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专题19 艺术家
（2022·福建莆田·模拟预测）Even within the terrible darkness of war, the flower of art still blooms(绽放).
Shamsia Hassani is a teacher in Afghanistan. In 2010, she learned ____1____ to paint large drawings on walls. She became the ____2____ woman street artist in her country.
Shamsia has grown into a better graffiti (涂鸦）artist over the years. Her country, however, has become an even more ____3____ place. When she paints ____4____, she usually starts to feel unsafe after about fifteen minutes. She can only paint something very ____5____ or leave the work unfinished. “It’s not easy, ____6____ worth it,” said Shamsia, “Through graffiti, I can change the war-torn(被战争蹂躏的) walls of ____7____ city into beautiful paintings.”
Over the past ten years, the artist has continued to draw her most famous figure—a woman ____8____ shut eyes and no mouth. Shamsia has given this figure (形象) different ____9____ in different paintings. She may be a soldier in one and a refugee(难民) in another.“She closes her eyes, because she doesn’t want to see the darkness of war. She fights for a peaceful and bright future,” said Shamsia. “Sometimes, she also ____10____ in sadness. But her love for her country will never change.”
Her artworks have inspired thousands of women around the world and have given a new hope to women Afghan artists in the country.
1．A．how B．when C．where
2．A．best B．latest C．first
3．A．serious B．useful C．dangerous
4．A．outside B．abroad C．indoor
5．A．different B．simple C．careless
6．A．until B．unless C．but
7．A．your B．my C．her
8．A．in B．of C．with
9．A．meanings B．roles C．ways
10．A．gets lost B．gets injured C．gets mad

（2022·广西·河池市宜州区教育局教学研究室二模）Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It’s the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the eighteenth century a lot of ____11____ came to study and work in Vienna.
In the Strauss family, there were ____12____ composers (作曲家) called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him ____13____ all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was ____14____ very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he ____15____ The Blue Danube waltz.
Mozart was ____16____ very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only ____17____ but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote ____18____ pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 ____19____ he was only thirty-five. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great _____20_____ musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.
11．A．players B．reporters C．musicians D．scientists
12．A．two B．three C．four D．five
13．A．rich B．happy C．famous D．special
14．A．too B．and C．much D．also
15．A．writes B．wrote C．was writing D．has written
16．A．other B．others C．another D．the other
17．A．the piano B．volleyball C．games D．chess
18．A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundred of D．hundreds of
19．A．when B．until C．since D．before
20．A．African B．European C．American D．Australian

（2022·广西柳州·三模）Leontine is an artist. She is good at drawing horses. She didn’t study well in high school. Except for ____21____ grades in art, she often failed in other subjects. As ____22____, she didn’t go to college. Everyone thought she was very stupid and she could not even find a ____23____ job in the future.
“Life is a long journey. Anyone can give you up, but you can’t give ____24____ up too soon.” Leontine says. She wasn’t ____25____ by others’ words. She started her own painting road step by step. No one could imagine ____26____ difficult and lonely it was when no one could help her. At first, she didn’t paint well and nobody believed she could ____27____. Now each of her paintings sells ____28____ the price of about 2000 yuan through her hard work.
In order to draw the horse well, she practised thousands of times. She often draws a picture hundreds of times to ____29____ her own shortcomings (缺点). She knew she was not smart, _____30_____ she chose the stupidest way and painted a horse for 16 years. Her effort finally paid her back.
21．A．good B．better C．the best
22．A．usual B．well C．expected
23．A．simple B．wonderful C．exciting
24．A．yourself B．you C．your
25．A．heard B．influenced C．known
26．A．what an B．what C．how
27．A．succeed B．success C．successful
28．A．to B．at C．in
29．A．find out B．look for C．find
30．A．and B．or C．so

（2022·山东·济南市天桥区教育教学研究中心中学教研科二模）Grieg is one of Norway’s most famous musicians. His ___31___ for the Norwegian folk culture can be found in his music. His music ___32___ the beautiful landscapes (风景) of forests, mountains and sea of Norway.
One autumn day, Grieg was walking in the ___33___. He met a little girl named Dagney. Dagney often came to the forest with her father, a forest ranger (护林员). Grieg was moved by her innocence (纯洁). They soon became friends. Grieg helped her ___34___ many fruits.
On their way back ___35___, the girl said, “Bye, sir. Today is my birthday. My father will make a big cake for me.” Grieg felt sorry because he had ___36___ in his pocket. “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know today is your birthday and I didn’t ___37___ any gift for you,” Grieg said, “but I will bring you a gift in 10 years.”
