An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then ,suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this and asked,“You can’t see these flowers. “Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said ,“I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“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 flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it a kind of happiness?
小題1:The young man was very surprised because _________.
A．The old man was deaf.
B．The old man could see nothing.
C．The old man took care of flowers every day.
D．The flowers was very beautiful.
小題2:Why was the old man busy taking care of the flowers every day?
A．Because he liked doing it.
B．Because it can make him happy.
C．Because everyone enjoyed the happiness these flowers had brought.
D．All the above.
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE about the old man?
A．He was a musician.B．He was the writer’s friend.
C．He used to be a gardener.D．He was very happy.
小題4:What is the best title of the passage?
A．The beautiful flowers.B．Beethoven’s life.
C．The blind and The deaf.D．One kind of Happiness.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了一位盲人花匠，通過這位老人的話，讓作者明白了每個人都可以再平凡的生活中找到自己的幸福。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段Then ,suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very surprised about this 描述，可知選B。
小題2:根據(jù)短文第三段The old man smiled and said ,“First, ……Second, …… Third,…….”描述，可知選D。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段First, I was a gardener when I was young,描述，可知老人年輕時是個花匠，故選C。
小題4:根據(jù)最后一段Isn’t it a kind of happiness 及本文描述，可知這篇短文主要告訴我們的是，要會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的幸福。故選D，一種幸福。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學(xué)生很容易把握文章中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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