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.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】

试题分析：本文讲述的是著名艺术家Jacob Lawrence从小很有天赋，为了去博物馆，走了六十个街区去看画，画黑人英雄杜桑，让自己因此而出名了。虽然很有名，但不得不靠画画为生。

1.B考查名词辨析A． steps步伐；B． blocks街区；C． buildings建筑物；D． avenues林荫大道；句意：当他年轻时，Jacob Lawrence通常会走六十个街区从他家到博物馆。根据上文提到How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you你会走多远为了了解你感 兴趣的东西。所以走了六十个街区，故选B项。

2.A考查名词辨析A． artist艺术家；B． tutor导师；C． scholar学者；D． official官员；句意：他想成为一个艺术家。根据上文提到from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．从他家走到艺术博物馆，可知他想成为艺术家，故选A项。

3.C考查动词辨析A． swinging摇摆；B． existing存在；C． hanging悬挂；D． twisting扭动；句意：他相信研究那些挂在博物馆里面的画有助于他，hanging分词做后置定语来修饰the famous paintings,故选C项。

4.D考查形容词辨析A． blank空白的；B． loose松散的；C． tough艰难的；D． tight紧的；句意：句意：在1930年，当大多数人失业，钱很紧张，人们遭受许多痛苦。根据时间状语1930，正是全球金融危机，故钱很紧张，故选D项。

5.D考查动词辨析A． lined划线；B． decorated装饰；C． associated联想；D． filled充满；句意：街道充满能量与生机。Be filled with 充满，考查固定短语，故选D项。

6.A考查动词辨析A． stored贮存；B． received收到；C． created创造；D． remembered记得；考查：他的大脑中装满各种画像。根据上文提到he believed that studying the famous paintings 23 in that museum would help him．可知，他看过许多名画，故选A项。

7.A考查名词辨析A． museum博物馆；B． studio摄影棚；C． church教堂；D． street街道；句意：他头脑中装满各种肖像，他在博物馆所看到的画像。根据上文提到he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him．去博物馆，所以选A项。

8.C考查连词辨析A． whether是否；B． which哪一个；C． that；D． when什么时候；句意：他来自穷人的家庭，他的妈妈相信他的儿子几乎没有机会成为画家。Chance 后面跟着同位语从句，由that来引导，故选C项。

9.B考查形容词辨析A． precious珍贵的；B． practical实际的；C． standard标准的；D． flexible复杂的；句意：母亲希望他多学些实际的东西。根据句意与他学的画画相比，母亲更希望他学实用的技能，故选B项。

10.D考查动词辨析A． recommended推荐；B． reminded提醒；C． provided提供； D． showed展示；句意：他的老师展示给他如何用画画作为展示自己的舞台。根据上文提到But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented他的老师认为他很有天赋，故是向他展示，所以选D项。

11.B考查动词辨析A． hesitating犹豫；B． struggling斗争；C． marching行进；D． participating参加 ；句意：对于这个年轻人来说，这是个令人兴奋的地方，努力成为一个艺术家。Struggling to do 努力去做某事，做伴随状语，故选B项。

12.C考查动词辨析A． settled解决，定居；B． wandered漫游；C． gathered聚集；D． rushed冲撞；句意：许多有创造力的人聚集在这谈论艺术，文学和历史。根据句意这此有才的人聚集在此，故选C项。

13.D考查名词辨析A． experiences经历；B． performances表演；C． accents口音； D． conversations对话；句意：从他们的对话中，他明白历史通常忽视非裔美国人的作品。根据上文提到．Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history．他们聚集在些谈论，故选D项。

14.C考查动词辨析A． acknowledged承认；B． accused谴责；C． ignored忽视；D． witnessed目击；句意：从他们的对话中，他明白历史通常忽视非裔美国人的作品。根据下方提到He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero他决定画一些描述黑人的画。所以选C项。

15.A考查动词辨析A． chose选择；B． accepted接受；C． counted数数；D． employed雇佣；句意：他选择杜桑-卢维图尔，他帮助解放了人民摆脱了法国的统治。根据上文提到He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero他决定描述黑人英雄，故选A项。

16.B考查介词辨析A． against与。。对抗；B． from来自；C． for为了；D． with与。。一起；句意：他选择杜桑-卢维图尔，他帮助解放了人民摆脱了法国的统治。根据历史杜桑-卢维图尔带领人民从法国的统治下解放出来，故选B项。

17.A考查短语辨析A． more than超过；B． rather than而不是；C． other than除了；D．less than少于；句意：许多人钦佩他的画，但他需要的不仅仅是钦佩。根据下方提到To help his family, he often had to work at jobs为的帮助家人，他不得不工作，可知不仅仅需要钦佩，故选A项。

18.D考查动词辨析；A． broke打破；B． gave给；C． permitted允许；D． took带走；句意：句意：为了帮助他的家人，他不得不做给他增加薪水的工作。根据句意，为了支持家人，他不得不做一些挣钱的工作，故选D项。

19.C考查名词辨析A． award奖赏；B． title把。。称作；C． salary薪水；D． prize奖赏；句意：一个叫做 Augusta的艺术家，给了他份工作，他通过作画来挣钱.give sb a salary 给某人薪水，故选C项。

20.D考查形容词辨析A． permanent固定的；B． popular流行的；C． positive臭味相投的；D． professional职业的；句意：第一次，他感觉象个职业艺术家。根据上文提到作画谋生，所以是职业画家，故选D项。

考点：人物类短文。