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【題目】 Like many kids, Autumn de Forest from the US liked to draw with crayons and markers. One day, when she was 5, she saw her dad painting a piece of_________in their family’s garage. It looked like fun, so she asked him if she could_________ in.

From an extra piece of wood and some paint, she_________ a work of art that surprised her parents. Soon she was wowing （使驚嘆）others, winning her first art_________at the age of 6.

“At that time, when I started, I wanted to change the world for the_________.And I knew I wanted to do this through_________,” Forest said.“started and my imagination just let go. .

By the time she was 7, Forest was attracting_________ from paint lovers at home and abroad. Art critics（評論家）think that Forest is creating art work way beyond her years.

The Discovery Channel has called her a “child genius”. Her work has been displayed in galleries （畫廊）across the country. Her paintings sell for as_________ as $25,000（169,000 yuan）each.

“My paintings are a lot bigger than me. And I love experimenting with all different kinds of things,” she said. Forest wants to_________ children to be creative and do what they love.“ Art brings joy and imagination, and there are so many different ideas in kids' minds,” she said.

Some people worry that fame（名氣） is not good for a teenager. But Forest knows how to__________it“Focus on how much you love what you do, rather than how good you are,” she said.

【1】A.pictureB.woodC.paintD.glass

【2】A.takeB.giveC.joinD.put

【3】A.createdB.discoveredC.foundD.invented

【4】A.matchB.competitionC.gameD.race

【5】A.biggerB.betterC.fasterD.richer

【6】A.writingB.farmingC.paintingD.learning

【7】A.influenceB.experienceC.attentionD.information

【8】A.muchB.highC.largeD.tall

【9】A.allowB.forceC.askD.encourage

【10】A.share withB.compete withC.help withD.deal with

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【7】C

【8】A

【9】D

【10】D

【解析】

本文是記敘文。美國油畫藝術(shù)天才兒童弗雷斯特從小就有藝術(shù)天才，5歲時開始繪畫，7歲時，繪畫評論家說她的藝術(shù)作品超出了她的創(chuàng)作年齡。她的畫作有的已經(jīng)賣到了每一張25000美元。她鼓勵孩子要有創(chuàng)新，不為名利誘惑。

【1】句意：她五歲的時候，有一天，看見她爸爸在他們家車庫里給一塊木板刷油漆。

考查名詞和語境辨析。picture圖畫； wood木材；paint油漆，顏料；glass玻璃。根據(jù)空格前的看見她爸爸給一塊木板刷油漆。下文From an extra piece of wood and some paint,可知，這里指木板，故選A。

【2】句意：那看起來很有趣，所以她問爸爸她是否能加入進來。

考查動詞和語境辨析。take in 吸收，領(lǐng)會；give in屈服，讓步；join in 參加；put in提交。根據(jù)后面她學習繪畫可知是參加繪畫，故填join in，故選C。

【3】句意：她從一塊多余的木頭和一些油漆中創(chuàng)作出了一件令她父母驚奇的藝術(shù)作品。

考查動詞和語境辨析。created創(chuàng)作；discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)；found找到；invented發(fā)明。根據(jù)上文提到她請求加入，可知是創(chuàng)作藝術(shù)作品，故選A。

【4】句意：不久，她令別人刮目相看，6歲時，她贏得了第一個美術(shù)大賽。

考查名詞和語境辨析。match比賽，競賽，指體能競賽；competition競賽，競爭；game游戲，運動比賽；race賽跑。根據(jù)常識藝術(shù)能力比賽，指的是腦力比賽，用competition，故選B。

【5】句意：那時候，當我開始繪畫時，我想把世界變得更好。

考查形容詞比較級和語境辨析。bigger更大的；better 更好的；faster更快的；richer更富有的。故選B。

【6】句意：我知道我想通過繪畫做到這一點。

考查動名詞和語境辨析。writing寫作；farming耕作；painting繪畫；learning學習。根據(jù)上文她畫油畫很有成就，可知是通過油畫，故選C。

【7】句意：到她7歲時，弗雷斯特吸引了國內(nèi)外的油畫愛好者的注意。

考查名詞和語境辨析。influence影響； experience經(jīng)驗； attention注意； information信息，資料。根據(jù)生活常識可知吸引的是愛好者的注意，故選C。

【8】句意：她的畫每一件賣到了25000美元之多。

考查副詞詞義和語境辨析。much多的，大量的；high高的；large大的； tall高的。根據(jù)后面的25000美元可知修飾不可數(shù)名詞價錢用much，故選A。

【9】句意：弗雷斯特想鼓勵孩子們發(fā)揮創(chuàng)造力，做他們喜歡做的事。

考查動詞和語境辨析。allow允許；force強迫；ask要求；encourage鼓勵。根據(jù)后面她說的藝術(shù)帶來歡樂和想象力，可知是她鼓勵孩子們有創(chuàng)造力，故選D。

【10】句意：但是弗雷斯特知道怎樣處理它。

考查動詞短語和語境辨析。share with分享；compete with與……競爭； help with有助于； deal with處理，涉及。根據(jù)后面她的話：要求專注于你喜歡的工作而不是你是多么優(yōu)秀，可知弗雷斯特知道如何處理名譽的問題，故選D。