阅读理解(20小题,每小题2分,共40分)
Onedayayoungmanwasstandinginthemiddleofthetownannouncingthathehadthemostbeautifulheartinthewholetown.Alargecrowdgatheredandtheyallthoughtitwasperfect.Therewasnotaflaw(瑕疵)init.
Suddenlyanoldmansaid“Yourheartisnotnearlyasbeautifulasmine.”Thecrowdandtheyoungmanlookedattheoldman’sheart.Itwasfullofscars(伤疤).Theyoungmanlaughed.“Comparingyourheartwithminemineisperfectandyoursisamessofscars.”
“Yes”saidtheoldman“YouseeeveryscarrepresentsapersontowhomIhavegivenmylove.Itearoutapieceofmyheartandgiveittothemandoftentheygivemeapieceoftheirheartthatfitsintotheemptyplaceinmyheart.ThoughithassomescarsIcherish(珍惜).Becausetheyremindmeoftheloveweshared.SometimesIhavegivenpiecesofmyheartawayandtheotherpersonhasn’treturnedapieceofhisorherhearttome.Thesearetheemptygouges(豁口).AlthoughthesegougesarepainfultheystayopenremindingmeoftheloveIhaveforthosepeopletooandIhopesomedaytheymayreturnandfillthespaceIhavewaiting.Sonowdoyouseewhattruebeautyis?”
Theyoungmanrippedapieceoutofhisperfectheartandofferedittotheoldman.Theoldmanplaceditinhisheartthentookapiecefromhisoldscarredheartandplaceditinthewoundintheyoungman’sheart.
Theyoungmanlookedathisheartnotperfectanymorebutmorebeautifulthaneversincelovefromtheoldman’sheartflowedintohis.Theyembraced(拥抱)andwalkedawaysidebyside.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案,将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.Theyoungmanthought_______atfirst.
A.hisheartwaspainful
B.theoldman’shearwasperfect
C.hisownheartwasperfect
D.hehimselfwasthemostbeautiful
2.Theoldman’sheart_______.
A.isnotnearlyasbeautifulastheyoungman’s
B.hasbeengiventoapersonwhoneededit
C.isamessofscars
D.isperfect
3.Thescarescan_______.
A.recoverbythemselves
B.befilledaswellasbefore
C.representhowhardtheoldmanhaslived
D.representthattheoldmanhasgivenlovetomanypeople
4.Whatdoestheword“wound”inthepassagemean?
A.伤口B.胸腔C.疤痕D