Dagney felt ___38___ and asked, “What kind of gift will take you 10 years to make?”
Grieg smiled and said, “I can make it in a short time, ___39___ you can only get it when you grow up.”
Ten years passed and Dagney was 18 years old. One day, she went to an outdoor ___40___. The host on the stage said, “The next song is for the ___41___ of the forest ranger, Dagney.”
Dagney stood up ___42___ excitement and saw that the conductor (指挥家) on the stage was the old man she met in the forest 10 years ago!
Dagney was moved to tears when she ___43___ the music. After the music ended, she held Grieg’s hands, saying, “Sir, thanks for your birthday gift! I liked it so much! But ___44___ did you send your gift after 10 years?”
Grieg smiled and said, “Because many wonderful things are worth ___45___ for. We should live with hope.”
31．A．hobby B．love C．sadness D．habit
32．A．imagined B．reflected C．drew D．spoke
33．A．park B．zoo C．forest D．street
34．A．plant B．brush C．buy D．pick
35．A．home B．school C．office D．shop
36．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
37．A．prepare B．invent C．give D．collect
38．A．nervous B．relaxed C．worried D．interested
39．A．but B．and C．because D．though
40．A．film B．game C．concert D．meeting
41．A．teacher B．friend C．cousin D．daughter
42．A．by B．with C．for D．from
43．A．wrote B．played C．heard D．created
44．A．who B．why C．where D．how
45．A．paying B．asking C．looking D．waiting

（2022·山东省青岛第五中学一模）
Do you know what you’d like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find the answer.
For Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a ___46___. From the day she began ___47___ at the age of two, she was an artist.
Born in Romania in 1985, Alexandra moved to California when she was a baby. She loved painting so much. Her parents hoped that she could spend more time being ___48___ and playing with other children. So when her parents ___49___ away her coloring books, Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and coloring them in.
By the time Alexandra was seven years old, she had begun painting with oil paints. When she took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at the young artist’s unusual ___50___ of painting. Alexandra’s work was ___51___ in some ways to cubist (立体派) paintings by artists like Picasso. These artists did not paint in a realistic way. They ___52___ their imaginations to play an important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had ___53___ seen the works of these artists. People called her “Little Picasso”. This was a great honor, but Alexandra’s style of painting was all her own.
Alexandra soon became famous. ___54___ she is still a teen, her career (事业) has continued to progress at an amazing pace (一步). The sale of a single piece can bring ___55___ more than $100,000. But this is not why Alexandra paints. She gives away lots of money to the society.
46．A．question B．danger C．disaster D．task
47．A．singing B．writing C．drawing D．dancing
48．A．stressed B．calm C．nervous D．active
49．A．washed B．turned C．took D．ran
50．A．hobby B．style C．tradition D．habit
51．A．similar B．different C．same D．fallen
52．A．made B．allowed C．told D．asked
53．A．often B．usually C．sometimes D．never
54．A．Though B．However C．Whenever D．But
55．A．him B．it C．them D．her

（2022·河北·一模）Vincent Van Gogh’s(梵高) paintings cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and they are in many museums. ____56____ his lifetime, Van Gogh was not famous. He died a poor and ____57____ man.
Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. When he was a young man, he went to live with miners(矿工) to try and help them have ____58____. He began to draw and paint pictures of working people. He tried to show ____59____ people really looked.
Later Van Gogh went to Paris, France. Many artists lived in Paris. Van Gogh saw their paintings and learned more about drawing and using colors. Van Gogh worked mostly by ____60____. He began to paint very lovely pictures.
One famous painting is called “The Starry Night”. It is a painting of the sky at night. The stars ____61____ big balls of light. The light almost seems to flow like water. Some people said, “That’s not how the real sky looks.” Van Gogh didn’t want just a picture of the sky. He loved the ____62____ night and wanted his painting to show how he felt.
Van Gogh became sick, but he ____63____ on painting. In the last years of his life, he painted many works. He also wrote many letters ____64____ his brother. Today, these letters are read by many people. When Van Gogh was just 37 years old, he ____65____. People soon began to love his paintings. The paintings made many people feel the way Van Gogh felt when he looked at the world.
