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.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】

试题分析：文章通过一个画家的故事给我们讲述了一个人生道理--通往成功的路没有捷径，任何时候都要相信自己，要经受住挫折的打击，不能轻言放弃。老人拿着画作去请教著名的画家，画家觉得他的画一文不值。但是，画家很看好他40年前的画作，对它们的评价很高。老人很后悔自己过早放弃了绘画。

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3.and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed ______ talent老人想让罗塞蒂看看自己的画作好不好，是不是能够展现他的潜在的才能。A潜在的；B商业的；C官方的；D精神上的。故选A。

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5.showing not the least ____of artistic talent这些画作一文不值，毫无一点艺术才能的迹象，A记号，手势，迹象，征兆；B标记；C机会；D观点，风景。故选A。

6.as gently as possible”可知，罗塞蒂是一个善良的人，他尽量委婉地告诉老人实情。A粗鲁的；B友好的；C有才能的；D有创造力的。故选B。

7.the pictures were of little___根据本段第一句可知，这些画几乎没有价值，be of+抽象名词（use, value, help）等，相当于对应的形容词（useful, valuable, helpful）。A帮助；B价格；C价值；D质量。故选C。

8.He was sorry, but he could not ____ to the man.罗塞蒂觉得很遗憾，但他不想对老人撒谎。根据前面可知，罗塞蒂告诉了老人实情。lie to sb对某人撒谎。A说；B道歉；C听；D撒谎。故选D。

9.The visitor was ____,这个来访的老人听到罗塞蒂说自己的画作一文不值，感到很失望。A使失望；B使恼怒；C使高兴；D使困惑。故选A。

10.but seemed to expect Rossetti’s ____.老人虽然失望，但他料到了罗塞蒂会作出这样的判断，A成就；B调整；C陈述，声明；D判断。故选D。

11.He then apologized for ___ Rossetti’s time老人为占用罗塞蒂的时间而道歉，A占据，从事；B调高，出现；C组成，编造，化装；D向上看，查找。故选A。

12.these done by a(n) __48__ art student?”可知，老人在想，罗塞蒂会不会看一下老人的学生的画作，A旨在；B怒视；C看；D盯着看。故选C。

13.This young student...”可知，这是一个年轻学生的画作，A年老的；B年轻的；C著名的；D有才能的。故选B。

14.Rossetti looked over the____ batch (一批) of sketches罗塞蒂仔细看了第二批素描，第一批是那个老人的。A第一；B第二；C第三；D最后的。故选B。

15.and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they___.罗塞蒂立刻变得热情高涨起来，因为年轻学生的画作显示出很高的绘画才能。A复习，详查；B暴露；C展示；D拒绝。故选C。

16.He should be given every____and encouragement in his career as an artist.罗塞蒂说，在成为艺术家的生涯中，这个年轻学生应该得到最多的帮助和鼓励。A帮助；B时间；C机会；D工作。故选A。

17.He has a____future if he will work and stick to it.罗塞蒂认为，这个年轻学生如果坚持下去，他将大有前途。A有魅力的；B急速发展的；C有前途的；D感人的。故选C。

18.Rossetti could see that the old man was ___ moved.看得出，老人被罗塞蒂的话深深打动了。A稍微；B顺利地；C简直；D深深地。故选D。

19.It was I who painted the pictures 40 years ago.”可知，这是老人40年前画的，他认为要是当时有人给他说这一番话就好了。A要是......就好了；B只有；C既然；D只要。故选A。

20.I got discouraged and___ drawing老人泄气后放弃了画画。A坚持；B放弃；C前往；D导致，通往。故选B。

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