问题补充：
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree．Not with life, I was down．A young boy out of breath me, all tired from play．He stood right before me with his head tilted（倾斜的）down, andwith great excitement, “Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a sight, its petals（花瓣）were all worn－not enough rain, or too little light．him to take his dead flower and go off to play, Ia small smile and then shifted away．But instead ofhe sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with , “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too．That’s why I it; here, it’s for you．”
The flower before me was dying or dead．But I knew Itake it, or he might never leave．So I reached for the flower, and, “Just what I need．” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, heit mid－air without reason．It was then that Ifor the very first time the boy was ．
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun I thanked him for picking the very best one．He smiled, and then ran off to play, of the effect he’d had on my day．
I sat there and how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree．How did he know of my self-indulged（放纵的）? Perhaps from his heart, hed been blessed with true．
the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me．And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second thats mine．
【小题1】A．excitedB．inspiredC．contentD．disappointed【小题2】A．approachedB．overlookedC．understoodD．recognized【小题3】A．tellingB．sayingC．informingD．talking【小题4】A．uniqueB．roughC．botheringD．pitiful【小题5】A．WantingB．Demanding C．PersuadingD．Inviting【小题6】A．presented B．adjusted C．forcedD．delivered【小题7】A．decliningB．accepting C．panicking D．quitting【小题8】A．certainty B．embarrassmentC．sympathyD．sorrow【小题9】A．tookB．pulledC．attainedD．picked【小题10】A．should B．canC．may D．must【小题11】A．announced B．replied C．declared D．whispered【小题12】A．grasped B．held C．caught D．seized【小题13】A．observed B．confirmed C．noticedD．concluded【小题14】A．strangeB．blindC．deaf D．unimaginable【小题15】A．onceB．after C．asD．since【小题16】A．unaware B．unbelievable C．regretful D．regardless【小题17】A．doubted B．feltC．found D．wondered【小题18】A．embarrassmentB．depressionC．hopelessnessD．effort【小题19】A．senseB．hearing C．sight D．ability【小题20】A．InB．FromC．BeforeD．ThroughC
答案：
(答案→)C
解析：本文讲了作者在感到沮丧时，盲人小男孩送给她一朵花，从而引发了作者对珍惜生命的思考。
【小题1】考查形容词。根据I was down．可知我对生活不满意。Excited激动；inspired受鼓舞的；content满意的；disappointed失望的。故选C。
【小题2】考查动词。根据He stood right before me with his head tilted（倾斜的）down, andwith great excitement, “Look what I found!”可知这里意思是一个小男孩靠近了我。Approached接近；overlooked忽略；understood理解；recognized认出，故选A。
【小题3】考查现在分词。根据andwith great excitement, “Look what I found!”
可知这里意思是兴奋的说着。Telling告诉；saying说；informing通知；talking谈话，故选B。
【小题4】考查形容词。根据its petals（花瓣）were all worn－not enough rain, or too little light．可知这里意思是真可怜的景象。Unique独一无二的；rough粗糙的；bothering烦扰；pitiful可怜的，故选D。
【小题5】考查动词。根据him to take his dead flower and go off to play, Ia small smile and then shifted away．可知这里意思是想让他把枯萎的花拿走。故选A。
【小题6】考查动词。根据Not with life, I was down．可知我强迫自己挤出一个微笑。Presented出席；adjusted调整；forced强迫；delivered递送，故选C。
【小题7】考查动词。根据he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with ,可知这里意思是他没有放弃。Declining倾斜；accepting接受；panicking恐慌；quitting放弃，故选D。
【小题8】考查名词。根据“It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too．That’s why I it; here, it’s for you．”可知这里意思是肯定地宣布。Certainty肯定；embarrassment窘迫；sympathy同情；sorrow悲痛，故选A。
【小题9】考查动词。根据That’s why I it; here, it’s for you．可知这里意思是那就是我摘下它的原因。Took拿；pulled拉；attained达到；picked摘，故选D。
【小题10】考查情态动词。根据But I knew Itake it, or he might never leave．可知这里意思是我知道我必须收下它。故选D。
【小题11】考查动词。根据So I reached for the flower, and, “Just what I need．”可知这里意思是我收下花，并且回复说。Announced宣布；replied回答；declared宣布；whispered低声说，故选B。
【小题12】考查动词。根据But instead of placing the flower in my hand, heit mid－air without reason．可知这里意思是他没有理由的拿在半空中。Grasped抓住；held拿；caught赶上；seized抓住，故选B。
【小题13】考查动词。根据It was then that Ifor the very first time the boy was ．可知这里意思是那个时候，我注意到这个男孩是一个盲人。Observed观察；confirmed确认；noticed注意；concluded总结，故选C。
【小题14】考查形容词。根据 the eyes of a blind child可知这里意思是那个时候，我注意到这个男孩是一个盲人。Strange陌生；blind失明的；deaf聋的；unimaginable难以想象的，故选B。
【小题15】考查连词。表示当……时候，故用as，故选C。
【小题16】考查副词。根据I sat there and how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree．可知这里意思是没有意识到他影响了我。Unaware未察觉到；unbelievable不可相信；regretful后悔的；regardless不管怎样，故选A。
【小题17】考查动词。根据how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree．可知这里意思是我坐在那里想知道。Doubted怀疑；felt感觉；found发现；wondered想知道，故选D。
【小题18】考查名词。根据The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree．Not with life, I was down．可知这里意思是他怎么知道我的沮丧。Embarrassment窘迫；depression沮丧；hopelessness绝望的；effort努力，故选B。
【小题19】考查名词。根据Perhaps from his heart, hed been blessed with true．sense意识；hearing听力；sight视力；ability能力，故选C。
【小题20】考查名词。根 the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me．可知这里意思是通过一个盲童的眼，我最终看到了。Through通过，故选D。