56．A．In B．On C．At D．From
57．A．rich B．angry C．lonely D．sad
58．A．a special time B．a better life C．a big fight D．a fierce argument
59．A．when B．what C．where D．how
60．A．him B．himself C．he D．his
61．A．look like B．look at C．come out D．come through
62．A．dark B．shiny C．starry D．big
63．A．stopped B．practiced C．finished D．kept
64．A．from B．on C．to D．with
65．A．died B．dead C．dying D．death

（2021·安徽芜湖·三模）
One day, I was at a wood carver’s shop, and Fred Cogelow was his name. If you search for his name on the Internet, you can see a ___66___ of his artworks which are wonderful.
I really liked the works, but the price made it impossible for me to ___67___ one. I asked in surprise, “How long does it take you to carve one of these?” After all, Fred wasn’t an ancient ___68___ and there were so many artworks in his shop. I thought that he could make one in a day at least with a machine.
“Twenty-six years,” he answered. It was hard to know ___69___ he was joking. I smiled but he looked honest and ___70___. Then he explained, “People keep asking me how long it takes me to carve one artwork. When I told them this, they think how much more expensive they are than the ones made ___71___ a machine. They don’t think about the wasted material I ___72___ away when I was learning to carve, or the mistakes I ___73___ became a good carver, so I told them ‘Twenty-six years’. That’s the moment when I first ___74___ a carving tool till now, and every cut I’ve made since then has gone into this piece.
I greatly admired him. He never gave up in his life. What a strong _____75_____ he had when facing all of the difficulties.
66．A．corner B．cup C．collection D．creation
67．A．offer B．spend C．afford D．count
68．A．artist B．writer C．thinker D．actor
69．A．until B．because C．since D．whether
70．A．serious B．strict C．patient D．simple
71．A．of B．with C．for D．at
72．A．caught B．threw C．swept D．took
73．A．correctly B．hardly C．finally D．nearly
74．A．picked up B．put down C．turned on D．searched out
75．A．condition B．tool C．opinion D．will

（2021·江苏·南京市教育局一模）Do you know what you’d like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find the answer. For Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a ___76___. From the day she began ___77___ at the age of two, she was an artist.
Born in Romania in 1985, Alexandra moved to California when she was a baby.
She loved painting so much. Her parents hoped that she could spend more time being ___78___ and playing with other children. So when her parents ___79___ away her coloring books, Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and coloring them in.
By the time Alexandra was seven years old, she had began painting with oil paints. When she took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at the young artist’s unusual ___80___ of painting. Alexandra’s work was ___81___ in some ways to cubist paintings by artists like Picasso. These artists did not paint in a realistic way. They ___82___ their imaginations to play an important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had ___83___ seen the work of these artists. People called her “Little Picasso”. This was a great honor, but Alexandra’s style of painting was all her own.   
