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“Everyone says the flowers smell good but I don’t smell anything. Do you 1 them? ”she asks, in her heavily accented voice. After 2 around a busy street looking to do a random act of kindness, I had 3 into this flower shop. Even though my mind was busy designing possible scene, I had a basic 4 that something was going to present itself. A little shocked by the flower lady’s 5 , I tell her that “the flowers smell amazing and perhaps you should take a 6 once in a while so you can enjoy them too. ”Before I realized, I 7 myself in the midst of a conversation about her life—she got 8 from United Airlines a few years back, took the 9 money and traveled the world for a year. Then, she ran out of money and came back to 10 at the flower shop.
We talk about all sorts of things as I try to 11 on the flowers. Unsure of which ones might be 12 , I pick up and smell some Gerbera daisies(雏菊). The 13 are starting to turn a little brown around the edges. That won’t 14 . These must be perfect, they’re a special offering for someone else. I 15 them back in the bucket of water and pick up a few other large orange ones. They definitely scream, “You’re special. ”I’m 16 at how beautiful and perfect they are. If a tiny seed can turn into such an 17 of beauty, love, and hope, how much 18 do we all have as humans?
Walking back, I feel so full, so full of love. 19 that such small acts can bring so much joy to someone’s life; 20 that someone at a random flower shop can open up her heart to give beautifully wrapped flowers, free of charge for the people she’ll—never meet.
【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。作者通过与一位失业后重新工作的女店员的接触以及自己买她那几乎要扔掉的花的微小做法来帮助她等小事的描述, 感到人生的温暖和人们之间的关心, 帮助人就像一颗种子会转化为友情、亲情扎根发芽。
1. A. know B. think C. smell D. discover
【解析】选C。从上文提到的smell以及下文作者与店员的对话可知此处店员问作者“闻”到花的味道了吗, 答案C符合题意。
2. A. running B. walking C. looking D. going
【解析】选B。从此处语境可知作者在拥挤的街道上寻找着随意做些善举的机会, 故答案B意思“步行”符合语境。
3. A. hesitated B. came C. took D. translate
【解析】选A。从上文. . . do a random act of kindness可知作者对进入花店, 不是准备好要去的, 而是一种随意行为, 故此处“犹豫着去做……”符合语境。
4. A. idea B. plan C. demand D. feeling
【解析】选D。从此处语境作者描述在进入花店前的规划可知此处为作者的心理活动, 且从下文something was going to present itself可知这是作者的“感觉; 意识”, 故答案D合适。
5. A. answer B. puzzle
C. question D. thought
【解析】选C。从上文作者描述“Everyone says the flowers smell good but I don’t smell anything. Do you ________ them? ”可知这是作者进入花店时女店员所问的“问题”, 故答案C符合题意。
6. A. break B. day C. night D. week
【解析】选A。从此处作者的回答可知语境为作者认为对方很疲劳所以建议对方偶尔“休息一下”, take a break为固定搭配, 故答案A合适。
7. A. saw B. felt C. made D. found
【解析】选D。从此处语境分析作者不知不觉地“发现”自己处在一种关于这位女士的生活的谈话中, find oneself“不知不觉地发现自己……”故答案D合适。
8. A. taken up B. laid off
C. put off D. gone away
【解析】选B。联系下文traveled the world for a year. Then, she ran out of money and came back to. . . 可知这位女店员的生活遭遇, 故此处与工作有联系, 因此“失业”符合句意。
9. A. unemployment B. movement
C. development D. announcement
【解析】选A。作者描述的这位女士应该为“失业”了, 这样才会有失业金, 故答案A与上文“失业”吻合。
10. A. sleep B. stay C. work D. study
【解析】选C。从上文提到的这位女店员以及描述的她失业的情况可知此处为到花店“工作”, 故答案C符合题意。
11. A. buy B. sit C. sell D. decide
【解析】选D。此处语境为作者在花店不经意谈到了女店员的生活问题, 所以此处作者想在谈到各种事情的时候进入主题, 故有“决定”谈论花的意思, 答案D符合题意。
12. A. beautiful B. delicious
C. appropriate D. sweet
【解析】选C。从下文作者挑选花分析可知此处语境为作者拿不定主意, 故有“不敢确定哪种花合适”这样与上文女店员的问题也呼应起来, 答案C符合题意。
13. A. legs B. leaves C. branches D. roots
【解析】选B。联系下文starting to turn a little brown around the edges. 结合生活经验可知此种花有点枯萎, 一般表现在“叶子”上, 故答案B合适。
14. A. grow B. plant C. cook D. work
【解析】选D。从上文提到的花叶子的问题可知此处语境为这些花快要死了, 因此推出“没有生命力”了, 不会“运转”了, 答案D符合题意。
15. A. place B. throw C. set D. push
【解析】选A。从后面提到的them back in the bucket of water and pick up a few other large orange ones. 可知作者把这种花“放”回水桶里, 故此处答案A符合题意。
16. A. excited B. amazed C. disappointed D. moved
【解析】选B。联系上文提到的花呈现的情况以及下文出现的. . . at how beautiful and perfect they are可知作者没有意识到这些花是如此美丽, 故此处为“惊奇; 吃惊”说明作者看到这些花后的一种出乎意料的表情, 故答案B合适。
17. A. dream B. way C. opinion D. purpose
【解析】选C。从此句意思分析应该是作者的一种“想法”, 就是通过花的启示, 播下美丽、亲情、希望的种子, 故答案C“建议; 主张”符合题意。
18. A. potential B. energy
C. strength D. wisdom
【解析】选A。从此句提到的种子转化为人们的美丽、亲情和希望, 这些都是作者谈到的人们身上的品行, 故“潜能”意思符合作者想要表达的题意。
19. A. Frightened B. Astonished
C. Puzzled D. Afraid
【解析】选B。从上文提到的作者选择花与众不同, 实际上作者是在帮助女店员处理一些卖不出去的花, 联系此处such small acts can bring so much joy to someone’s life作者一直强调这种做法的微不足道, 因此通过这些很小的做法出现的效应, 作者对此感到“吃惊”, 故答案B符合题意。
20. A. useful B. helpful C. wasteful D. hopeful
【解析】选D。从后面提到的someone at a random flower shop can open up her heart to give beautifully wrapped flowers, free of charge for the people she’ll—never meet. 可知作者提到的人们之间的相处, 通过“废弃”与“希望”进行对比, 故答案D符合题意。
