C 中考新形式 名著重现
Recently, I asked a sighted(有视力的) friend who had just walked in the woods what she had noticed. “Nothing special,” she answered.
How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk through the woods and see nothing special? I, who cannot see, find hundreds of things to interest me only through touch. If I can get so much pleasure from touch, how much more beauty must be found by sight? And I have imagined what I should most like to see if I could see for just three days.
On the first day, I should want to see the people who have made my life worth(值得) living and the books which have been read to me. In the afternoon, I should take a walk in the woods and enjoy the beauties of nature. That night, I should not be able to sleep.
On my second day, I should go to the museums to see man’s progress(进步). I should try to explore the spirits of man from his art. In the evening, I should spend the time at the movies.
On the third day, I should spend lots of time in the world of common people going about the business of life. At midnight, permanent night would close in on me again, and I should realise how much I had left unseen.
I, who can’t see, can give one suggestion(建议) to those who can see: Use your eyes . The same is true of other senses. Hear the songs of birds, as if you were deaf tomorrow. Smell the flowers, as if tomorrow you could never smell again... But of all the senses, I’m sure that sight must be the most pleasant.
(Adapted from *Three Days to See* by Helen Keller)
()36. What makes the writer start imagining the three days?
A. Walking in the woods.
B. Asking herself questions.
C. Seeing natural beauty.
D. Touching interesting things.
()37. What does the writer want to do during the three days?
A. To read books to people on the first day.
B. To see films on the second day.
C. To succeed in business on the third day.
D. To have a wonderful dream every day.
()38. What does the underlined word “permanent” mean in Chinese?
A. 永久的
B. 短暂的
C. 常见的
D. 间断的
()39. 中考新趋势 句子还原 Which sentence can be put in the ▲?
A. as if tomorrow you would not walk
B. as if tomorrow you could not see
C. as if yesterday you couldn’t see
D. as if yesterday you could leave
()40. Which of the following sayings may the writer agree with?
A. Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
B. Never leave until tomorrow what you can do today.
C. Live every moment and be thankful for what you have.
D. The future belongs to those who are preparing for it now.

36.B 根据“How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk through the woods and see nothing special?”可知,作者因朋友的反应而向自己提问,这促使她开始想象。故选B。
37.B 根据“On my second day...In the evening, I should spend the time at the movies.”可知,作者想在第二天看电影。故选B。
38.A 根据how much more beauty must be found by sight及“At midnight, permanent night would close in on me again, and I should realise how much I had left unseen.”可知,Helen是盲人,所以此处是指“无尽长夜将再次将我笼罩,那时我会察觉到自己还有多少事物尚未看到”,permanent意为“永久的”,符合语境。故选A。
39.B 根据“Use your eyes ______. The same is true of other senses. Hear the songs of birds, as if you were deaf tomorrow.”可知,听鸟儿的歌声,仿佛明天你就会听不到了,所以可推测出空处应是“用眼睛去看,就像明天将会看不见了一样”。故选B。
40.C 文章核心是建议人们珍惜当下所拥有的感官,与“Live every moment and be thankful for what you have.(珍惜每一刻,感恩所有)”的含义最为契合。故选C。