Alexandra soon became famous. ___84___ she is still a teen, her career has continued to progress at an amazing pace. The sale of a single piece can earn ____85____ more than $100,000. But this is not why Alexandra paints. She donates lots of money to her favourite charities.
76．A．question B．danger C．disaster D．task
77．A．singing B．writing C．drawing D．dancing
78．A．stressed B．calm C．nervous D．active
79．A．washed B．turned C．took D．ran
80．A．hobby B．style C．tradition D．attraction
81．A．similar B．different C．same D．opposite
82．A．made B．allowed C．told D．asked
83．A．often B．usually C．sometimes D．never
84．A．Though B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
85．A．him B．it C．them D．her


参考答案：
1．A
2．C
3．C
4．A
5．B
6．C
7．B
8．C
9．B
10．A

【导语】本文讲述了阿富汗街头女艺术家Shamsia Hassani，在外面墙上画画。她把被战争蹂躏的墙变成了美丽的画。她的作品鼓舞了世界各地成千上万的女性，并给阿富汗的女性艺术家带来了新的希望。
1．句意：2010年，她学会了如何在墙上画大图。how如何；when何时；where哪里。根据“she learned...to paint large drawings on walls”可知，是学习如何在墙上画大图。故选A。
2．句意：她成为了她的国家的第一个女性街头艺术家。best最好的；latest最新的；first第一。根据“In 2010, she learned...to paint large drawings on walls”可知，她学习如何在墙上画画，因此她是她国家第一个街头女艺术家，故选C。
3．句意：然而，她的国家已经成为一个更加危险的地方。serious严肃的，严重的；useful有用的；dangerous危险的。根据“Even within the terrible darkness of war”可知，她的国家在经历战争，因此是一个危险的地方，故选C。
4．句意：当她在室外作画时，通常十五分钟后她就会感到不安全。outside外面；abroad在国外；indoor室内。根据“In 2010, she learned...to paint large drawings on walls. She became the...woman street artist in her country.”可知，她是街头艺术家，应是在外面画画，故选A。
5．句意：她只能画一些非常简单的东西，或者让作品没有完成。different不同的；simple简单的；careless粗心的。根据“When she paints..., she usually starts to feel unsafe after about fifteen minutes.”可知，她画了15分钟后就感到不安全，因此她只能画简单的画，故选B。
6．句意：这并不容易，但值得。until直到；unless除非；but但是。结合句意，前一句表示这是不容易的，后一句表示这是非常值得的，前后表示转折关系，用连词but，故选C。
7．句意：通过涂鸦，我可以把我的城市被战争破坏的墙壁变成美丽的绘画。your你的；my我的；her她的。本句主语是第一人称I，所以是我的城市故选B。
8．句意：在过去的十年里，这位艺术家继续画她最著名的人物——一个闭着眼睛没有嘴巴的女人。in在……中；of……的；with有。此处作后置定语，表示她的长相，用介词with，故选C。
9．句意：Shamsia在不同的画作中赋予了这个人物不同的角色。meanings意思；roles角色；ways方法。根据“She may be a soldier in one and a refugee(难民) in another.”可知，她的画中赋予了不同的角色，故选B。
10．句意：有时，她也会在悲伤中迷失。gets lost迷路，迷失；gets injured受伤；gets mad发疯。根据“Sometimes, she also...in sadness. But her love for her country will never change.”可知，有时她也会在悲伤中迷失，但她对祖国的爱永远不会改变。故选A。
11．C
12．A
13．C
14．D
15．B
16．C
17．A
18．D
19．A
20．B

【导语】本文主要介绍了维也纳是奥地利之都和古典音乐的中心，并介绍了三位非常著名的作曲家：约翰·施特劳斯父子和莫扎特。
11．句意：十八世纪，许多音乐家来到维也纳学习和工作。
players运动员；reporters记者；musicians音乐家；scientists科学家。根据“the center of European classical music”可知这里是音乐之都，所以很多音乐家来这里学习。故选C。
12．句意：在施特劳斯家族中，有两位作曲家叫约翰施特劳斯：父亲和儿子。
two两；three三；four四；five五。根据“the father and the son”可知有两个作曲家。故选A。
13．句意：他的舞曲使他在欧洲闻名。
rich富有的；happy开心的；famous著名的；special特别的。根据“His dance music made him...”可知他非常著名。故选C。
14．句意：小约翰施特劳斯也非常成功和受欢迎。
