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【題目】The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the branches of an old willow tree, with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down. At this time, a boy approached me. He stood right before me, and said with great excitement, “Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with its petals (花瓣) all worn. Wanting him to take his flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then turned to the other side.

But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared, “It really smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I picked it. Here, it’s for you.”

The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, “Just what I need.”

But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he held it in mid-air. It was then that I noticed that the boy was blind.

I heard my voice quiver (輕微顫抖), and at the same time my tears shone like the sun. As I thanked him for picking the very best one, he smiled and said, “You’re welcome.” And then he ran off to play, unaware of the impact he’d had on me.

I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true sight.

Through the eyes of the blind boy, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I had been blind. From now on I vowed to see beauty and appreciate every second that’s mine. Then I held the flower up to my nose and breathed its fragrance and smiled as that young boy.

【1】When she sat down to read on the bench, the author _______.

A. felt relaxed and peaceful

B. felt upset and unhappy with her life

C. wanted to have a friend keeping her company

D. felt proud to have overcome the difficulties in life

【2】The boy gave the flower to the author probably because _______.

A. he didn’t like it any more

B. he wanted to give the author a lesson

C. he realized the author was in a bad mood

D. he was sure the author would be happy with it

【3】Why did the author decide to take the flower at first?

A. Because she was really moved by the boy.

B. Because she didn’t want to hurt the young boy.

C. Because she thought the flower was really beautiful.

D. Because she didn’t like being bothered by the boy any more.

【4】Which of the following can best describe the boy?

A. Handsome and intelligent.

B. Kind and optimistic.

C. Warmhearted and sensitive.

D. Independent and active.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】人生故事類(lèi)文章。 一個(gè)人在生活中可能有著諸多的不如意，因此會(huì)抑郁、沉悶，就像文章的作者。但當(dāng)他在公園邂逅了一個(gè)素昧平生的小男孩時(shí)，卻從他那兒學(xué)會(huì)了如何堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，樂(lè)觀地看待生活、笑對(duì)人生。

【1】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“I sat down to read beneath the branches of an old willow tree, with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me dow” …有理由皺眉頭，因?yàn)槭澜缭谧屛仪榫w低落。 drag sb down使(某人)身體衰弱(或情緒低落)，使健康狀況變壞；拖垮。及第六段第一句“a self-pitying woman”分析這兩句話(huà)可知作者坐在椅子看書(shū)時(shí)因?yàn)閷?duì)生活的不滿(mǎn)意而心情不好。故選B。

【2】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章中的第三段“he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared,“It really smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I picked it. Here, it’s for you.””分析中可推理出男孩認(rèn)為 這是一朵漂亮而又香的花，這樣的花人人都喜歡，所以他認(rèn)為作者肯定喜歡，所以才送給作者，故選D。

【3】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower” （但我知道我必須接受它，否則他可能永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)離開(kāi)。所以我伸手去拿那朵花）分析本句可知作者是為了讓孩子離開(kāi)，就是不想讓孩子打擾自己，才接受花的，故選D。

【4】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一，第二、第三段可知男孩把好不容易找到的他認(rèn)為最好的花送給一個(gè)不相識(shí)的人，““It really smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I picked it. Here, it’s for you.””說(shuō)明他是善良的男孩。第四段最后一句that I noticed that the boy was blind.” 。由此可推斷出他是個(gè)善良而樂(lè)觀的男孩。故選B。