In a small town in England there is a nice house with a large garden.____小题1:___

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In a small town in England there is a nice house with a large garden.____小题1:___. The old man likes planting flowers and looking after his flowers. The garden is so beautiful that every passer-by wants to stop to see it.
One day a young painter went by the old man’s garden. He looked at the great garden and the special house. He was lost in admiration for the beauty of these scenes. He imagined how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place._____小题2:____ Surprised, the painter asked that old man, “Why are you busy looking after these flowers every day when you can’t see them?” The blind gardener smiled and answered, “ I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them.______小题3:______”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the painter.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know flowers are beautiful angels. I know many people will look at my garden and the beauty of my garden will make them feel good._____小题4:___At the same time we enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.” The old man’s words surprised the painter a great deal and gave him much pleasure.
The blind man grows flowers in order that everybody can enjoy their beauty. ___小题5:______All the passers-by are his friends; all flowers are his neighbors.
I believe every flower has eyes. They can see the kindness of the old man’s heart and the sweetness of his soul.

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:F
小题5:E

解析

主旨大意：这篇短文中的花匠自己并不能看见这些美丽的花，他种这些话只是为了吸引路人来陪他说说话而已。
小题1:联系下文，这个老人喜欢种花……。故选A，那儿住着一位老人。
小题2:联系下文when you can’t see them?”，描述，可知这是一个盲人。故选D，然后他突然发现这个老花匠是个瞎子。
小题3:联系前文序数词Third, ……及下文Me? But you don’t know me 描述，可知选B，作为最后一个原因，就是你。
小题4:联系后一句描述，同时我们享受了这些花朵给我们带来的快乐。可知选F，现在这也给了我一个和你说话的机会。
小题5:联系后两句描述，所有过客都是他的朋友；所有的花朵都是他的邻居。可知选E，这个花园里的盲人花匠独自生活但是并不孤独。