too也，放肯定句句尾；and和；much很多；also也，放肯定句句中。由语境可知，此处指“也”，肯定句句中用also。故选D。
15．句意：1867年，他创作了《蓝色多瑙河圆舞曲》。
writes写，动词单三；wrote动词过去式；was writing过去进行时；has written现在完成时。根据“In 1867”可知句子使用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故选B。
16．句意：莫扎特是另一位非常重要的作曲家。
other其他的，后加名词复数；others其他人或物，后不加名词；another三者或三者以上中的另一个；the other两者中的另一个。空格后是可数名词单数，且指不确定数量中的一个，用another。故选C。
17．句意：在他六岁之前，他不仅会弹钢琴，还会拉小提琴。
the piano钢琴；volleyball排球；games游戏；chess国际象棋。由语境可知，他是一个作曲家，所以他会弹钢琴。故选A。
18．句意：他创作了数百首乐曲。
hundred百，前加具体数字；hundreds后应加介词of；hundred of错误表达；hundreds of数以百计的。空格前没有具体数字，用hundreds of。故选D。
19．句意：但他变得非常贫穷，于 1791 年去世，那时他才三十五岁。
when当……时候；until直到；since自从；before在……之前。根据“died in 1791...he was only thirty-five”可知是当他35岁的时候，他去世了，用when引导时间状语从句。故选A。
20．句意：像约翰施特劳斯父子一样，他是一位伟大的欧洲音乐家。
African非洲的；European欧洲的；American美国的；Australian澳大利亚的。根据“He was born in Austria”以及常识可知他是一个欧洲音乐家。故选B。
21．C
22．C
23．A
24．A
25．B
26．C
27．A
28．B
29．A
30．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了被人看衰的Leontine从不放弃自己，最终成为艺术家的励志故事。
21．句意：除了在艺术方面取得最好成绩外，她在其他科目上经常不及格。
good好的，形容词原形；better更好的，比较级；the best最好的，最高级。根据上文“Leontine is an artist. She is good at drawing horses”可知，Leontine在艺术上成绩最好，而其他科目经常不及格。故选C。
22．句意：正如所料，她没有上大学。
usual平常的；well好地；expected预料。根据上文“she often failed in other subjects”可知，她在校的成绩很差，所以没上大学是预料之内的事。故选C。
23．句意：每个人都认为她很愚蠢，将来甚至会找不到一份简单的工作。
simple简单的；wonderful棒极的；exciting令人兴奋的。根据上文“Everyone thought she was very stupid”可知，每个人都认为她很愚蠢，将来甚至会找不到一份简单的工作。故选A。
24．句意：任何人都可以放弃你，但你不能过早放弃自己。
yourself你自己；you你；your你的。根据上文“Anyone can give you up”可知，别人可以放弃你，但是你自己不能放弃你自己。故选A。
25．句意：她不受别人话的影响。
heard听到；influenced影响；known知道。根据下文“She started her own painting road step by step”可知，她没有受他人话语的影响，而是开始了她的绘画道路。故选B。
26．句意：当没有人能帮助她时，会有多么困难和孤独。
what an怎样一个；what什么；how怎么样。空格后为形容词“difficult”，故应用how修饰。故选C。
27．句意：起初，她画得不好，没有人相信她能成功。
succeed成功，动词；success成功，名词；successful成功的，形容词。空格前为情态动词“could”，故空格处应用动词形式。故选A。
28．句意：现在，通过她的努力，她的每幅作品售价都在2000元左右。
to到；at以；in在……里。at the price of意为“以……的价格”，符合句意，故选B。
29．句意：为了找出自己的缺点，她经常一幅画画上数百遍。
find out找出；look for寻找；find发现。根据上文“She often draws a picture hundreds of times”可知，为了找出自己的缺点，她经常一幅画画上数百遍。find和find out都有“发现”之意，但find out强调“花了很大力气才发现”，符合语境，故选A。
30．句意：她知道自己不聪明，所以她选择了最愚蠢的方式，画一匹马画了16年。
and和；or或者；so因此。根据前后句意可知，此处存在因果关系，且前为因后为果，故应用连词so连接。故选C。
31．B
32．B
33．C
34．D
35．A
36．C
37．A
38．D
39．A
40．C
41．D
42．B
43．C
44．B
45．D

【导语】本文主要讲述了著名音乐家Grieg送给小女孩Dagney“十年之约的礼物”的故事，告诉我们：美好的事物值得等待。
31．句意：他对挪威民俗文化的热爱可以从他的音乐中找到。
hobby业余爱好；love喜爱；sadness悲伤；habit习惯。根据“Grieg is one of Norway’s most famous musicians”可知，应是他的音乐中体现了他对挪威民俗文化的热爱。故选B。
32．句意：他的音乐反映了挪威森林、山脉和海洋的美丽风景。
imagined想象；reflected反映、体现；drew画画；spoke说。根据“His music.... the beautiful landscapes(风景) of forests, mountains and sea of Norway.”可知，此处指她的音乐中呈现的内容。故选B。
33．句意：秋天的一天，Grieg在森林里散步。
park公园；zoo动物园；forest森林；street街道。根据“Dagney often came to the forest with her father”可知，此处指森林。故选C。
34．句意：Grieg帮她摘了很多水果。
plant种植；brush刷；buy买；pick摘。根据“many fruits”和“forest ”可知，应是采摘水果。故选D。
35．句意：在回家的路上，女孩说……
home家；school学校；office办公室；shop商店。上文讲到他们在森林里相遇，结合“Bye, sir. ”可知，告别应是要回家了，故选A。
