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On the suburb (郊区) of a town in England. there lived an old man in a nice house with a large garden. 【小题1】______ He watered and fertilized (施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imaging how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. 【小题2】    He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers, why do you take notice of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener since I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 【小题3】__________. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one ,that’s you .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使)that everyone knows.
【小题4】 _____ 
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven. 【小题5】       Beethoven himself couldn't hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn't it one kind of happiness?
把A~E五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容完整、正确。


【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】E

解析试题分析:本文叙述了一位老人是一个盲人,却每天都在给花浇水施肥,很是辛苦,虽然老人不能看见花,但是能触摸到它们,就像贝多芬听不见声音,但是创作了音乐。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据下文He watered and fertilized (施肥) them.他给花浇水施肥。可知:他总是在照顾花。故选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据下文You can’t see these flowers可知这位老人是一位盲人,故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题。虽然老人不能看见花,但是能触摸到它们。故选B。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据上文But I know that flowers are angels(天使)that everyone knows.可知我们都享受花朵带给我们的幸福感。故选D。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据下文Beethoven himself couldn't hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Beethoven虽然听不见自己的音乐,但是他的音乐鼓励很多人坚强地面对困难。可知Beethoven听不见声音,但是创作了音乐。故选E。
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