One day, there was a blind (失明的) man, John, sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet. There was a sign that read, “I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist (广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and saw that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few coins in the hat. Without asking for permission (允许), he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign back and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized (识别) his footsteps (脚步声) and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, “I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, “Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”
() 1. What’s the blind man’s name?
A. Tom.
B. John.
C. Tony.
D. We don’t know.
() 2. Who wrote a new message?
A. The blind man.
B. The teacher.
C. The publicist.
D. The farmer.
() 3. How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
A. By his sign.
B. By his footsteps.
C. By his voice.
D. By his coins.
() 4. When did the story happen?
A. In spring.
B. In summer.
C. In autumn.
D. In winter.
() 5. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Publicists Are Always Friendly.
B. Get More Money by Changing a Sign.
C. The Stupid Blind Man.
D. The Power of Language.

B C B A D

1. 题目问盲人的名字，原文第一句“there was a blind man, John”明确提到名字是John，选B。
2. 谁写了新信息，第二段“Tom... took the sign... wrote a new message”，Tom是publicist，选C。
3. 盲人如何识别广告员，第三段“The blind man recognized his footsteps”，选B。
4. 故事发生时间，新标语“Spring has come”表明是春天，选A。
5. 最佳标题，故事核心是标语语言的改变使盲人获得更多帮助，体现语言的力量，选D。

Ⅱ. 阅读理解 (七选五)
Do you know if you are outgoing enough? Do you want to make more friends? 1.
Always be clean. 2. Wear clean clothes, which can make you feel good and comfortable.
Smile more often. 3. People will talk to you though they don’t know you.
4. Some people are afraid to talk to others because they don’t know what to talk about. Don’t worry. You just need to talk to others politely.
5. Use the Internet for news and information, and talk about them when you’re with your friends.
A. Try to talk.
B. Outgoing people don’t think about it.
C. Your friends will like you very much.
D. Here are some ways that can help you.
E. Don’t just stay at home and do nothing.
F. Smiling will make people think you are friendly.
G. Take a shower, brush your teeth and try to look nice.

1.D
2.G
3.F
4.A
5.E

1. 第一个空为引出建议的句子，选项D“Here are some ways that can help you.”符合，引出下文。
2. 第二个空前为“Always be clean.”，选项G“Take a shower, brush your teeth and try to look nice.”是关于保持清洁的具体做法，符合语境。
3. 第三个空前为“Smile more often.”，选项F“Smiling will make people think you are friendly.”进一步阐述微笑的作用，符合逻辑。
4. 第四个空后提到有些人害怕与他人交谈，选项A“Try to talk.”引出关于交谈的建议，符合语境。
5. 第五个空后提到利用网络获取新闻和信息并与朋友谈论，选项E“Don’t just stay at home and do nothing.”与后文内容相呼应，符合语境。