One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting.I was looking forward to a quiet   36   of the splendid artwork.

         A young  37  viewing the paintings ahead of me  38  nonstop between themselves.I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking.I admired the man's   39  for putting up with her  40   stream of words.  41   by their noise, I moved on.

         I met them several times as I moved   42   the various rooms of art.Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 43   .

         I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   44   when the couple approached the   45  .Before they left, the man   46   into his pocket and pulled out a white object.He   47   it into a long stick and then   48   his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.

         "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.During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change.So, as before, he and his wife come in   50   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   51  .He sees a lot.More than you and I do," the clerk said."His wife   52   each painting so he can see it in his head."

         I learned something about patience,   53   and love that day.I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   54   and the courage of a'' husband who would not  55   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.stare

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

3.A.yelled               B.a(chǎn)rgued       C.screamed          D.chatted

4.A.a(chǎn)ttempt             B.independence      C.patience            D.wisdom

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

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

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

8.A.a(chǎn)nxiously       B.quickly     C.urgently            D.sensibly

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

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

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

12.A.lengthened          B.made             C.brought              D.broadened

13.A.led           B.found            C.tapped               D.forced

14.A.generous             B.rough      C.smart           D.brave

15.A.wherever   B.whatever    C.whenever      D.whichever

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

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

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

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

20.A.get            B.a(chǎn)llow           C.hope     D.cause

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.C

16.D

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析:作者去美術博物館參觀,遇見一對小夫妻。妻子一直在大聲地對丈夫說話,這使得作者對他們有些反感。但當后來在和禮品店店員交談時得知這個丈夫是盲人,而堅持勇敢地面對生活、不想因失明改變生活、堅持讓妻子為自己解說美術作品時,作者深受感動,感覺自己理解了勇敢和愛情。

1. 考查名詞辨析。view 觀察,查看;touch  觸摸,涉及;wander 徘徊,漫步;stare 凝視。根據(jù)下文A young       viewing the paintings ahead of me...可知作者很期待靜靜地欣賞杰出的美術作品。故選A。

2.考查名詞辨析。lady女士;couple夫婦;man男人;clerk職員。由下文作者看他們討論、認為妻子幾乎說了所有的話等可知此處應為一對夫妻。故選B。

3.考查動詞詞義辨析。yelled 叫喊;argued爭論;screamed尖叫;chatted聊天,閑談。由下文可知妻子在為丈夫描述畫作,而作者認為他們在“閑談”。故選D。

4.考查名詞辨析。attempt企圖,試圖;independence獨立;patience耐心,容忍;wisdom智慧。我欽佩這個男人的耐心,因為他忍受了她滔滔不絕的話。put up with忍受。故選C。

5.考查形容詞詞義。constant 不變的,恒定的;vivid生動的;casual 隨便的,臨時的;vague模糊的。妻子說的話一直是滔滔不絕。故選A。

6.考查動詞辨析。Adopted被收養(yǎng)的;Adapted適合的;Disturbed擾亂的;Conducted管理,引導。上文說我想要安靜的欣賞畫展,所以這里應該是“被打擾”。故選C。

7.考察介詞的用法。move from從…搬走,離開…;move to移動到;move towards走向,接近;move through穿過。我穿過各種各樣的美術展廳時遇見他們很多次。故選D。

8.考查副詞辨析。anxiously憂慮地;quickly快速地;urgently迫切地;sensibly明顯地。每次我聽見他們滔滔不絕的話時我就快速地走開。故選B。

9.考察動詞短語。make a purchase購物;make a decision做決定。我站在博物館禮品店的柜臺前購物。不能是在柜臺前“做決定”。 profit 利潤;comment 評論,意見。故選B。

10.考查名詞辨析。exit 出口;entrance 入口;front前面;queue隊伍。商店柜臺在出口附近。下文Before they left...可知他們要離開,所以是出口。故選A。

11.考查動詞詞組。reached into his pocket伸進他的口袋。在他們離開前,男人伸進口袋拿出一個白色的東西。held握。籦ent彎曲的,嗜好;plugged堵塞。故選B。

12.考查動詞詞義。lengthened 加長;made做;brought帶來;broadened拓展,擴大。他把白色物體伸長成一根棍子。故選A。

13.考查動詞詞義。led指向;found發(fā)現(xiàn);tapped輕敲,敲打;forced強迫。由下文可知男人是盲人,所以用手杖敲打著去拿妻子的外套。故選C。

14.考查形容詞詞義。generous 慷慨大方的;rough 粗野的;smart 聰明的,時髦的;brave勇敢的。由下文丈夫對待生活積極的態(tài)度可知他是個勇敢的人。故選D。

15.考查狀語從句的疑問詞-ever的用法。無論何時有新的藝術展,他和妻子都會來。wherever無論何處;whatever無論什么;whenever無論何時;whichever無論哪個。故選C。

16.考查形容詞詞義。unique獨一無二的;silly愚蠢的;equal平等的;wrong錯的。我認為他看不見,但店員說“He sees a lot.”,所以是“你錯了”。故選D。

17.考查動詞詞義。decorates裝飾;draws吸引,繪畫;shoves擠,撞;describes描述。男人看不見,所以妻子為他描述每幅畫,因此他能在腦海中看見。故選D。

18.考查名詞詞義。kindness善行;pride自豪,驕傲;courage勇氣;enthusiasm熱情。由上文店員說男人是個勇敢的人可知我學到了耐心,勇氣和愛。故選C。

19.考查名詞辨析。sight視力;support支持;expectation期待,指望;confidence信心。我看見一個年輕妻子為一個沒有視力的人解說的耐心。故選A。

20.考查動詞辨析。一個“不讓失明改變他生活的丈夫”的勇氣。allow sb to do sth允許某人做某事;get sb to do sth讓某人做某事;hope to do sth希望做某事;cause引起,導致。故選B。

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