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 tight 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 barber shops and so on.He___those images in his mind,along with the images of paintings he saw in the museum.

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 flexible.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 gathered there to talk about art,literature and history.From their___,Jacob learned that history books often ignored the accomplishments of African Americans.He decided to paint a series 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. steps    B. blocks    C. buildings    D. avenues

2.A. artist    B. tutor    C. scholar    D. official

3.A. swinging    B. existing    C. hanging    D. twisting

4.A. lined    B. decorated    C. associated    D. filled

5.A. stored    B. received    C. created    D. remembered

6.A. whether    B. which    C. that    D. when

7.A. recommended    B. reminded    C. provided    D. showed

8.A. hesitating    B. struggling    C. marching    D. participating

9.A. experiences    B. performances    C. accents    D. conversations

10.A. chose    B. accepted    C. counted    D. employed

11.A. against    B. from    C. for    D. with

12.A. more than    B. rather than    C. other than    D. less than

13.A. broke    B. gave    C. permitted    D. took

14.A. award    B. title    C. salary    D. prize

15.A. permanent    B. popular    C. positive    D. professional

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. B

9. D

10. A

11. B

12. A

13. D

14. C

15. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，著名艺术家Jacob Lawrence从小很有绘画天赋,为了去博物馆，他走了六十个街区去看画、画黑人英雄杜桑，自己因此而出名了。虽然他很有名，但不得不靠画画为生。

1.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。故选B项。

2.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. artist意为“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.”可知他想成为艺术家,故选A项。

3.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名画有助于他,hanging分词短语作后置定语来修饰the famous paintings,故选C项。

4.考查固定搭配。A. lined意为“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”,故选D项。

5.考查动词辨析。A. store“贮存”; B. receive“收到”; C. create“创造”; D. remember“记得”。考查:他的大脑中装满各种画像。故选A项。

6.考查连词。A. whether“是否”; B. which“哪一个”; D. when“什么时候”。句意:他来自穷人的家庭,他的妈妈认为他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。

7.考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A. recommend“推荐”; B. remind“提醒”; C. provide“提供”; D. show“说明”。句意:他的老师给他说明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.”可知他的老师认为他很有天赋,故是向他展示,所以选D项。

8.连词动词辨析。A. hesitate“犹豫”; B. struggle“努力;斗争”; C. march“行进”; D. participate“参加”。句意:对于这个年轻人来说,这是个令人兴奋的地方。struggling to do“努力去做某事”,作伴随状语,故选B项。

9.考查名词辨析。A. experiences“经历”; B. performance“表演”; C. accent“口音”; D. conversation“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。根据上文提到的“Many creative people gathered there to talk about art, literature and history.”可知他们聚集在此谈论,故选D项。

10.考查动词辨析。A. choose“选择”; B. accept“接受”; C. count“数数”; D. employ“雇用”。句意:他选择杜桑·卢维图尔,杜桑·卢维图尔帮助人民摆脱了法国的统治。根据上文提到的“He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero”可知他决定描述黑人英雄,故选A项。

11.考查固定搭配。句意:他选择杜桑·卢维图尔,他帮助人民摆脱了法国的统治。free...from...固定搭配,意为“把……从……中解脱出来”,故选B项。

12.考查短语辨析。A. more than“超过, 不仅仅”; 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”可知不仅仅需要钦佩,故选A项。

13.考查动词辨析。A. break意为“打破”; B. give“给”; C. permit“允许”; D. take“带走”。句意:为了帮助他的家人,他常常不得不做那些使他远离画画的工作。故选D项。

14.考查名词辨析。A. award意为“奖赏”; B. title“标题; 头衔”; 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。

15.连词形容词辨析。A. permanent“固定的”; B. popular“流行的”; C. positive“积极的”; D. professional“职业的”。句意:第一次,他感觉像个职业艺术家。上文提到作画谋生,所以此处指的是“职业”画家,故选D项。