五、完形填空。(2025·江苏扬州仪征校联考调研)
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his
1 all the time, watering them every day.
One day a young man went by the
2. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in
3 a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was
4. He was very surprised about this and asked, "You can't see these flowers.
5 are you busy taking care of them every day?"
The old man smiled and said, "I can tell you four
6. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,
7 I can't see these flowers, I can touch them.
8, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's
9."
"Me? But you don't know me," said the young man.
"Yeah, it's
10 that I don't know you. But I know that flowers are things that everybody likes. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us."
The blind man's work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts, which also made his life happier.
(
A
)1. A. flowers
B. bamboo
C. vegetables
D. trees
(
C
)2. A. city
B. kitchen
C. garden
D. park
(
A
)3. A. such
B. so
C. too
D. very
(
B
)4. A. famous
B. blind
C. smart
D. friendly
(
D
)5. A. What
B. Who
C. Which
D. Why
(
B
)6. A. stories
B. reasons
C. reports
D. excuses
(
A
)7. A. although
B. because
C. so
D. since
(
C
)8. A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
(
B
)9. A. me
B. you
C. him
D. her
(
D
)10. A. easy
B. hard
C. wrong
D. true
