An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his  1 all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥)them.  

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be  2 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was  3 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.  4 are you busy taking care of them every day?”  

The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,  5 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.   6 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s  7 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody  8 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and  9 our hearts, which also made his life  10 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t  11 his wonderful music, but his music has  12 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

1.                A．flowers         B．trees           C．vegetables D．grass

2.                A．after           B．as             C．before   D．if

3.                A．deaf           B．blind           C．smart D．strange

4.                A．What          B．Who           C．Why D．Which

5.                A．although        B．since           C．because  D．unless

6.                A．First           B．Second         C．Third D．Fourth

7.                A．true           B．hard           C．cool D．fair

8.                A．greets          B．knows          C．meets    D．doubts

9.                A．broke          B．hurt           C．pleased   D．treated

10.               A．emptier        B．busier          C．luckier    D．happier

11.               A．write          B．hear           C．play D．believe

12.               A．changed        B．directed        C．discovered D．encouraged

One afternoon, in Paris, I took a trip to an art museum .I was looking forward to a quiet view(观赏) of some great paintings of excellent artists.

A young couple looking at the paintings in front of me were talking non-stop. I watched them a moment and found the woman was doing all the talking. In fact, I was surprised at the man for putting up with her long speech. Bored by their noise, I moved on. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away at once.

I was standing at the museum gift shop when the couple walked to the exit(出口).

“He’s a brave man ,” said the shop assistant. “Most of us would give up if we became blind at such a young age. But he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”

It explained the non-stop talk! A sudden sense of shame (愧疚感) came to my heart for what I was thinking just now. “But shat does he get out of the art?” I asked. The shop assistant answered, “His wife describes each painting so that he can see it in his head. ”

At that moment I realized what patience and love really mean. And I felt their love as I watched them walking away holding each other’s hands.

1.We can learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 that the writer ???? .

A.was a person with few words????????

B. was waiting for some artists

C. was looking for some great paintings??

D. wanted to enjoy great paintings quietly

2.How did the writer feel when hearing the woman’s talking at first?

A. Calm.??????? B. Bored.?????? C. Excited.?????? D. Happy.

3.The woman kept talking because ???? .

A. she preferred talking to listening

B. she was too excited to keep silent

C. she had to describe each painting to her husband

D. she liked to show how clever she was in front of others

4.What did the writer think of the woman at last?

A. She was noisy but brave.???????? B. She was patient and loving.

C. She was lonely and patient.?????? D. She was brave but lonely.

5.The passage mainly tells us???? .

A. what patience and love mean???? B. how we should treat a blind person

C. what a good art show is like????? D. how art changes our lives

It seems to be strange to you that there is a blind spot (盲点)on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment (实验) that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.
Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you’ll find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll find the letter R disappearing.
Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eyes. When the image (影像) of the letter falls on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears.
【小题1】The writer of the passage thinks that ________ there is a blind spot on the eyes.