D
Pierre Dupin had delivered(配送)milk to the families on Prince Edward Street for thirty years. All that knew him loved him.
Every morning at five,Pierre arrived at the milk company's stables,saying to Joseph,“Good morning! My old friend!” Then,the two started their day proudly. Without any order from Pierre,the wagon(马车)would roll down the street. The horse stopped at the first house. There,Joseph would wait perhaps thirty seconds for Pierre to get down off his seat and put a bottle of milk at the front door...
One day,the president of the company came to check the early morning milk deliveries. Jacques,the foreman(领班)of the stables,pointed to Pierre and said,“See how the horse listens and how he turns his head toward Pierre?”
“Yeah! But Pierre's getting old,” said the president. “Tell him it is time he should rest...”
But Pierre said,“My life will be nothing if I can't drive Joseph every day. We are two old men! Let us wear out together. When Joseph is ready to leave,then I too will do so.”
Then one cold morning,after about two years,Jacques said,“Pierre,your horse,Joseph,didn't wake up. Go over and see him.”
Pierre took one step forward,then turned. “No... no... You... you don't understand,Jacques.”
Now,Jacques looked into Pierre's eyes. He saw a dead,lifeless look in them. So he said,“Take the day off,Pierre!”
Pierre stepped into the street. Then there came a warning shout and a screech(尖锐的刹车声).
Five minutes later,a doctor announced,“Pierre's dead...”
“I couldn't help it,” the driver said. “Why,he walked as though he were blind?”
The doctor bent down. “Blind? Of course! This man had been blind for five years.” He turned to Jacques,“Didn't you know that?”
“None of us knew,” Jacques said softly. “Only one... only one knew — a friend of his,named Joseph...”
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D
)11. Which of the following can best describe Pierre?
A. Creative and curious. B. Cruel(残忍的)and greedy(贪婪的).
C. Polite and humorous. D. Well-received and trustworthy(值得信任的).
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D
)12. The underlined sentences tell us that ______.
A. Jacques was surprised to find that Pierre couldn't see anything
B. Pierre was too scared to take a close look at his friend
C. Pierre was so sad because it was time for him to leave his job then
D. the death of Joseph drove Pierre to lose confidence for life
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B
)13. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. no one had ever known Pierre was blind B. Joseph just worked as Pierre's guide after Pierre went blind
C. blindness didn't make any difference to Pierre's life at all D. the president wasn't quite happy with Pierre's work
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A
)14. The best title of the passage could be “______”.
A. A Secret for Two B. A Lifelong Friend C. I'm Our Eyes D. A Blind Man