36．句意：格里格觉得很抱歉，因为他口袋里什么也没有。
something某事；anything任何事；nothing没有什么；everything一切。根据“Grieg felt sorry”可知，应是口袋里没有什么可以作为礼物，所以感到抱歉。故选C。
37．句意：我不知道今天是你的生日，我没有给你准备任何礼物。
prepare准备；invent发明；give给；collect手机。根据“I didn’t know today is your birthday”可知，不知道她生日，所以应是没准备礼物。故选A。
38．句意：Dagney很感兴趣，问道:“什么样的礼物需要你花10年的时间才能做出来？”
nervous紧张的；relaxed放松的；worried担心的；interested感兴趣的。根据“What kind of gift will take you 10 years to make?”可知，应是对这个礼物感兴趣，所以才问。故选D。
39．句意：我可以在很短的时间内做到，但你只有在长大后才能得到它。
but但是；and和；because因为；though尽管。空前“I can make it in a short time”和空后“you can only get it when you grow up”是转折关系，所以用but连接。故选A。
40．句意：一天，她去听一场户外音乐会。
film电影；game游戏；concert音乐会；meeting会议。根据“The next song”可知，应是音乐会。故选C。
41．句意：下一首歌是为护林员的女儿Dagney唱的。
teacher老师；friend朋友；cousin堂（表）兄弟；daughter女儿。根据“ Dagney often came to the forest with her father, a forest ranger (护林员). ”可知，Dagney是护林员的女儿，故选D。
42．句意：Dagney兴奋地站起来，发现舞台上的指挥就是她10年前在森林里遇到的那个老人！
by通过；with表示行为方式；for为了；from从。根据“stood up ... excitement”可知，此处指“兴奋地站起来”，强调行为方式，用with。故选B。
43．句意：听到音乐，Dagney感动得流下了眼泪。
wrote写；played演奏；heard听见；created创造。根据“Dagney was moved to tears when she... the music.”可知，应是听到音乐很感动，故选C。
44．句意：但为什么你在十年后送礼物？
who谁；why为什么；where在哪里；how怎样。根据“Because many wonderful things...”可知，此处是询问原因，用why，故选B。
45．句意：因为很多美好的事情都值得等待。
paying支付；asking询问；looking看；waiting等。根据“We should live with hope.”可知，此处指美好的事物值得等待，wait for“等待”。故选D。
46．A
47．C
48．D
49．C
50．B
51．A
52．B
53．D
54．A
55．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了艺术家Alexandra Nechita学习绘画的经历和取得的成就。
46．句意：对于Alexandra Nechita来说，这似乎从来都不是一个问题。
question问题；danger危险；disaster灾难；task任务。根据“Do you know what you’d like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find the answer.”可推知，应是对于Alexandra Nechita来说，这似乎从来都不是一个问题，因为她很小就展示了自己的绘画天赋。故选A。
47．句意：从她两岁开始画画的那一天起，她就是一名艺术家。
singing唱歌；writing写；drawing画；dancing跳舞。结合“She loved painting so much”可知，应是指她从两岁开始画画。故选C。
48．句意：她的父母希望她能花更多的时间活跃起来，和其他孩子一起玩耍。
stressed有压力的；calm平静的；nervous紧张的；active积极的。根据“playing with other children”可推知，应是花更多的时间活跃起来。故选D。
49．句意：所以，当她的父母拿走了她的彩绘书，Alexandra开始画她自己的图片和着色。
washed洗；turned转变；took拿、取；ran跑。根据“Her parents hoped that she could spend more time being…and playing with other children.”可推知，应是拿走了她的彩绘书，让她多做画画之外的事情，take away“拿走”。故选C。
50．句意：当她在上当地美术课时，她的老师对这位年轻艺术家不同寻常的绘画风格感到惊讶。
hobby爱好；style风格；tradition传统；habit习惯。根据“Alexandra’s work was…in some ways to cubist (立体派) paintings by artists like Picasso.”可知，应是对这位年轻艺术家不同寻常的绘画风格感到惊讶。故选B。
51．句意：她的作品在某些方面与毕加索等立体派画家的作品相似。
similar相似的；different不同的；same相同的；fallen倒下的。根据“People called her ‘Little Picasso’.”可知，应是在某些方面与毕加索等立体派画家的作品相似。故选A。
52．句意：它们让自己的想象力在工作中发挥重要作用。
made使得、制造；allowed允许；told告诉；asked询问、请求。根据“These artists did not paint in a realistic way. They...their imaginations to play an important part in their work.”可知，应是让自己的想象力在工作中发挥重要作用，故空处应用allowed“允许”。故选B。
53．句意：有趣的是，小Alexandra从未见过这些艺术家的作品。
often经常；usually通常；sometimes有时；never从不。根据空前后句语境可知，此句应是说有趣的是，小Alexandra从未见过这些艺术家的作品。故选D。
54．句意：虽然她还只是个十几岁的孩子，但她的事业一直在以惊人的速度向前发展。
