In a small town lives an old man. He has a nice house_______ a large garden. The old man takes care

In a small town lives an old man. He has a nice house_______ a large garden. The old man takes care of his flowers every day. The garden is_______ beautiful that every passer-by will stop to have a good look.

One day, a young painter went by the old man's garden. He looked at the garden, thinking how happy he would be _______he lived in such a beautiful place. Then suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. The painter was ______ and went to the old man. He asked, "You can't see the flowers. Why are you making them so beautiful?"

The blind gardener smiled, "I can tell you four______ . First, I was a gardener when I was young. Although I become ______ now, I am still good at gardening. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ______ the sweetness of them. At last, that's you. It's ______ that I don't know you. But I know many people will stop by the garden and the beauty of my garden will make them happy. It also gives me a chance to ______ with you here and enjoy these flowers together."

Every flower has eyes. With the eyes they can see the kindness of the old man. The blind man also grows flowers in his _____ . Failing to see the beautiful flowers come out, but he surely can hear the sound of them.

【1】A. between B. on C. with D. over

【2】A. very B. so C. such D. too

【3】A. if B. when C. before D. until

【4】A. excited B. relaxed C. surprised D. frightened

【5】A. stories B. decisions C. suggestions D. reasons

【6】A. free B. lonely C. blind D. deaf

【7】A. feel B. hear C. see D. smell

【8】A. true B. helpful C. important D. impossible

【9】A. live B. talk C. fight D. argue

【10】A. house B. yard C. eyes D. heart

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】C

【7】D

【8】A

【9】B

【10】D

【解析】

本文主要介绍了一个盲人花匠的故事。他有一幢漂亮的房子，有一个大花园。这位老人每天照料他的花。花园太美了，每个过路人都会停下来好好看看。一天，一个年轻的画家走过老人的花园。他看着花园，想着如果他住在这样一个美丽的地方，他会多么高兴。突然他发现老园丁瞎了眼。画家很惊讶，走向老人。他问，“你看不见花。你为什么要让他们这么漂亮？”

盲人园丁微笑着说：“我可以告诉你四个理由。首先，我年轻的时候是个园丁。虽然我现在眼睛看不见了，但我仍然擅长园艺。第二，虽然我看不见这些花，但我可以触摸它们。第三，我能闻到他们的甜美。最后，那就是你。我不认识你是真的。但我知道很多人会停在花园里，花园的美丽会让他们快乐。这也给了我一个机会和你们在一起，一起欣赏这些花。”每朵花都有眼睛。他们用眼睛可以看到老人的仁慈。盲人也在他的心里种花。他看不到美丽的花开放，但他肯定能听到他们的声音。

【1】句意：他有一幢漂亮有一个大花园的房子。A. between在…之间；B. on在…上；C. with拥有，和，随着；D. over（表示方向）越过，（部份或全部覆盖）在…上面，由于。With的用法比多：1. 有，带着，例如a house with a garden 带花园的房子；2.和…在一起，例如，John is with his family.3. 使用(有形工具):cut the cake with a knife 用刀切蛋糕。4. 复合结构“with+宾语+宾语补足语”，表示伴随、原因、时间、条件、方式等；其中的宾语补足语可以是名词、形容词、副词、现在分词、过去分词、不定式、介词短语等。例如，He often sleeps with the windows open. 他常开着窗睡觉。本句中是第1个用法，结合句意和选项可知选A。

【2】句意：花园太美了，每个过路人都会停下来好好看看。A. very很，非常；B. so，如此，因此；C. such如此；D. too太。So…that…和such…that…都有“如此…以至于…”，引导结果状语从句，so后面跟形容词或副词，such后面跟名词；本句跟的是形容词beautiful ，可知本句是“so+形容词+that…”句型，故选B。

【3】句意：他看着花园，想着如果他住在这样一个美丽的地方，他会多么高兴。A. if如果；B. when当…时候；C. before在…以前；D. until直到，在…以前。本句是宾语从句中有一个条件状语从句。本句how happy he would be ___3___he lived in such a beautiful place是宾语从句，“he lived in such a beautiful place他住在这样一个美丽的地方”是条件，“how happy he would be他会多么高兴”是结果，故选A。

【4】句意：画家很惊讶，走向老人。A. excited兴奋的，激动的；B. relaxed轻松的; 自在的，轻松的；C. surprised惊讶的，惊奇的；D. frightened害怕的，惊恐的。根据上文（第2段第3句）“Then suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. 后来突然他发现老园丁是个盲人。”可知画家会感到惊讶。故选C。

【5】句意：我可以告诉你四个原因。A. stories故事；B. decisions决定；C. suggestions建议；D. reasons原因。根据上文Why are you making them so beautiful?（你为什么要让它们如此美丽？）结合选项可知选D。

【6】句意：虽然我现在失明了，但我仍然擅长园艺。A. free空闲的，自由的；B. lonely寂寞的，孤独的；C. blind失明的；D. deaf聋的。根据上文（第2段第3句）“Then suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. 后来突然他发现老园丁是个盲人。”结合语境可知此句意思是：虽然我现在失明了，但我仍然擅长园艺。故选C。

【7】句意：第三，我能闻到他们的甜美。A. feel感觉，感到，摸起来；B. hear听见；C. see看见；D. smell闻起来。feel和smell后面可跟形容词做表语，是系动词，甜美是味觉，应是闻起来，选D。

【8】句意：我不认识你是真的。A. true真实的，正确的；B. helpful有益的，乐于助人的；C. important重要的；D. impossible不可能的。根据上文（第2段第3句）“Then suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. 后来突然他发现老园丁是个盲人。”可知“我不认识你是真的。”故选A。

【9】句意：这也给了我一个机会和你们在一起，一起欣赏这些花。A. live居住；B. talk谈话；C. fight打架，战斗；D. argue争吵，争论。作者是路过这里，不是和这个老人住在一起，故排除A，老人和作者在聊天，排除C和D，所以选择B。

【10】句意：盲人也在他的心里种花。A. house房子；B. yard院子；C. eyes眼睛；D. heart心脏。根据上文“Every flower has eyes. With the eyes they can see the kindness of the old man.（每朵花都有眼睛。他们用眼睛可以看到老人的仁慈。）”结合语境可知“盲人也在他的心里种花。”选D。