11一An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 1 all the time, watering and fertilizing them.One day a young man went by the 2 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 3 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 4 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You cant see these flowers. 5 are you busy taking care of them every day?”The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 6 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 7 I cant see these flowers, I can touch them. 8 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, thats 9 .”“Me? But you dont know me,” said the young man.“Yeah, its 10 that I dont know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 11 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”The blind mans work opened our eyes, and 12 our hearts, which also made his life 13 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldnt 14 22his wonderful music, but his music has 15 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isnt it one kind of happiness?1. A. flowers B. trees C. vegetables D. grass2. A. balcony B. kitchen C. garden D. study3. A. after B. as C. before D. if4. A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly5. A. WhatB. Who C. Why D. Which6. A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions7. A. although B. since C. because D. unless8. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth9. A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son10. A. true B. hardC. coolD. fair11. A. greets B. doubts C. meets D. knows12. A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated13. A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier14. A. write B. hearC. playD. believe15. A. changed B. affectedC. discovered D. encouraged33参考答案与解析：1.A。由第 2 空后面的 the beautiful flowers 可以推出该空应填flowers。2.C。本文以老人花园里的野花为题材，因此该空应填 garden。3.D。该空表示“如果”，因此应填 if。4.A。由下文 You cant see these flowers.可以推出该空表示“瞎的” ，因此应填 blind。5.C。由 You cant see these flowers.可以推出该空表示“为什么” ，因此应填 Why。6.B。下文介绍老人每天照料花的原因，因此该空应填 reasons。7.A。该空表示“尽管”，因此应直 although 引导让步状语从句。8.C。由上文的 First, Second 可以推出该空表示 第三”，因此应填Third。9.B。由下文 Me?可以推出该空应填 you。10.A。由语境逻辑可知，老人不认识年轻人是一个事实，因此该空应填 true。11.D。花是天使是人人都知道的事实，因此该空应填 knows。12.C。老人精心护理花的工作开阔了我们的眼界，愉悦了我们的心。13.D。老人的工作也使自己的生 活更愉快。4414.B。由第 13 空后面的 deaf 可以推出该空表示 “听”，因此应填hear。15.D。但是他的音乐已经鼓励了数百万人勇敢地面对困难。点评：本文是一篇情感性记叙文，作者借助一个盲人精心护理花朵原因的叙述，揭示出残疾人通过自己的努力既可以让自己享受到工作的乐趣，又可以给周围的人带来快乐。文章第 1 空的 flowers、第 4 空的 blind、第 7 空的 although、第 9 空的 you、第 12 空的pleased、第 13 空的 happier、第 14 空的 hear、第 15 空的encouraged 均是直接体现主题的答案，可见读懂情感性记叙文，弄清其教育意义对推断文章未知信息很有好处。55二Agatha Christic would never forget the night when she met a robber (抢劫者) many years ago.That evening, she went to a birthday party which 1 until two oclock in the morning. Agatha walked in the 2 street alone. Suddenly from the back of a dark 3 a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good 4 , lady,” the man said in a low voice. “I dont think you wish to 5 here!” “What do you want?” “Your earrings. Take them off!”Agatha suddenly had a 6 idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣领) of her overcoat while she used 7 hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly 8 them on the ground.“Take them and let me go,” she said. The robber thought that the girl didnt like the earrings at all, only trying to 9 the necklace. It would cost 10 , so he said, “Give me your necklace.”“Oh, sir. It doesnt 11 much. Please let me wear it.”66“Im not that 12 , Quick!”With shaking 13 . Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber left, she picked up her earrings and ran as 14 as she could to one of her friends.The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost 15 six pounds.1. A. ended B. stayed C. stopped D. lasted2. A. busy B. quiet C. noisy D. wide3. A. part B. block C. building D. street4. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night5. A. die B. escape C. fight D. stay6. A. funny B. safe C. brave D. bright7. A. other B. others C. the other D. another8. A. handed B. threw C. passed D. put9. A. own B. keep C. have D. protect10. A. cheap B. expensive C. more D. less11. A. weigh B. take C. spend D. cost12. A. afraid B. angry C. sillyD. bad13. A. hands B. feet C. head D. body14. A. much B. early C. carefully D. fast7715. A. really B. already C. onlyD. hardly参考答案与解析：1.D。until two oclock in the morning 暗示该空表示“ 持续”，因此应填 lasted。2.B。由常识可知，凌晨两点街上行人稀少，店铺也未开门，非常安静，因此该空应填 quiet。3.C。突然从一幢黑房子的后面一个右手拿着一把锋利刀子的高个子男子朝她冲了过去。4.A。由第 1 空后面的 two oclock in the morning 可以推出该空应填morning。5.A。由语境逻辑可知，抢劫犯手里拿着一把锋利的刀子是想以被抢者不听话就将其杀死为威胁进行抢劫，因此该空应填 die。6.D。由下文 Agatha 的机智行为可以推出她想出的是一个聪明的主意，因此该空应填 bright。7.C。此处指两只手中的另一只手，因此该空应填 the other。8.B。 quickly 与 on the ground 暗示该空表示“ 扔”，因此应填 th