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My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it.She makes such good use of her other __1__，including her “sixth sense”，that she rarely gives the impression that she's __2__ anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us，__3__ that she doesn't push too hard on them，__4__ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude.She knows when to clean the house，and she moves around so fast that __5__ often don't realize she's blind.
I __6__ this the first time after my sixyearold daughter, Kayla, went to play there.When Kayla came home, she was very __7__about her day.She told me they had baked cookies，played games and done art projects.But she was __8__ excited about her fingerpainting project.
“Mom，guess what？” said Kayla with all smiles.“I learned how to __9__ colours today！Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle __10__ with us.”
To my great __11__，my child had learnt about colour from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my __12__showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment.She really __13__ what I was doing！” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt __14__ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind.It had just never __15__ in conversation.When I told my daughter that Michelle was blind, she was __16__ for a moment.At first, she didn't believe me.“But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture！” Kayla __17__.And I knew my child was __18__ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work.Michelle had also heard Kayla's __19__ in her work.
We were silent for a minute.Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture.She just used my __20__.”
Indeed，she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
文章介绍了我的朋友米歇尔是盲人，但她能用自己的耳朵去捕捉别人所看到的。
1．A.ways B．means
C．methods D．senses
答案：D
解析：根据后文的“sixth sense”，可以推知选D项。A、B、C三项均不符合语境。
2．A.enjoyed B．found
C．missed D．lost
答案：C
解析：由“She makes such good use of her other __1__，”及后面的描述可知，她很少给人留下她错过了什么的印象。enjoy“喜欢”，find“发现”，lose“丢失”，均不符合题意。
3．A.instead B．except
C．since D．but
答案：B
解析：根据“Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us，”可以知道，和我们一样，她也会照顾小孩，由下面的描述可知此处表示与常人不同的是，表转折，故选B项。
4．A.who B．it
C．she D．which
答案：A
解析：先行词是children，表示的是人，所以选who。
5．A.children B．family
C．guests D．friends
答案：C
解析：根据上下文，她的小孩、家人和朋友都知道她是盲人，由此判断，应选C项。
6．A.realized B．heard
C．recognized D．witnessed
答案：A
解析：realize“察觉，领悟”；hear“听见”；recognize“认出(人)”；witness“见证，目击”。根据下文，是“我”女儿回来之后，女儿所说的话，才让“我”意识到这些的，其他选项不合题意。
7．A.sad B．disappointed
C．excited D．enjoyed
答案：C
解析：从后文“But she was __8__ excited about her fingerpainting project.”可以推断是excited。
8．A.especially B．not so
C．a little D．not at all
答案：A
解析：女儿告诉妈妈她们烤饼干、玩游戏和画画，又在后面提到米歇尔夸奖了她的画，小孩得到夸奖，会“格外”激动，其他选项不合题意。
9．A.paint B．draw
C．create D．mix
答案：D
解析：根据“Blue and red make purple，and yellow and blue make green！”来判断她们是把颜色混合起来的，不是“画”，也不是“创造”，故选D项。
10．A.stayed B．painted
C．talked D．played
答案：B
解析：从下文我们可知米歇尔和她们一起调颜色，一起画画、涂色，选B项。
11．A.excitement B．encouragement
C．delight D．surprise
答案：D
解析：根据常识判断，从盲人那儿学会涂色，让作者感到万分的惊讶，故选D项。
12．A.attitude B．colour
C．picture D．paper
答案：C
解析：根据上面所提到的画画、涂色，可知此处肯定是“画”，而不是“态度”“色彩”“纸张”，故选C项。
13．A.touched B．distinguished
C．saw D．understood
答案：D
解析：米歇尔说作者的女儿的画显示出高兴、自豪和成就感，让女儿相信米歇尔读懂了她的画，故选D项。
14．A.after B．before
C．until D．when
答案：C
解析：根据关键词never可知，应选C项。
15．A.come up B．turned out
C．referred to D．talked about
答案：A
解析：“我”这才意识到女儿不知道她是个盲人，而此事“我”以前也从未在女儿面前提过。根据句意，应选A项。
16．A.curious B．quiet
C．puzzled D．worried
答案：B
解析：当妈妈告之真相后，女儿陷入了沉默。curious“好奇的”，puzzled“迷惑的”，worried“担心的”，都不符合题意。
17．A.completed B．insisted
C．complained D．informed
答案：B
解析：根据“At first，she didn't believe me.‘But Mommy，Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture！’”我们可以知道她不相信妈妈的话，仍然在“坚持”。
18．A.right B．wrong
C．worried D．uncertain
答案：A
解析：根据“because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work.Michelle had also heard Kayla's __19__ in her work.”可知女儿是“正确的”，故选A项。
19．A.shortcomings B．difficulties
C．pride D．description
答案：C
解析：米歇尔并不能看到她的画，而是听到女儿那自豪的腔调，所以选C项。
20．A.paper B．pens
C．hands D．eyes
答案：D
解析：作者的女儿直到最后才知道米歇尔能够评价她的画，是使用了她的眼睛，故选D项。
