Question

The power of encouragement is great. You may draw some inspiration from the following story.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a famous 19th-century poet and artist, was once ______ by an elderly man. The old man had some sketches (素描) and drawings that he ______ Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed_____ talent.

Rossetti looked them____carefully. After the first few, he knew that they were worthless, showing not the least ____of artistic talent. But Rossetti was a_____ man, and he told the elderly man as gently as possible that the pictures were of little ______ and showed little talent. He was sorry, but he could not ____ to the man.

The visitor was ____, but seemed to expect Rossetti’s ____. He then apologized for ______ Rossetti’s time, but would he just ____a few more drawings—these done by a(n) ____ art student? Rossetti looked over the____ batch (一批) of sketches and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they_____. “These,” he said, “oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be given every____and encouragement in his career as an artist. He has a____future if he will work and stick to it.”

Rossetti could see that the old man was ______ moved. “Who is this fine young artist?” he asked. “Your son?” “No.” said the old man sadly. “It was I who painted the pictures 40 years ago. ____ I had heard your praise then! For you see, I got discouraged and___ drawing—too soon.”

1.A. helped B. visited C. inspected D. requested

2.A. hoped B. made C. had D. wanted

3.A. potential B. commercial C. official D. spiritual

4.A. up B. on C. overD. down

5.A. sign B. mark C. chanceD. view

6.A. rude B. kind C. talentedD. creative

7.A. help B. price C. valueD. quality

8.A. speakB. apologizeC. listenD. lie

9.A. disappointedB. annoyedC. delightedD. puzzled

10.A. achievement B. adjustmentC. statementD. judgment

11.A. taking upB. turning upC. making upD. looking up

12.A. aim atB. glare at C. look atD. stare at

13.A. oldB. youngC. famousD. talented

14.A. firstB. second C. thirdD. last

15.A. reviewedB. exposedC. showedD. rejected

16.A. helpB. time C. chanceD. work

17.A. charming B. booming C. promisingD. touching

18.A. slightly B. smoothly C. simplyD. deeply

19.A. If onlyB. Only if C. Now thatD. As long as

20.A. insisted on B. gave up C. headed toD. led to

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章通過一個畫家的故事給我們講述了一個人生道理--通往成功的路沒有捷徑，任何時候都要相信自己，要經(jīng)受住挫折的打擊，不能輕言放棄。老人拿著畫作去請教著名的畫家，畫家覺得他的畫一文不值。但是，畫家很看好他40年前的畫作，對它們的評價很高。老人很后悔自己過早放棄了繪畫。

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3.and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed ______ talent老人想讓羅塞蒂看看自己的畫作好不好，是不是能夠展現(xiàn)他的潛在的才能。A潛在的；B商業(yè)的；C官方的；D精神上的。故選A。

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5.showing not the least ____of artistic talent這些畫作一文不值，毫無一點藝術(shù)才能的跡象，A記號，手勢，跡象，征兆；B標記；C機會；D觀點，風景。故選A。

6.as gently as possible”可知，羅塞蒂是一個善良的人，他盡量委婉地告訴老人實情。A粗魯?shù)模?/span>B友好的；C有才能的；D有創(chuàng)造力的。故選B。

7.the pictures were of little___根據(jù)本段第一句可知，這些畫幾乎沒有價值，be of+抽象名詞（use, value, help）等，相當于對應(yīng)的形容詞（useful, valuable, helpful）。A幫助；B價格；C價值；D質(zhì)量。故選C。

8.He was sorry, but he could not ____ to the man.羅塞蒂覺得很遺憾，但他不想對老人撒謊。根據(jù)前面可知，羅塞蒂告訴了老人實情。lie to sb對某人撒謊。A說；B道歉；C聽；D撒謊。故選D。

9.The visitor was ____,這個來訪的老人聽到羅塞蒂說自己的畫作一文不值，感到很失望。A使失望；B使惱怒；C使高興；D使困惑。故選A。

10.but seemed to expect Rossetti’s ____.老人雖然失望，但他料到了羅塞蒂會作出這樣的判斷，A成就；B調(diào)整；C陳述，聲明；D判斷。故選D。

11.He then apologized for ___ Rossetti’s time老人為占用羅塞蒂的時間而道歉，A占據(jù)，從事；B調(diào)高，出現(xiàn)；C組成，編造，化裝；D向上看，查找。故選A。

12.these done by a(n) __48__ art student?”可知，老人在想，羅塞蒂會不會看一下老人的學生的畫作，A旨在；B怒視；C看；D盯著看。故選C。

13.This young student...”可知，這是一個年輕學生的畫作，A年老的；B年輕的；C著名的；D有才能的。故選B。

14.Rossetti looked over the____ batch (一批) of sketches羅塞蒂仔細看了第二批素描，第一批是那個老人的。A第一；B第二；C第三；D最后的。故選B。

15.and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they___.羅塞蒂立刻變得熱情高漲起來，因為年輕學生的畫作顯示出很高的繪畫才能。A復(fù)習，詳查；B暴露；C展示；D拒絕。故選C。

16.He should be given every____and encouragement in his career as an artist.羅塞蒂說，在成為藝術(shù)家的生涯中，這個年輕學生應(yīng)該得到最多的幫助和鼓勵。A幫助；B時間；C機會；D工作。故選A。

17.He has a____future if he will work and stick to it.羅塞蒂認為，這個年輕學生如果堅持下去，他將大有前途。A有魅力的；B急速發(fā)展的；C有前途的；D感人的。故選C。

18.Rossetti could see that the old man was ___ moved.看得出，老人被羅塞蒂的話深深打動了。A稍微；B順利地；C簡直；D深深地。故選D。

19.It was I who painted the pictures 40 years ago.”可知，這是老人40年前畫的，他認為要是當時有人給他說這一番話就好了。A要是......就好了；B只有；C既然；D只要。故選A。

20.I got discouraged and___ drawing老人泄氣后放棄了畫畫。A堅持；B放棄；C前往；D導致，通往。故選B。

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