Question

    Clouds are an ordinary sight. However, this Dutch ______ makes his own.

Berndnaut Smilde creates clouds in locations where nature would never ______ them. The inside of a church or museum looks different behind a cloud. And an everyday cloud looks ______ in a castle. The art project ______ the beauty of clouds. Each scene lasts only five seconds before it ______.

The ingredients (原料) for Smilde’s clouds: just ______ and water vapor (水蒸气). The artist needs a cold and wet space with no wind. ______, the clouds will never ______ or will fall straight to the ground.

______ a cloud is formed, Smilde will run around it and turn it into a shape about 3 meters ______ and 1.8 meters tall. ______ he will step back far enough to take several pictures. Smilde will not stop until he is ______ with the results. ______, he creates a dozen clouds at a time.

Many people are interested in Smilde’s project. Some ______ him to create clouds for them at a party or a wedding ceremony. Smilde, however, ______ them. He says he only creates clouds when the setting offers ______ fresh. The artist doesn’t just want people to stare in ______ at his clouds. He also wants people to ______ the transience (转瞬即逝) of life. For the clouds, they exist only for a moment and then are gone forever.

“Each ______ is about being at the right place at the right time,” Smilde says. “If you are seeing a photo, you have ______ missed it.”

1.A.painter B.farmer C.teacher D.artist

2.A.put B.pull C.draw D.repair

3.A.ordinary B.pure C.simple D.unusual

4.A.fights B.explores C.decides D.collects

5.A.exists B.creates C.disappears D.survives

6.A.smoke B.metal C.oil D.snow

7.A.Besides B.Therefore C.However D.Otherwise

8.A.set off B.put in use C.come into being D.get along

9.A.Once B.Before C.Unless D.Because

10.A.down B.across C.over D.far

11.A.Again B.Then C.Still D.Yet

12.A.familiar B.curious C.satisfied D.bored

13.A.Luckily B.Usually C.Quickly D.Gradually

14.A.force B.help C.invite D.order

15.A.refuses B.accepts C.supports D.agrees

16.A.something B.all C.one D.neither

17.A.secret B.wonder C.memory D.practice

18.A.spread B.describe C.appreciate D.abandon

19.A.invention B.scenery C.discovery D.creation

20.A.ever B.always C.never D.already

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了荷兰艺术家Berndnaut Smilde运用烟雾和水蒸气在室内造云，还说明了他造云的过程。Smilde不只是想让人们惊讶地盯着他的云，他希望人们也能欣赏生命的短暂。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，这位荷兰艺术家却有自己的风格。A. painter画家；B. farmer农民；C. teacher老师；D. artist艺术家。结合下文The artist needs a cold and wet space可知是在描述一位荷兰艺术家。故选D。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Berndnaut Smilde在大自然不会放置云的地方创造了云。A. put放置；B. pull拉；C. draw画；D. repair修理。结合下文The inside of a church or museum looks different behind a cloud.可知Berndnaut Smilde在教堂或者博物馆创造云，这些地方是大自然不会放置云的。故选A。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：城堡里每天的云看起来都不寻常。A. ordinary普通的；B. pure纯粹的；C. simple简单的；D. unusual不同寻常的。由于出现的地点是在城堡，是一个本不会出现云的地点，因此每天的云看起来也很不寻常。其他选项均布符合语境。故选D。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个艺术项目探索云的美丽。A. fights打架；B. explores探索；C. decides决定；D. collects收集。结合上文可知整个项目都围绕着制造云，可见是为了探索云的美丽。故选B。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个场景在消失前只持续五秒。A. exists存在；B. creates创造；C. disappears消失；D. survives幸存。结合上文Each scene lasts only five seconds before可知每个云在消失前只持续五秒钟。故选C。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Smilde的云的成分:只是烟雾和水蒸气。A. smoke烟雾；B. metal金属；C. oil石油；D. snow雪。结合上文Each scene lasts only five seconds只能持续五秒钟可推知云的成分主要是能够让云漂浮起来的烟雾和水蒸气。故选A。

7.考查连词辨析。句意：否则，云就永远不会形成，或者直接掉到地上。A. Besides而且；B. Therefore因此；C. However然而；D. Otherwise否则。结合下文or will fall straight to the ground.可知必须符合上文提到的制造云的条件，否则云就不会形成或者直接掉在地上。故选D。

8.考查动词短语辨析。句意：否则，云就永远不会形成，或者直接掉到地上。A. set off出发；B. put in use投入使用；C. come into being形成；D. get along相处。结合上文The artist needs a cold and wet space with no wind.可知是在说明云形成的条件，不符合条件，云就不会形成。故选C。

9.考查连词辨析。句意：一旦形成了一朵云，Smilde就会绕着它转，把它变成一个大约3米宽，1.8米高的形状。A. Once一旦；B. Before在……之前；C. Unless除非；D. Because因为。本句为时间状语从句，表示“一旦”，故选A。

10.考查介词辨析。句意：一旦形成了一朵云，Smilde就会绕着它转，把它变成一个大约3米宽，1.8米高的形状。A. down向下；B. across穿过；宽；C. over超过；D. far远的。结合下文and 1.8 meters tall可知是在形容云的大小，大约3米宽，1.8米高。故选B。

11.考查副词词义辨析。句意：然后他会退到足够远的地方去拍几张照片。A. Again再次；B. Then然后；C. Still仍然；D. Yet然而。结合上下文语境可知此处是承接上文云成形了，然后他会拍几张照片。故选B。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Smilde不会停止，直到他对结果感到满意。A. familiar熟悉的；B. curious好奇的；C. satisfied满意的；D. bored厌倦的。结合上文Smilde will not stop until he is可知直到对结果满意他才会停下。故选C。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：通常，他一次能造出12朵云。A. Luckily幸运地；B. Usually通常；C. Quickly快；D. Gradually逐渐地。下文he creates a dozen clouds at a time.描述的是他每次造云的通常做法。故选B。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些人邀请他在派对或婚礼上为他们创造云彩。A. force促使；B. help帮助；C. invite邀请；D. order命令。结合下文to create clouds for them at a party or a wedding ceremony可知是邀请Smilde去派对或婚礼上制造云彩。故选C。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，Smilde拒绝了他们。A. refuses拒绝；B. accepts接受；C. supports支持；D. agrees同意。根据上文however表示转折可知Smilde拒绝了这些邀请。故选A。

16.考查代词辨析。句意：他说，他只会在环境提供一些新鲜的东西时才会造云。A. something某物；B. all全部；C. one一个；D. neither两者都不。结合下文Smilde并不只是想让人们惊奇地盯着他的云，可知他是想环境提供某些新鲜的东西时造云。故选A。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：艺术家不只是想让人们惊讶地盯着他的云。A. secret秘密；B. wonder惊讶；C. memory记忆；D. practice练习。人们“惊讶地”盯着他的云，短语in wonder“在惊讶中；惊讶地”。故选B。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他还希望人们能欣赏生命的短暂。A. spread传播；B. describe描述；C. appreciate欣赏；D. abandon抛弃。结合下文For the clouds, they exist only for a moment and then are gone forever.可知云只存在片刻，因此Smilde希望借助云来告诉人们欣赏生命的短暂。故选C。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一个创造都是关于在正确的时间出现在正确的地方。A. invention发明；B. scenery景色；C. discovery发现；D. creation创造。结合文章内容可知Smilde造云的行为是一种创造。故选D。

20.考查副词词义辨析。句意：“如果你还在看着一张照片，你就已经错过了。”A. ever曾经；B. always总是；C. never从不；D. already已经。结合上下文可知为现在完成时，为肯定句，故应用副词already。故选D。