Question

One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpieces.

A young couple viewing the painting ahead of me chattered nonstop between themselves. I watched them for a moment and decided it was the woman who was doing all the talking. I admired his patience for putting up with her constant parade of words. Distracted by their noise, I moved on.

I encountered them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant gush of words, I moved away quickly.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple approached the exit. Before they left, the man took a long cane and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He is a brave man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would have given up if we went blind at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see? You’re wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do,” the clerk said. “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to alter his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away with their arms intertwined.

1.Which of the following shows the wife’s patience?

a. I admired his patience for putting up with her constant parade of words.

b. Each time I heard her constant gush of words, I moved away quickly.

c. The young man made a promise that his life wouldn’t change.

d. His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.

A. c B. cd C. bd D. abd

2.How does the writer feel about the wife in the first three paragraphs?

A. The writer admires her patience.

B. The writer hates her patience.

C. The writer enjoys hearing her constant gush of words.

D. The writer hates hearing her constant gush of words.

3.According to the last paragraph, what did the writer see that day?

A. The young man’s patience, courage and love for the wife.

B. The wife’s patience, courage and love for the young man.

C. The wife’s patience, the young man’s courage and their love for each other.

D. The young man’s patience, the wife’s courage and their love for each other.

4.We can conclude from the passage that __________.

A. the physical disability changed the young man, but the wife tries to help him out of his pain with her patience and love

B. the physical disability couldn’t change the young man’s life, and his wife helps him out with her care and love

C. the physical disability couldn’t change the young man’s life, and his wife helps him out with her patience and love

D. the physical disability changed the young man’s belief in life, but the wife helps him out with her patience and love

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章是一篇關(guān)于愛(ài)的短文。作者去博物館看畫展，她遇到了一對(duì)年輕夫婦，作者一開(kāi)始以為女子一直在跟男子說(shuō)話，后來(lái)才得知，男子雖然失明了，但他不想被困難打敗，決心像以前一樣生活，他的妻子就陪著他并耐心地為他講解每一幅畫。

1.I admired his patience for putting up with her constant parade of words.”和第三段“Each time I heard her constant gush of words, I moved away quickly.”以及第七段“His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”可知，作者遇到的那個(gè)妻子一直耐心地給失明的丈夫講解每一幅畫，故選D。

2.Distracted by their noise, I moved on.”和第三段“Each time I heard her constant gush of words, I moved away quickly.”可知，作者厭煩了那位女子喋喋不休的話語(yǔ)，故選D。

3.I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to alter his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away with their arms intertwined.”可知，作者看到了女子的耐心、男子的勇氣和他們之間的愛(ài)，故選C。

4.During his recovery, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”可知，男子決心不讓失明影響到生活，一如既往地參觀畫展；根據(jù)最后一段“I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings ...And I saw the love shared by two people ...walk away with their arms intertwined”可知，女子耐心地幫助失明的丈夫欣賞每一幅畫，盡力不讓男子的生活與失明之前有什么不同，故選C。

考點(diǎn)：生活類短文閱讀