Though虽然；However然而；Whenever无论何时；But但是。分析前后句句意可知，空处的词应是引导让步状语从句，应用though，表达“虽然……，但是……”。故选A。
55．句意：卖一件画作可以为她赚10多万美元。
him他；it它；them他们；her她。根据前句“Alexandra soon became famous. …she is still a teen, her career (事业) has continued to progress at an amazing pace (一步).”可知，空处应是指Alexandra Nechita，应用her。故选D。
56．A
57．C
58．B
59．D
60．B
61．A
62．C
63．D
64．C
65．A

【导语】本文向我们介绍著名的画家梵高的生平。
56．句意：梵高在世时并不出名。
In在……中；On在……上；At在；From从。in one’s lifetime“在某人的一生中”，固定短语，故选A。
57．句意：他死时是一个贫穷而孤独的人。
rich富有的；angry生气的；lonely孤独的；sad悲伤的。根据“He died a poor and...man.”可知，梵高去世时不出名，所以贫穷且孤独，故选C。
58．句意：当他年轻的时候，他去和矿工一起生活，试图帮助他们过上更好的生活。
a special time一个特殊的时期；a better life一个更好的生活；a big fight一场大战；a fierce argument一个激烈的争论。根据“to try and help them have...”可知，是想帮助矿工们过上更好的生活，故选B。
59．句意：他试图展示人们真实的样子。
when何时；what什么；where哪里；how如何，怎样。根据“He tried to show...people really looked.”可知，梵高想展示人们真实的样子是怎样的，故选D。
60．句意：梵高大部分时间都是独自工作。
him他；himself他自己；he他；his他的。by oneself“独自，靠自己”，固定用法，故选B。
61．句意：星星看起来像大的光球。
look like看起来像；look at看；come out出版，出来；come through经历。根据“The stars...big balls of light.”可知，星星看起来像大的光球，故选A。
62．句意：他喜欢繁星点点的夜晚，希望通过他的画来表达他的感受。
dark黑暗的；shiny闪耀的；starry布满星星的；big大的。根据前文“The Starry Night”可知，他喜欢繁星点点的夜晚，故选C。
63．句意：梵高病了，但他坚持画画。
stopped停止；practiced练习；finished结束；kept保持，继续。keep on doing sth“坚持/继续做某事”，故选D。
64．句意：他也给他的兄弟写了很多信。
from来自；on关于；to给；with和。根据“He also wrote many letters...his brother.”可知，此处是write letters to sb短语，意为“给某人写信”，故选C。
65．句意：梵高37岁时就去世了。
died动词过去式，死亡；dead形容词，死亡的；dying形容词，垂死的；death名词，死亡。此处在句中作谓语，用动词，故选A。
66．C
67．C
68．A
69．D
70．A
71．B
72．B
73．C
74．A
75．D

【分析】文章大意：本文主要介绍了木雕家弗雷德·科格罗以及他的木雕艺术。通过他对于一个问题“你雕刻一个这样的雕像要多长时间？”的回答，阐述了他精益求精的工匠精神和坚强的意志。
66．句意：如果你在互联网上搜索他的名字，你可以看到他的艺术作品集，非常棒。  
corner角落；cup茶杯；collection作品集；creation创造。根据后面的“of his artworks”，结合上文语境，可知在网上可以搜索到他的艺术作品集，故选C。
67．句意：我真的很喜欢这些作品，但是价格太高了，我买不起。
offer提供；spend花费；afford买得起；count数数。根据上文“I really liked the works,”我真的很喜欢这些作品，结合转折词but，可知前后句之间表达的是转折关系，因此应是说价格太高了买不起，故选C。
68．句意：毕竟，弗雷德不是一个古代艺术家，他的店里有那么多艺术品。
artist艺术家；writer作家；thinker思想家；actor男演员。根据后半句“there were so many artworks in his shop.”他的店里有那么多艺术品，再结合上文语境，可知此处是说弗雷德不是一个古代艺术家，故选A。
69．句意：很难知道他是否是在开玩笑。
until直到；because因为；since自从；whether是否。根据上文““Twenty-six years,” he answered.”“二十六年，”他回答。以及下文“I smiled but he looked honest”我笑了但他看起来很诚实，可知作者很难知道弗雷德是否是在开玩笑，故选D。
70．句意：我笑了，但他看上去诚实而严肃。
serious严肃的；strict严格的；patient有耐心的；simple简单的。根据下文弗雷德对作者的解释，可知他是诚实很认真的告诉作者的，因此“serious严肃的”符合语境，故选A。
71．句意：当我告诉他们这一点时，他们认为这比机器做的要贵得多。
of……的；with和；for为了；at在。根据后面的关键词“a machine”，可知他们认为这比机器做的要贵得多，with a machine“用一个机器”，此处指的是用机器做的木雕艺术品，故选B。
72．句意：他们不去想我学习雕刻时扔掉的材料。
caught抓住；threw仍、丢弃；swept扫除；took拿、取。根据“They don’t think about the wasted material I … away when I was learning to carve,”由后面的关键词“away”，结合语境，可知此处考查固定词组throw away“扔掉、丢弃”，故选B。
73．句意：也不去想我最终成为一名优秀的雕刻家所犯的错误。
correctly正确地；hardly几乎不；finally最后、终于；nearly几乎、差不多。根据“I … became a good carver,”结合语境，可知弗雷德最终成为了一名优秀的雕刻家，故选C。
74．句意：那是我第一次拿起雕刻工具的时刻，直到现在。
picked up捡起、拿起；put down记下、放下；turned on打开；searched out寻找、查出。根据后面的关键词“a carving tool”，可知此处应是拿起雕刻工具，故选A。
75．句意：面对所有的困难，他有多么坚强的意志啊!
