Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I ____ , picking them up. ____later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I ____,“Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper ____ floating down from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.

“Stop making a mess.” “It’s not a mess. They’re ____.” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.

He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and ____answers a question, especially when he’s ____attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked, ____around. Every time Paul ____ five or more words together, my heart says a ____of thanks. But lately he seems to ____that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are ____of the effort.

Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to ____them from the garbage, ____them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them ____again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his ____down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.

That day Paul ____me to look up at ____instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces (杰作) do I miss because I’m too caught up in my ____to take time to appreciate what’s right in front of me? ____is not what happens to us. It’s how we look at it. Now, I look up.

1.A. laughed B. sighed C. amazed D. shouted

2.A. Days B. Years C. Moments D. Weeks

3.A. called out B. turned up C. got in D. added to

4.A. angrily B. silently C. loudly D. peacefully

5.A. planes B. papers C. leaves D. butterflies

6.A. rarely B. frequently C. willingly D. eagerly

7.A. devoted B. depended C. focused D. addicted

8.A. showing B. looking C. playing D. drawing

9.A. spells B. puts C. pushes D. accumulates

10.A. sound B. remark C. report D. prayer

11.A. refuse B. hear C. mind D. realize

12.A. worthy B. aware C. fond D. typical

13.A. hide B. destroy C. rescue D. remove

14.A. tore B. dusted C. cut D. seized

15.A. throw B. flow C. land D. fly

16.A. masterpieces B. schoolwork C. inventions D. imagination

17.A. reminded B. forced C. intended D. permitted

18.A. mistakes B. weaknesses C. beauty D. scenery

19.A. amusement B. housework C. communication D. homework

20.A. Happiness B. Failure C. Success D. Life

Answer 1