One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting.I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works.
A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves.I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk.I admired the husband’s patience for putting up with her continuous talk.Distracted by their noise,I moved on.
I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art.Each time I heard her constant burst of words,I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple came near to the exit.Before they left,the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object.He extended it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a brave man.”The clerk at the counter said,”Most of us would give up if wewere blinded at such a young age.During his recovery 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 dose 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,courage and love that day.I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life.And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.
【小題1】The young couple were at an art museum ________.

A．to show their love B．to appreciate art
C．to discuss paintingsD．to describe paintings
【小題2】“…I moved away quickly.”in Paragraph 3 shows that the writer ________.
A．was in the hope of visiting more roomsB．was in a hurry to buy some gifts
C．was tired of the nonstop talkingD．was not interested in the art show
【小題3】We can infer from the passage that the husband _________.
A．was not born blind B．couldn’t stand his wife
C．knew nothing about artD．completely depended on his wife
【小題4】After hearing what the clerk had said about the couple,the writer was ________.
A．encouragedB．excited C．touchedD．a(chǎn)nnoyed
【小題5】The passage is mainly about ___________.
A．the importance of art B．good manners in public
C．patience of a husbandD．love between a couple


【小題1】B
【小題2】 C
【小題3】 A
【小題4】C
【小題5】. D

解析【小題1】.根據(jù)對短文的總體理解可知這對夫婦是來欣賞藝術(shù)的。
【小題2】根據(jù)第二段可知作者對這對夫婦喋喋不休的談話厭倦而走開。
【小題3】根據(jù)第五段的During his recovery he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change可知。
【小題4】根據(jù)最后一段可知作者被這對夫婦的行為感動了。
【小題5】根據(jù)對短文的理解和最后一段可知這篇文章是強(qiáng)調(diào)這對夫婦之間的愛。

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