condition状况、条件；tool工具；opinion意见、看法；will意志、决心、毅力。根据上文“He never gave up in his life.”他一生中从未放弃过。结合“What a strong … he had when facing all of the difficulties.”可知是面对所有的困难时他有很坚强的意志，因此will符合题意，故选D。
76．A
77．C
78．D
79．C
80．B
81．A
82．B
83．D
84．A
85．D

【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了艺术家Alexandra Nechita学习绘画的经历和取得的成就。
76．句意：对于Alexandra Nechita来说，这似乎从来都不是一个问题。
question问题；danger危险；disaster灾难；task 任务。根据上句“Do you know what you’d like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find the answer.”语境可推知，应是对于Alexandra Nechita来说，这似乎从来都不是一个问题，因为她很小就展示了自己的绘画天赋。故选A。
77．句意：从她两岁开始画画的那一天起，她就是一名艺术家。
singing 唱歌；writing 写；drawing 画；dancing 跳舞。结合下文“She loved painting so much.”可知，应是指她从两岁开始画画。故选C。
78．句意：她的父母希望她能花更多的时间活跃起来，和其他孩子一起玩耍。
stressed有压力的；calm平静的；nervous紧张的；active积极的。根据空后“playing with other children”可推知，应是花更多的时间活跃起来。故选D。
79．句意：所以，当她的父母拿走了她的彩绘书，亚历山德拉开始画她自己的图片和着色。
washed洗；turned转变；took拿、取；ran跑。根据上句“Her parents hoped that she could spend more time being…and playing with other children.”可推知，应是拿走了她的彩绘书，让她多做画画之外的事情，故空处应是took；take away，拿走。故选C。
80．句意：当她在上当地美术课时，她的老师对这位年轻艺术家不同寻常的绘画风格感到惊讶。
hobby爱好；style风格；tradition传统；attraction吸引。根据下句“Alexandra’s work was…in some ways to cubist paintings by artists like Picasso.”可知，应是对这位年轻艺术家不同寻常的绘画风格感到惊讶。故选B。
81．句意：她的作品在某些方面与毕加索等立体派画家的作品相似。
similar相似的；different 不同的；same相同的；opposite 相反的。根据下文“People called her “Little Picasso”.”可知，应是在某些方面与毕加索等立体派画家的作品相似。故选A。
82．句意：他们让自己的想象力在工作中发挥重要作用。
made使得、制造；allowed允许；told告诉；asked询问、请求。根据上句“These artists did not paint in a realistic way.”和空后to的提示可知，应是让自己的想象力在工作中发挥重要作用，故空处应用allowed，允许。故选B。
83．句意：有趣的是，小亚历山德拉从未见过这些艺术家的作品。
often经常；usually通常；sometimes有时；never从不。根据空前后句语境可知，此句应是说有趣的是，小亚历山德拉从未见过这些艺术家的作品。故选D。
84．句意：虽然她还只是个十几岁的孩子，但她的事业一直在以惊人的速度向前发展。
Though虽然；However然而；Moreover此外；Otherwise 否则。分析前后句句意可知，空处的词应是引导让步状语从句，应用though，表达虽然……，但是……。故选A。
85．句意：卖一件画作可以为她赚10多万美元。
him他；it它；them他们；her她。根据前句“Alexandra soon became famous. …she is still a teen, her career has continued to progress at an amazing pace.”可知，空处应是指Alexandra Nechita，应用her。故选D。