Question

One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet ____ of the splendid artwork.

A young ____ viewing the paintings ahead of me ____ nonstop between themselves. I watched them for a moment and found the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s ____ for putting up with the ____ stream of words. ____ by their noise, I moved on.

I met them several times as I moved ____ the various rooms of arts. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away ____.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a ____ when the couple approached the ___. Before they left, the man ____ into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He ____ it into a long stick and then ____ his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket. “He’s a ____ man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in ____ there is a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see! You’re ____ . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife ____ each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience, ____ and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ____ and the courage of a husband who would not______blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms interwined (交缠).

1.A. touch    B. view    C. wander    D. stare

2.A. lady    B. man    C. couple    D. clerk

3.A. chatted    B. argued    C. screamed    D. yelled

4.A. attempt    B. independence    C. wisdom    D. patience

5.A. vivid    B. constant    C. casual    D. exciting

6.A. Adopted    B. Adapted    C. Conducted    D. Disturbed

7.A. through    B. to    C. towards    D. from

8.A. anxiously    B. urgently    C. quickly    D. sensibly

9.A. comment    B. decision    C. purchase    D. profit

10.A. entrance    B. exit    C. front    D. queue

11.A. plugged    B. held    C. reached    D. bent

12.A. made    B. lengthened    C. brought    D. broadened

13.A. led    B. found    C. forced    D. tapped

14.A. brave    B. rough    C. smart    D. generous

15.A. wherever    B. whatever    C. whichever    D. whenever

16.A. wrong    B. silly    C. equal    D. unique

17.A. describes    B. draws    C. shows    D. decorates

18.A. kindness    B. pride    C. enthusiasm    D. courage

19.A. support    B. sight    C. expectation    D. confidence

20.A. get    B. hope    C. allow    D. cause

Answer

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. B

6. D

7. A

8. C

9. C

10. B

11. C

12. B

13. D

14. A

15. D

16. A

17. A

18. D

19. B

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，丈夫失去了视力，但他决定不会让失去视力影响自己的生活，所以每次有新的艺术展的时候，妻子都陪着他前来观赏，由妻子向他描述照片的细节。从他们的身上，我看到了勇气耐心和爱情。

1.考查名词辨析。A. touch触摸；B. view视野，见解，风景，场景；C. wander漫游，徘徊，闲逛；D. stare凝视；我期待着一个静静的精彩的艺术作品的场景。故B项正确。

2.考查上下文参考。根据第9空后“when the couple approached…”可知一对年轻的夫妻在我们面前欣赏艺术品，他们在不停地交谈。故C项正确。

3.考查动词辨析。A. chatted交谈，聊天；B. argued争论；C. screamed尖叫；D. yelled大喊；一对年轻的夫妻在我们面前欣赏艺术品，他们在不停地交谈。故A项正确。

4.考查名词辨析。A. attempt尝试；B. independence独立；C. wisdom智慧，聪明；D. patience耐心；我看了他们一会，分析妻子在不停地说，我很羡慕丈夫的耐心，能够忍受妻子不断的话语。故D项正确。

5.考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A. vivid生动的；B. constant不停的；C. casual随意的；D. exciting兴奋的；根据上文I watched them for a moment and found the lady was doing all the talking.可知妻子一直说个不停。故B项正确。

6.考查动词辨析。A. Adopted收养，采纳；B. Adapted改编，适应；C. Conducted执行；D. Disturbed打扰；扰乱；被他们说话声打扰，我继续向前走。根据句意可知D项正确。

7.考查介词辨析。. A. through穿过；B. to前往；C. towards朝向…；D. from来自；当我穿过博物馆房间的时候，我遇见他们好多次。应该使用through表示从房间内容穿过。故A正确。

8.考查副词辨析。A. anxiously焦虑地；B. urgently紧急地；C. quickly迅速地；D. sensibly明显地，明智地；每次我都能听见他们不停地说话，我迅速离开了。作者不愿意被这对夫妻打扰，所以迅速走开。故C项正确。

9.考查名词辨析。A. comment评论；B. decision决定；C. purchase购买；D. profit利润，利益；当我在博物馆的礼品商店买东西的时候，这对夫妻走近博物馆的出口。C项与shop形成呼应。故C项正确。

10.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. entrance入口处；B. exit出口；C. front前面，前部；D. queue队伍；当这对夫妻靠近出口的时候，我正在商店里买东西。根据下文句they left可知他们先到出口，然后再离开。故B项正确。

11.考查动词辨析。A. plugged塞，堵，插上插座；B. held握住；C. reached伸出，到达；D. bent弯曲；短语reach into把手伸进…；在他们离开之前，那位丈夫把手伸进口袋拿出一个白色的物体。故C项正确。

12.考查动词辨析。A. made生产，制作；B. lengthened拉长；C. brought带来；D. broadened拓宽；他把白色的物体拉长成一根棍子，然后敲着地进入衣帽间去拿妻子的夹克衫。根据句意可知他把白色物体拉长了，故B项正确。

13.考查动词辨析。A. led带领； B. found发现；C. forced迫使；D. tapped轻拍；轻击；根据下文描述可知丈夫是一位盲人，他用棍子轻轻击打地面才可以行走。故D项正确。

14.考查形容词辨析。A. brave勇敢的；B. rough粗糙的；C. smart聪明的；D. generous慷慨的；博物馆职工告诉我这位丈夫非常勇敢，即使如此年轻就看不见了，但他发誓不会改变自己的生活，无论什么时候只要有新的展览，他们都要来欣赏。他面对重击，没有被击倒，而是勇敢面对，说明他非常勇敢。故A项正确。

15.考查连词辨析。A. wherever无论何地；B. whatever无论什么；C. whichever无论哪一个；D. whenever无论何时；即使如此年轻就看不见了，但他发誓不会改变自己的生活，无论什么时候只要有新的展览，他们都要来欣赏。故D项正确。

16.考查形容词辨析。A. wrong错误的；B. silly愚蠢的；C. equal平等的；D. unique独特的；博物馆员工认为我说他看不见是错误的，他比我们看见得都多。故A项正确。

17.考查动词辨析。A. describes描述；B. draws画；抽出；C. shows展示，说明；D. decorates装饰；妻子描述每一幅画，然后他会在脑海里看见这幅画。这也正是妻子一直说个不停的原因。故A项正确。

18.考查名词辨析。A. kindness善良；B. pride骄傲；C. enthusiasm热情；D. courage勇气；从这对夫妻的身上我学到了耐心、勇气和爱。他们勇敢面对生活中的剧变，并没有放弃，这就是最大的勇气。故D项正确。

19.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. support支持；B. sight视力；C. expectation期待；D. confidence信心；我看到了一位年轻的妻子向失去视力的丈夫描述油画的耐心，看到了这位丈夫不让变盲改变生活的勇气。根据上文可知丈夫看不见了，失去了视力。故B项正确。

20.考查动词辨析。A. get得到；B. hope希望；C. allow允许；让。D. cause导致；句意：我看到了一位年轻的妻子向失去视力的丈夫描述油画的耐心，看到了这位丈夫不让变盲改变生活的勇气。故C项正确。