One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet viewing of the wonderful paintings.
A young couple were viewing the paintings in front of me and chatting with each other without stop. I watched them for a moment and noticed the man’s wife was doing all the talking. I was surprised to see that the man was so patient and could stand his wife’s words, but I still moved on.
I met them several times when I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard she continued talking about the paintings, I moved away quickly.
I was buying some gifts in the museum shop when the couple came near to the gate. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out something brown. He turned it into a long stick and then tapped(輕敲) his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a brave man,” a clerk beside me said. “Most of us would give up if we became blind at such a young age. During his treatment, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re wrong. He sees a lot , more than you or I do.” The clerk said, “His wife describes each painting, so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience(耐心), courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person who was blind and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to make his life different. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away holding each other’s hands.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空,每空填一詞。
【小題1】When I stayed at the art museum, I ___________ to look at the wonderful paintings without any ___________.
【小題2】To my ___________, only the wife kept talking about the paintings all the time while her husband just listened to her ___________.
【小題3】 I didn’t realize that something was wrong with the young man’s ___________ until I noticed him using a long ___________ to trap his way.
【小題4】 The man can see each painting in his ___________ because his wife ___________ it to him.
【小題5】 The young couple not only share a common interest in ___________ but also share their strong ___________.


【小題1】hoped, noise
【小題2】surprise, patiently
【小題3】eyes, stick
【小題4】head,  describes
【小題5】art/paintings,love

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(qiáng)調(diào)了這對夫婦之間的愛。
【小題1】根據(jù)文中信息I was looking forward to a quiet viewing of the wonderful paintings.(我期待能安靜的欣賞這些美妙的畫)可知填hoped, noise。
【小題2】根據(jù)文中信息I was surprised to see that the man was so patient and could stand his wife’s words,(我非常驚訝的看到那個男人如此有耐心并能忍受他妻子的話)可知此題需填surprise, patiently。
【小題3】根據(jù)文中描述作者開始不知道那個男人是盲人,直到看到他拿著一根長棍子敲打著走路,所以填eyes, stick。
【小題4】根據(jù)文中信息His wife describes each painting, so he can see it in his head.(他妻子描述每一幅畫,因此他在腦子里能看到)可知此題需填head,  describes。
【小題5】根據(jù)文中描述這對年輕夫婦不僅共同分享藝術(shù)上的興趣,他們也分享了他們之間偉大的愛,所以此題填art/paintings,love。
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