One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting . I was expecting a quiet   21  of the splendid artwork.

A young   22  viewing the paintings ahead of me   23  nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s

  24  for putting up with her  25  stream of words.  26  by their noise, I moved on.

I met them several times as I moved   27  the various rooms of art, Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away   28  .

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   29  when the couple approached the   30  . Before they left, the man  31  into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He   32  it into a long sick and then  33  his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He′s a   34  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 his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in   35  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   36  . He sees a lot, More than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife  37  each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience,  38  and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   39  and the courage of a husband who would not   40  blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12.A. lengthened                B. made                                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. whenever                        D. whichever

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

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

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

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

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

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.A

 【解析】

試題分析:這篇文章講述作者在博物館看見一對夫婦,男的失明了,妻子耐心的給丈夫描述每一幅畫,丈夫有勇氣不讓失明改變他的生活,作者強調了這對夫婦之間的愛。

1.考查名詞。view觀點,視角;touch 聯(lián)系,觸摸;wander徘徊;scenery風景。作者想找個安靜的視角欣賞美麗的藝術作品,故選A。

2.考查名詞。lady女士;man 男子;couple夫婦;clerk職員。從后面的句子“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   44   when the couple approached the   45  .”可知在作者前面是一對夫婦在欣賞畫,故選C。

3.考查動詞。yelled叫喊;argued 爭論;screamed尖叫;chatted聊天。從后面的句子“I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking.”可知這對夫婦在不停的聊天,故選D。

4.考查名詞。attempt 試圖;patience耐心;wisdom智慧;independence獨立。從后面的“putting up with her  40   stream of words.”可知作者佩服這個男子的耐心可以忍受妻子的滔滔不絕的話,故選B。

5.考查形容詞。vivid生動的;constant連續(xù)的; casual隨意的; exciting令人興奮的。從前面的the lady was doing all the talking.可知這個女士在不停的說,故選B。

6.考查動詞。Adopted 收養(yǎng),采納;Adapted適應;Conducted指導,教授;Disturbed打擾。從前面的“I was looking forward to a quiet   36   of the splendid artwork.”可知作者喜歡安靜,被打擾了,故選D。

7.考查介詞。towards 朝著;to到…;through通過;from 從…。作者在通過幾個藝術大廳的時候又遇到這對夫婦,故選C。

8.考查副詞。anxiously 焦慮地; slowly慢地;quickly快地;sensibly明智地,理智地。句意是:每次我聽到她不停的說話,我就迅速的走開了,故選C。

9.考查名詞。comment評論;decision決定;purchase購買;profit利益。從前面的“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop”可知作者在博物館的禮品柜買東西,故選C。

10.考查名詞。entrance入口;queue排隊;front前面; exit 出口。從后面的句子“Before they left, the man   46   into his pocket and pulled out a white object.”可知這對夫婦是靠近出口,故選D。

11.考查動詞。plugged插;reached伸出;held 拿;bent彎曲。句意是:這個男子把受伸進口袋,拿出一個白色的東西,故選B

12.考查動詞。lengthened加長;made使得;brought 帶來;broadened變寬。句意是:把這個白色的東西拉長成長棍子,故選A。

13.考查動詞。led 帶領;found發(fā)現(xiàn);forced強迫;tapped拍。從后面的句子“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age.During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change.”可知這個男子是個盲人,用這個拐杖是敲擊地面,探路的,故選D。

14.考查形容詞。brave勇敢的;rough粗略的;smart 聰明的;generous大方的。從后面的解釋, “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age.”可知他是勇敢的人,故選A。

15.考查連詞。wherever無論什么地方;whatever無論什么;whenever無論何時;whichever無論哪個。句意是:每次有新的藝術展,他和妻子都會來,故選C

16.考查形容詞。wrong錯誤的;silly愚蠢的;equal平等的;unique獨特的。從后面的“He sees a lot.More than you and I do,”可知作者說他看不見是錯的,故選A。

17.考查動詞。describes描述;draws畫畫;shows展示;decorates裝飾。從后面的句子“I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   54   and the courage of a'' husband ”可知是妻子給丈夫描述圖畫,故選A。

18.考查名詞。kindness 善良;courage勇氣;enthusiasm熱情;pride 驕傲。從前面的句子:"He's a   49   man, " the clerk at the counter said." Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age.可知作者學到勇氣,耐心和愛,故選B。

19.考查名詞。support支持;expectation期望;sight情境,視力;confidence自信。前面說這個男的是盲人,是沒有視力的,故選C。

20.考查動詞。allow允許;hope希望;get 得到;cause使得。從前面的句子“During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change.”可知這個丈夫不允許失明改變他的生活,故選A。

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