1、“Hes a brave 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 that his life wouldnt change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever theres a new art show.”“But what dose he get out of the art?”I asked
2、,“He cant see.”“Cant see? Youre 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 sig
3、ht and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。（ ） 56. The young couple were at an art museum _.A. to show their love B.to discuss paintings C. to appr
4、eciate art D. to describe paintings（ ） 57. “I moved away quickly.”in Paragraph 3 shows that the writer _.A.was in the hope of visiting more rooms B. was in a hurry to buy some giftsC. was not interested in the art showD. was tired of the nonstop talking（ ） 58. We can infer from the passage that the
5、husband _.A. was not born blind B. knew nothing about art C. couldnt stand his wife D. completely depended on his wife（ ） 59. After hearing what the clerk had said about the couple,the writer was _.A.encouraged B.excited C.touched D.annoyed（ ） 60. The passage is mainly about _.A. good manners in pub
6、lic B.love between a couple C. patience of a husband D. the importance of artKeys 5657585960CDBOld Dawson had the best apples in town, but kids knew they mustnt go into his yard to pick a delicious apple, even off the ground, because Dawson, a bad-tempered man, they said, would come after you with h
7、is gun. One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to walk by Dawsons house on the way to Amys house. Like most of the children, Janet was scared of the old man because of the stories shed heard about him. Amy said that Mr. Dawson wouldnt hurt anyone. Sti
8、ll, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old mans house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown（皱眉）, but when he saw it was Amy, a big smile changed his whole face as he said, “Hello, Miss Amy. I see youve got a little friend with you today. ”Amy smi
9、led back and told him Janet was staying overnight and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded fun, and offered them each a fresh picked apple off his tree. As they walked on, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says hes the meanest man in town. Why was he so nice to u
10、s?”Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house, he wasnt very friendly and she was afraid of him, but she always smiled at him. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back at her.After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started talking to her. Just he a
11、lways offers her an apple now, and is always very kind.Were always trying to achieve so much, and its so easy to get caught up in（被卷入；陷入） everyday life that we forget we can bring cheer to ourselves and others simply. Giving a smile takes so little effort; lets smile to others.（ ） 56. Kids were afra
12、id of Dawson because .A. he disliked childrenB. he was a bad-tempered manC. he always took a gun with him（ ） 57. On that day, when Old Dawson saw Amy getting close to his house, he was .A. very mad B. quite happy C. really scared（ ） 58. From the passage, we can know that .A. Amy wasnt afraid of Dawson beforeB. Janet never heard about the stories of DowsonC. Dawson offered each of the two children an apple that day（ ） 59. The underlined sentence “he started smiling real smiles” means “Mr. Dawson ”.A. got to like Amys smile day by dayB. didnt know how to smile unt
