Question

How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him．

It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the ．

Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more ．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston him how to use paints to make stage sets．

As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man to become an artist．Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history．From their ,Jacob learned that history books often the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He Toussaint, who had helped free his people French ruling．

Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a artist．

1.A． stepsB． blocksC． buildingsD． avenues

2.A． artistB． tutorC． scholarD． official

3.A． swingingB． existingC． hangingD． twisting

4.A． blankB． looseC． toughD． tight

5.A． linedB． decoratedC． associatedD． filled

6.A． storedB． receivedC． createdD． remembered

7.A． museumB． studioC． churchD． street

8.A． whetherB． whichC． thatD． when

9.A． preciousB． practicalC． standardD． flexible

10.A．recommendedB． remindedC． providedD． showed

11.A． hesitatingB． strugglingC． marchingD． participating

12.A． settledB． wanderedC． gatheredD． rushed

13.A． experiencesB． performancesC． accentsD． conversations

14.A． acknowledgedB． accusedC． ignoredD． witnessed

15.A． choseB． acceptedC． countedD． employed

16.A． againstB． fromC． forD． with

17.A． more thanB． rather thanC． other thanD．less than

18.A． brokeB． gaveC． permittedD． took

19.A． awardB． titleC． salaryD． prize

20.A． permanentB． popularC． positiveD． professional

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是著名藝術家Jacob Lawrence從小很有天賦，為了去博物館，走了六十個街區(qū)去看畫，畫黑人英雄杜桑，讓自己因此而出名了。雖然很有名，但不得不靠畫畫為生。

1.B考查名詞辨析A． steps步伐；B． blocks街區(qū)；C． buildings建筑物；D． avenues林蔭大道；句意：當他年輕時，Jacob Lawrence通常會走六十個街區(qū)從他家到博物館。根據上文提到How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you你會走多遠為了了解你感 興趣的東西。所以走了六十個街區(qū)，故選B項。

2.A考查名詞辨析A． artist藝術家；B． tutor導師；C． scholar學者；D． official官員；句意：他想成為一個藝術家。根據上文提到from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．從他家走到藝術博物館，可知他想成為藝術家，故選A項。

3.C考查動詞辨析A． swinging搖擺；B． existing存在；C． hanging懸掛；D． twisting扭動；句意：他相信研究那些掛在博物館里面的畫有助于他，hanging分詞做后置定語來修飾the famous paintings,故選C項。

4.D考查形容詞辨析A． blank空白的；B． loose松散的；C． tough艱難的；D． tight緊的；句意：句意：在1930年，當大多數人失業(yè)，錢很緊張，人們遭受許多痛苦。根據時間狀語1930，正是全球金融危機，故錢很緊張，故選D項。

5.D考查動詞辨析A． lined劃線；B． decorated裝飾；C． associated聯想；D． filled充滿；句意：街道充滿能量與生機。Be filled with 充滿，考查固定短語，故選D項。

6.A考查動詞辨析A． stored貯存；B． received收到；C． created創(chuàng)造；D． remembered記得；考查：他的大腦中裝滿各種畫像。根據上文提到he believed that studying the famous paintings 23 in that museum would help him．可知，他看過許多名畫，故選A項。

7.A考查名詞辨析A． museum博物館；B． studio攝影棚；C． church教堂；D． street街道；句意：他頭腦中裝滿各種肖像，他在博物館所看到的畫像。根據上文提到he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him．去博物館，所以選A項。

8.C考查連詞辨析A． whether是否；B． which哪一個；C． that；D． when什么時候；句意：他來自窮人的家庭，他的媽媽相信他的兒子幾乎沒有機會成為畫家。Chance 后面跟著同位語從句，由that來引導，故選C項。

9.B考查形容詞辨析A． precious珍貴的；B． practical實際的；C． standard標準的；D． flexible復雜的；句意：母親希望他多學些實際的東西。根據句意與他學的畫畫相比，母親更希望他學實用的技能，故選B項。

10.D考查動詞辨析A． recommended推薦；B． reminded提醒；C． provided提供； D． showed展示；句意：他的老師展示給他如何用畫畫作為展示自己的舞臺。根據上文提到But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented他的老師認為他很有天賦，故是向他展示，所以選D項。

11.B考查動詞辨析A． hesitating猶豫；B． struggling斗爭；C． marching行進；D． participating參加 ；句意：對于這個年輕人來說，這是個令人興奮的地方，努力成為一個藝術家。Struggling to do 努力去做某事，做伴隨狀語，故選B項。

12.C考查動詞辨析A． settled解決，定居；B． wandered漫游；C． gathered聚集；D． rushed沖撞；句意：許多有創(chuàng)造力的人聚集在這談論藝術，文學和歷史。根據句意這此有才的人聚集在此，故選C項。

13.D考查名詞辨析A． experiences經歷；B． performances表演；C． accents口音； D． conversations對話；句意：從他們的對話中，他明白歷史通常忽視非裔美國人的作品。根據上文提到．Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history．他們聚集在些談論，故選D項。

14.C考查動詞辨析A． acknowledged承認；B． accused譴責；C． ignored忽視；D． witnessed目擊；句意：從他們的對話中，他明白歷史通常忽視非裔美國人的作品。根據下方提到He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero他決定畫一些描述黑人的畫。所以選C項。

15.A考查動詞辨析A． chose選擇；B． accepted接受；C． counted數數；D． employed雇傭；句意：他選擇杜桑-盧維圖爾，他幫助解放了人民擺脫了法國的統(tǒng)治。根據上文提到He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero他決定描述黑人英雄，故選A項。

16.B考查介詞辨析A． against與。。對抗；B． from來自；C． for為了；D． with與。。一起；句意：他選擇杜桑-盧維圖爾，他幫助解放了人民擺脫了法國的統(tǒng)治。根據歷史杜桑-盧維圖爾帶領人民從法國的統(tǒng)治下解放出來，故選B項。

17.A考查短語辨析A． more than超過；B． rather than而不是；C． other than除了；D．less than少于；句意：許多人欽佩他的畫，但他需要的不僅僅是欽佩。根據下方提到To help his family, he often had to work at jobs為的幫助家人，他不得不工作，可知不僅僅需要欽佩，故選A項。

18.D考查動詞辨析；A． broke打破；B． gave給；C． permitted允許；D． took帶走；句意：句意：為了幫助他的家人，他不得不做給他增加薪水的工作。根據句意，為了支持家人，他不得不做一些掙錢的工作，故選D項。

19.C考查名詞辨析A． award獎賞；B． title把。。稱作；C． salary薪水；D． prize獎賞；句意：一個叫做 Augusta的藝術家，給了他份工作，他通過作畫來掙錢.give sb a salary 給某人薪水，故選C項。

20.D考查形容詞辨析A． permanent固定的；B． popular流行的；C． positive臭味相投的；D． professional職業(yè)的；句意：第一次，他感覺象個職業(yè)藝術家。根據上文提到作畫謀生，所以是職業(yè)畫家，故選D項。

考點：人物類短文。