One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting . I was expecting a quiet 21 of the splendid artwork.
A young 22 viewing the paintings ahead of me 23 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s
24 for putting up with her 25 stream of words. 26 by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved 27 the various rooms of art, Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 28 .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 29 when the couple approached the 30 . Before they left, the man 31 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 32 it into a long sick and then 33 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He′s a 34 man.” The clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age, During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife e in 35 there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?”I asked .“He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re 36 . He sees a lot, More than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife 37 each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, 38 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 39 and the courage of a husband who would not 40 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
【小题1】A．viewB．touchC．wanderD．scenery【小题2】A．ladyB．manC．coupleD．clerk【小题3】A．yelledB．arguedC．screamedD．chatted【小题4】A．attemptB．patienceC．wisdomD．independence【小题5】A．vividB．constantC．casualD．exciting【小题6】A．AdoptedB．AdaptedC．ConductedD．Disturbed【小题7】A．towardsB．toC．throughD．from【小题8】A．anxiouslyB．slowlyC．quicklyD．sensibly【小题9】A．mentB．decisionC．purchaseD．profit【小题10】A．entranceB．queueC．frontD．exit【小题11】A．pluggedB．reachedC．heldD．bent【小题12】A．lengthenedB．madeC．broughtD．broadened【小题13】A．ledB．foundC．forcedD．tapped【小题14】A．braveB．roughC．smartD．generous【小题15】A．whereverB．whateverC．wheneverD．whichever【小题16】A．wrongB．sillyC．equalD．unique【小题17】A．describesB．drawsC．showsD．decorates【小题18】A．kindnessB．courageC．enthusiasmD．pride【小题19】A．supportB．expectationC．sightD．confidence【小题20】A．allowB．hopeC．getD．CauseA
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解析：这篇文章讲述作者在博物馆看见一对夫妇，男的失明了，妻子耐心的给丈夫描述每一幅画，丈夫有勇气不让失明改变他的生活，作者强调了这对夫妇之间的爱。
【小题1】考查名词。view观点，视角;touch 联系，触摸;wander徘徊;scenery风景。作者想找个安静的视角欣赏美丽的艺术作品，故选A。
【小题2】考查名词。lady女士；man 男子；couple夫妇；clerk职员。从后面的句子“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 44 when the couple approached the 45 ．”可知在作者前面是一对夫妇在欣赏画，故选C。
【小题3】考查动词。yelled叫喊；argued 争论；screamed尖叫；chatted聊天。从后面的句子“I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．”可知这对夫妇在不停的聊天，故选D。
【小题4】考查名词。attempt 试图；patience耐心；wisdom智慧；independence独立。从后面的“putting up with her 40 stream of words．”可知作者佩服这个男子的耐心可以忍受妻子的滔滔不绝的话，故选B。
【小题5】考查形容词。vivid生动的；constant连续的； casual随意的； exciting令人兴奋的。从前面的the lady was doing all the talking．可知这个女士在不停的说，故选B。
【小题6】考查动词。Adopted 收养，采纳；Adapted适应；Conducted指导，教授；Disturbed打扰。从前面的“I was looking forward to a quiet 36 of the splendid artwork．”可知作者喜欢安静，被打扰了，故选D。
【小题7】考查介词。towards 朝着；to到…；through通过；from 从…。作者在通过几个艺术大厅的时候又遇到这对夫妇，故选C。
【小题8】考查副词。anxiously 焦虑地； slowly慢地；quickly快地；sensibly明智地，理智地。句意是：每次我听到她不停的说话，我就迅速的走开了，故选C。
【小题9】考查名词。ment评论；decision决定；purchase购买；profit利益。从前面的“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop”可知作者在博物馆的礼品柜买东西，故选C。
【小题10】考查名词。entrance入口；queue排队；front前面； exit 出口。从后面的句子“Before they left, the man 46 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．”可知这对夫妇是靠近出口，故选D。
【小题11】考查动词。plugged插；reached伸出；held 拿；bent弯曲。句意是：这个男子把受伸进口袋，拿出一个白色的东西，故选B
【小题12】考查动词。lengthened加长；made使得；brought 带来；broadened变宽。句意是：把这个白色的东西拉长成长棍子，故选A。
【小题13】考查动词。led 带领；found发现；forced强迫；tapped拍。从后面的句子“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．”可知这个男子是个盲人，用这个拐杖是敲击地面，探路的，故选D。
【小题14】考查形容词。brave勇敢的；rough粗略的；smart 聪明的；generous大方的。从后面的解释， “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．”可知他是勇敢的人，故选A。
【小题15】考查连词。wherever无论什么地方；whatever无论什么；whenever无论何时；whichever无论哪个。句意是：每次有新的艺术展，他和妻子都会来，故选C
【小题16】考查形容词。wrong错误的；silly愚蠢的；equal平等的；unique独特的。从后面的“He sees a lot．More than you and I do,”可知作者说他看不见是错的，故选A。
【小题17】考查动词。describes描述；draws画画；shows展示；decorates装饰。从后面的句子“I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 54 and the courage of a'' husband ”可知是妻子给丈夫描述图画，故选A。
【小题18】考查名词。kindness 善良；courage勇气；enthusiasm热情；pride 骄傲。从前面的句子：He's a 49 man, the clerk at the counter said． Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．可知作者学到勇气，耐心和爱，故选B。
【小题19】考查名词。support支持；expectation期望；sight情境，视力；confidence自信。前面说这个男的是盲人，是没有视力的，故选C。
【小题20】考查动词。allow允许；hope希望；get 得到；cause使得。从前面的句子“During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．”可知这个丈夫不允许失明改变他的生活，故选A。