not lonely. All passers-by are his friends; all flowers are his neighbors.

I believe every flower has eyes. They can see the______of the old man’s heart and the beauty of his soul(灵魂).

1.A.stupid B.deaf C.blind

2.A.three B.four C.five

3.A.however B.although C.unless

4.A.smoke B.hear C.smell

5.A.you B.me C.him

6.A.easy B.true C.honest

7.A.unfair B.good  C.strange

8.A.brought B.taken C.carried

9.A.borrow B.enjoy C.lend

10.A.kindness B.value C.truth

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

短文通过年轻画家和老园丁之间的对话表明老园丁对生活的热爱。

1.句意：然后，他忽然发现老园丁是个盲人。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. stupid愚蠢的，B. deaf聋哑的，C. blind失明的。下文说，Why are you looking after these flowers since you can't see them?既然你看不见这些花，你为什么要照看它们？由此可知，老园丁是个盲人。故选C。

2.句意：我可以告诉你四个原因。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. three三，B. four四，C. five五。在短文第一段，老园丁以“First..., Second..., Third..., As for the last one...”清楚、有条理地说明原因。由此可知，文中提到四条原因。故选B。

3.句意：第二，尽管我看不到花儿，但我能触摸他们。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. however然而，表转折。B. although虽然，尽管；引导让步状语从句。C. unless除非，表示条件。由语境可知，“我看不到花儿”是让步状语从句，应由although引导。故选B。

4.句意：第三，我能够闻到它们的香味。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. smoke吸烟；B. hear听见；C. smell闻，闻起来。由the fragrance of them(它们的香味)可知，动词应该是smell。故选C。

5.句意：最后一点，那是（因为）你。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. you你，你们； B. me我（宾格） C. him他（宾格）。后文作者疑惑地问老园丁：“Me? But you don't know me,”（我？但你又不认识我。）由此可知，最后一个原因是因为作者。故选A。

6.句意：我确实不认识你。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. easy容易的，B. true符合事实的，确实的，如实的； C. honest诚实的。后文说，“But I know flowers are beautiful angels. ”(但是我知道花儿是美丽的天使。)这是一个肯定的陈述句，且包含转折语气。由此可知，前文是否定意义，且强调：“我确实不认识你”。故选B。

7.句意：人们会看着我的花园，美丽会让他们感觉很好。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. unfair不公平的，B. good好的，C. strange奇怪的。由全文的感情基调可知，“美丽（the beauty）会让他们感觉很好”。故选B。

8.句意：同时我们也享受这些花儿带给我们的幸福。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. brought意为“带来”，bring的过去式/过去分词。B. taken意为“拿走、取走”，take的过去分词。C. carried意为“携带”，carry的过去式/过去分词。由上下文描述可知，“这些花儿（能够）带给我们幸福。”，即bring sb. sth.，而其余两项（take/carry）没有后接双宾语的用法。故选A。

9.句意：老园丁种花是为了让每个人都能欣赏花儿的美丽。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. borrow借给，B. enjoy欣赏，C. lend借出。因题干的宾语是their beauty（它们的美丽），所以其动词应该是enjoy。二者结合，构成动宾短语，语义通顺、正确。故选B。

10.句意：他们能看到老人内心的善良和灵魂的美丽。

考查逻辑思维能力及词义辨析。A. kindness善良，B. value价值，C. truth真相，事实。kindness与后文的beauty属同类词：褒义词，一个形容心地善良，一个形容灵魂之美，前后对称，而其他两个词均无此含义。故选A。