Question

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

 

Answer 1

【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】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述作者在博物馆看见一对夫妇，男的失明了，妻子耐心的给丈夫描述每一幅画，丈夫有勇气不让失明改变他的生活，作者强调了这对夫妇之间的爱。

1.考查名词。view观点，视角;touch 联系，触摸;wander徘徊;scenery风景。作者想找个安静的视角欣赏美丽的艺术作品，故选A。

2.考查名词。lady女士；man 男子；couple夫妇；clerk职员。从后面的句子“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对夫妇在欣赏画，故选C。

3.考查动词。yelled叫喊；argued 争论；screamed尖叫；chatted聊天。从后面的句子“I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．”可知这对夫妇在不停的聊天，故选D。

4.考查名词。attempt 试图；patience耐心；wisdom智慧；independence独立。从后面的“putting up with her  40   stream of words．”可知作者佩服这个男子的耐心可以忍受妻子的滔滔不绝的话，故选B。

5.考查形容词。vivid生动的；constant连续的； casual随意的； exciting令人兴奋的。从前面的the lady was doing all the talking．可知这个女士在不停的说，故选B。

6.考查动词。Adopted 收养，采纳；Adapted适应；Conducted指导，教授；Disturbed打扰。从前面的“I was looking forward to a quiet   36   of the splendid artwork．”可知作者喜欢安静，被打扰了，故选D。

7.考查介词。towards 朝着；to到…；through通过；from 从…。作者在通过几个艺术大厅的时候又遇到这对夫妇，故选C。

8.考查副词。anxiously 焦虑地； slowly慢地；quickly快地；sensibly明智地，理智地。句意是：每次我听到她不停的说话，我就迅速的走开了，故选C。

9.考查名词。comment评论；decision决定；purchase购买；profit利益。从前面的“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop”可知作者在博物馆的礼品柜买东西，故选C。

10.考查名词。entrance入口；queue排队；front前面； exit 出口。从后面的句子“Before they left, the man   46   into his pocket and pulled out a white object．”可知这对夫妇是靠近出口，故选D。

11.考查动词。plugged插；reached伸出；held 拿；bent弯曲。句意是：这个男子把受伸进口袋，拿出一个白色的东西，故选B

12.考查动词。lengthened加长；made使得；brought 带来；broadened变宽。句意是：把这个白色的东西拉长成长棍子，故选A。

13.考查动词。led 带领；found发现；forced强迫；tapped拍。从后面的句子“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．”可知这个男子是个盲人，用这个拐杖是敲击地面，探路的，故选D。

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

15.考查连词。wherever无论什么地方；whatever无论什么；whenever无论何时；whichever无论哪个。句意是：每次有新的艺术展，他和妻子都会来，故选C

16.考查形容词。wrong错误的；silly愚蠢的；equal平等的；unique独特的。从后面的“He sees a lot．More than you and I do,”可知作者说他看不见是错的，故选A。

17.考查动词。describes描述；draws画画；shows展示；decorates装饰。从后面的句子“I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   54   and the courage of a'' husband ”可知是妻子给丈夫描述图画，故选A。

18.考查名词。kindness 善良；courage勇气；enthusiasm热情；pride 骄傲。从前面的句子："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．可知作者学到勇气，耐心和爱，故选B。

19.考查名词。support支持；expectation期望；sight情境，视力；confidence自信。前面说这个男的是盲人，是没有视力的，故选C。

20.考查动词。allow允许；hope希望；get 得到；cause使得。从前面的句子“During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．”可知这个丈夫不允许失明改变他的生活，故选A。

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