One day I was sitting alone on a deserted park bench under an old willow(柳树)tree.I was__1__because I felt the world was unfair to me.
All of a sudden，a young boy approached me，out of __2__.He was obviously tired from playing and，as he stood before me，he tilted his__3__towards me and said with great excitement，“Look what I found!”In his hand was a flower with its petals(花瓣)all worn __4__from not enough rain，or too little light.__5__him to take his dead flower and go away，I__6__a smile and then turned my back to him.__7__ leaving，he said，“It surely__8__nice and it's beautiful，too.Here，it's for you.”
The flower before me was drying;it had no bright__9__，but I knew I must take it，or he might never__10__.So I reached for the flower，and replied，“That's__11__what I need.”But instead of him placing the flower in my hand，he just held it out__12__for me to take it.It was then that I __13__for the very first time，that this happy boy could not see：he was__14__.
I heard my__15__trembling and tears rolled down my cheeks.I thanked him for picking the best flowers for me.“You're welcome，”he smiled，and then ran off to play.He was__16__of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he__17__to see a selfpitying woman under an old willow tree.Perhaps from his __18__，he'd been blessed with true sight.
Through the eyes of a blind child，at last I__19__that the problem was not with the world;the problem was me __20__ I myself had been blind for all of those years.I vowed(发誓)to see beauty，and appreciate every second that's mine.
1.A.worried B.excited
C.satisfied D.disappointed
答案：D 由于作者感到这个世界是不公平的，所以非常“失望”(disappointed)。
2.A.breath B.control
C.date D.order
答案：A 根据下文的 He was obviously tired from playing判断，由于玩得太累了，此时那个小男孩已“气喘吁吁”(out of breath)。
3.A.hand B.back
C.head D.side
答案：C 下文提到小男孩是个盲人，他想判断那位女士的位置，所以要侧着“头”(head)用听觉来判断。
4.A.neither B.either
C.whether D.both
答案：B 小男孩手里捏着一朵花，惨淡无光，花瓣可能因为缺水或缺少光照全蔫了。either...or...“要么……;要么……”，为固定搭配。
5.A.Hoping B.Persuading
C.Making D.Wanting
答案：D 作者“想要”(want)小男孩拿着花离开。
6.A.achieved B.prevented
C.forced D.protected
答案：C 作者勉强冲他一笑，然后把头扭向一边。force a smile“强作欢颜”。
7.A.Because of B.Instead of
C.Thanks to D.due to
答案：B 根据下文判断小男孩没有离开。instead of“代替，而不是”。
8.A.smells B.tastes
C.looks D.grows
答案：A 由于小男孩看不到，所以只能是“闻”(smell)起来很香。
9.A.designs B.shapes
C.colors D.patterns
答案：C 由于花已经枯萎，所以也就失去了鲜艳的“颜色”(color)。
10.A.answer B.leave
C.reply D.calm
答案：B 作者希望小男孩“离开”(leave)，所以就接过了花。
11.A.just B.only
C.also D.still
答案：A 作者接了花，跟小男孩说：“正是我想要的。”
12.A.waiting B.begging
C.sending D.asking
答案：A 小男孩看不到女士的手在何处，所以只能“等着”(wait)她来拿。wait for sb.to do sth.“等着某人做某事”。
13.A.watched B.stared
C.examined D.noticed
答案：D 由于小男孩没有把花递到女士的手里，所以女士才“注意到”(notice)小男孩看不见东西。
14.A.blind B.clever
C.alone D.happy
答案：A 这个快乐的小男孩看不见东西，他是个盲童。
15.A.sound B.noise
C.song D.voice
答案：D 作者听到自己的“声音”(voice)在颤抖，由此看出作者的心灵受到了震憾。
16.A.unaware B.sure
C.afraid D.familiar
答案：A 小男孩可能永远不会知道他带给作者的震憾。be unaware of“不知道”。
17.A.succeeded B.considered
C.managed D.imagined
答案：C 本句意为：我坐在那里，想着：他是怎样看到坐在这里的一个自怨自艾的我的呢?manage to do sth.“设法做成某事”。
18.A.heart B.mind
C.eyes D.guess
答案：A 与上文相呼应，由于他不能用眼睛看到，所以只能用“心灵”(heart)来感觉。
19.A.promised B.admitted
C.realized D.permitted
答案：C 通过小男孩的眼睛，作者才明白，有问题的是她自己，而不是这个社会。realize“意识到”。
20.A.though B.until
C.unless D.because
答案：D 根据语义判断，下文是原因，所以用because。因为作者的心盲了这么久，作者发誓要发现生活中的美，好好享受自己的每一分钟。
