One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view (觀察) of the art works.
A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted non-stop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk. I admired the husband’s patience for putting up with her continuous talk. Distracted by their noise, I moved on.
I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant burst of words, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple came near to the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a brave man.” The clerk at the counter said, “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked, “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do.” The clerk said, “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.
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小題1:The young couple were at an art museum _______.
A．to show their loveB．to appreciate art
C．to discuss paintingsD．to describe paintings
小題2:“…I moved away quickly.” in Paragraph 3 shows that the writer _______.
A．was in the hope of visiting more rooms
B．was in a hurry to buy some gifts
C．was tired of the non-stop talking
D．was not interested in the art show
小題3:We can infer (推斷) from the passage that the husband _______.
A．was not born blind
B．couldn’t stand his wife
C．knew nothing about art
D．completely depended on his wife
小題4:After hearing what the clerk had said about the couple, the writer was _______.
A．encouragedB．excitedC．touchedD．a(chǎn)nnoyed
小題5:The passage is mainly about _______.
A．the importance of artB．good manners in public
C．patience of a husbandD．love between a couple

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇文章描述的是作者在藝術(shù)博物館里遇到一對年輕夫婦，從一開始對他們行為的反感和不理解到最終知道那個年輕男人是一個盲人而沒有改變生活態(tài)度的勇氣以及年輕女人對丈夫的耐心而深有感觸，也被他們的之間的愛情所感動。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中原句A young couple viewing the paintings …（一對年輕夫婦在欣賞畫展……）,所以此題選B。
小題2:語義猜測題。根據(jù)文中所給提示及上下文，作者對他們的談話很反感，所以迅速走開，因此選C。
小題3:推理判斷題。從文中所提高的信息Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age，可以推斷出這個年輕人并不是從小一出生就是盲人，故選A。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中最后一段作者的描述，聽到這對夫婦的情況，作者應(yīng)該是深有感觸，故選C。
小題5:主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文描述，本篇文章主要講述了一對年輕夫婦不離不棄，相互支持的愛情故事，故選D。
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