Philip is 55 and blind. He has been blind since birth. He can smell a rose, but he cannot tell its ______ . People sometimes ______ him. However, he says it does not matter.
But his life is not a bed of roses. It is ______ for him. At home, he cannot just look out of the window to see ______ the weather is like, and then decide what to wear. He can't look at the clock on the wall to see what time it is. He listens to the ______ to know it. He must always put everything in the same place in his house. If he doesn't, he'll ______ a long time looking for it. He has ______ seen a good movie or a bad show. He has no idea what a sunset or a full moon looks like.
Philip also plays the violin on the sidewalk in front of a clothes shop. He puts a hat on the floor with some change in it. "The change keeps the hat ______ moving away" He says, "It also lets people know where to put the donations. I can earn from$10 to $30 every day. One evening, I made almost$100, ______ someone stole the money. I guess he ______ it more than I did. " He laughs.
【1】A. smell B. colour C. taste D. sound
【2】A. take pity on B. carry on C. turn on D. put on
【3】A. meaningful B. difficult C. equal D. interesting
【4】A. how B. when C. why D. what
【5】A. radio B. songs C. music D. conversation
【6】A. pass B. use C. spend D. take
【7】A. ever B. once C. never D. seldom
【8】A. from B. by C. with D. without
【9】A. and B. but C. if D. because
【10】A. liked B. paid C. got D. needed
【答案】【1】B
【2】A
【3】B
【4】D
【5】A
【6】C
【7】C
【8】A
【9】B
【10】D
【解析】短文大意：菲利普是个盲人，他能闻到花香，却看不到东西的颜色，生活存在许多不便。他在路边拉小提琴挣钱，一天晚上，小偷把他的钱给偷走了。
【1】句意：他能闻到玫瑰的气味，但他不能说出它的颜色。A. smell名词，气味；B. colour名词，颜色；C. taste名词，味道；D. sound名词，声音。根据前文Philip is 55 and blind.可知，菲利普是盲人，所以看不到东西的颜色。故选：B。
【2】句意：人们有时会同情他。A. take pity on同情；B. carry on经营；C. turn on打开；D. put on穿上。由于是“盲人”，人们会“同情”。故选：A。
【3】句意：对他来说是困难的。A. meaningful形容词，有意义的；B. difficult形容词， 困难的；C. equal形容词，平等的、平稳的; D. interesting形容词，有趣的。根据前文But his life is not a bed of roses和下文“can’t”这些语言提示，可知此处作者意图想表达“困难的”含义。故选：B。
【4】句意：在家里，他不能看向窗外，看天气是怎么样的, 然后决定穿什么衣服。询问天气的常用句型：What’s the weather like? 与 How is the weather? 故选：D。
【5】句意：他听收音机得知。A. radio名词，收音机；B. songs名词，歌曲；C. music名词，音乐； D. conversation名词，会话。听“收音机”可以获知天气。故选：A。
【6】句意：如果他不这样做，他将花很长时间寻找它。A. pass动词，传递；B. use动词，使用； C. spend动词，花费, 主语为人, spend…doing…；D. take花费, 常用结构:It takes sb. some time to do something. 故选：C。
【7】句意：菲利普从未看过好电影或糟糕的节目。A. ever副词，曾经；B. once副词，有一次；C. never副词，从没有；D. seldom副词，很少。因为他是盲人，所以应“从没有”看过电影或节目。故选：C。
【8】句意：这些零钱使帽子不至于移走。固定搭配keep…from…阻止…做… 。故选：A。
【9】句意：一天晚上，我赚了将近100美元，但是有人偷走了钱。A. and并且，表示承接关系； B. but但是，表示转择关系；C. if如果，引导条件状语从句；D. because因为，引导原因状语从句。“赚钱”与“偷走”这两件事是转择关系。故选：B。
【10】句意：我想他比我更需要它。A. liked动词，喜欢；B. paid支付；C. got 获得；D. needed需要。根据语境可知是“需要”之意。故选：D。