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    More than two decades after it went missing, a ceremonial crown has found its way home to Ethiopia. The country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, expressed his _______ to the Dutch officials who helped with its_______ – and to the man who_______ it, Sirak Asfaw, who went to the Netherlands in the 1970s for political reasons.

Sirak played a big role in the_______ journey of the fancy crown. He used to host different people from Ethiopia in his Dutch house. In 1998, one of the_______ asked him to look after a crown. But after _______ it was of Ethiopian origin, he refused to give it back and _______ it should be sent back to Ethiopia.

However, he didn’t _______ the authorities in power in Ethiopia at the time so he kept it at home. “To_______ such a treasure then was very hard to do,” he said. “I ended up in such a(n)__________ situation, not knowing who to tell or what to do with this________ artwork.”

It was not until the reform-minded Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018 that Sirak________ decided to come forward. He________ Arthur Brand, a famous Dutch specialist in the recovery of stolen art, and   Brand, who has described the __________ as “one of the most exciting finds of my career,” then ________ Sirak to give it to local authorities.

So the________ reached out to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the ministry helped them work out the________ of returning the artwork to Ethiopia – where it hadn’t been seen since early 1990s. ________, after 21 years hidden in a Dutch________, the crown is now back in Ethiopia. This is the amazing achievement of returning the treasure to its________ place.

1.A.wish B.preference C.appreciation D.enthusiasm

2.A.return B.search C.development D.protection

3.A.repair B.made C.found D.bought

4.A.short B.unusual C.dangerous D.pleasant

5.A.experts B.officials C.ministers D.guests

6.A.admitting B.suggesting C.announcing D.realizing

7.A.advised B.insisted C.concluded D.imagined

8.A.trust B.respect C.urge D.disappoint

9.A.take away B.hand over C.take possession of D.make use of

10.A.risky B.awkward C.unique D.unstable

11.A.precious B.foreign C.unknown D.illegal

12.A.randomly B.unwillingly C.eventually D.hesitantly

13.A.interviewed B.praised C.recognized D.consulted

14.A.reform B.incident C.crown D.leader

15.A.trained B.ordered C.allowed D.encouraged

16.A.pair B.police C.specialists D.authorities

17.A.costs B.details C.challenges D.advantages

18.A.Gradually B.Ridiculously C.Thankfully D.Undoubtedly

19.A.hotel B.office C.museum D.apartment

20.A.right B.strange C.public D.hiding

 

1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.B 11.A 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.D 16.A 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.A 【解析】 本文是记叙文。讲述了埃塞俄比亚的珍贵王冠被Sirak Asfaw保藏在荷兰公寓21年后,回到埃塞俄比亚的故事,Sirak Asfaw为归还王冠历经周折。 1.考查名词辨析。句意:该国总理Abiy Ahmed对帮助它回归的荷兰官员以及发现它的人Sirak Asfaw表示感谢。A. wish希望;B. preference偏爱,喜好;C. appreciation欣赏,感谢;D. enthusiasm热情。根据who helped可知是对提供的帮助表示感谢,故选C。 2.考查名词辨析。句意:该国总理Abiy Ahmed对帮助它回归的荷兰官员以及发现它的人Sirak Asfaw表示感谢,Sirak Asfaw在20世纪70年代出于政治原因前往荷兰。A. return回归,归还;B. search搜寻;C. development发展;D. protection保护。根据上句More than two decades after it went missing, a ceremonial crown has found its way home to Ethiopia.可知丢失20多年的王冠终于回到了埃塞俄比亚,此处指王冠的回归。故选A。 3.考查动词辨析。句意:该国总理Abiy Ahmed对帮助它回归的荷兰官员以及发现它的人Sirak Asfaw表示感谢,Sirak Asfaw在20世纪70年代出于政治原因前往荷兰。A. repair修理;B. made制造;C. found发现;D. bought买。此处指Sirak Asfaw发现了王冠,故选C。 4.考查形容词辨析。句意:Sirak在奇特王冠的不寻常旅程中扮演了重要角色。A. short短的;B. unusual不寻常的;C. dangerous危险的;D. pleasant令人愉快的。根据下文he refused to give it back and ___7___ it should be sent back to Ethiopia.可知他起着不寻常的作用,故选B。 5.考查名词辨析。句意:1998年,其中一名客人让他照看一顶王冠。A. experts专家;B. officials官员;C. ministers部长;D. guests客人。根据He used to host different people from Ethiopia in his Dutch house.他过去常常在他荷兰的家里招待来自埃塞俄比亚的不同的人,可知是其中的一位客人让他照看王冠。故选D。 6.考查动词辨析。句意:但当他意识到这是埃塞俄比亚的文物时,他拒绝归还给客人,并坚持要把它送回埃塞俄比亚。A. admitting承认;B. suggesting建议;C. announcing宣布;D. realizing意识到。此处指他意识到王冠是埃塞俄比亚的文物,故选D。 7.考查动词辨析。句意:但当他意识到这是埃塞俄比亚的文物时,他拒绝归还给客人,并坚持要把它送回埃塞俄比亚。A. advised建议;B. insisted 坚持;C. concluded推断;D. imagined想象。根据下文Sirak保护王冠的周折故事和after 21 years hidden in a Dutch___19___, the crown is now back in Ethiopia.可知他坚持要把王冠送回埃塞俄比亚。故选B。 8.考查动词辨析。句意:然而,他当时并不相信埃塞俄比亚的当权者,所以他把王冠留在了家里。A. trust相信;B. respect尊重;C. urge力劝;D. disappoint使失望。根据he kept it at home.和It was not until the reform-minded Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018 that Sirak___12___ decided to come forward.可知当时他不相信当权者,直到改革派Abiy Ahmed上任后才把王冠归还。故选A。 9.考查动词短语辨析。句意:移交这样的宝藏在当时是非常困难的。A. take away带走;B. hand over移交;C. take possession of占有;D. make use of利用。此处指把王冠移交给政府,通过政府归还。故选B。 10.考查形容词辨析。句意:我最终陷入了如此尴尬的境地,不知道该告诉谁,也不知道该怎么处理这些珍贵的艺术品。A. risky危险的;B. awkward尴尬的,棘手的;C. unique独特的;D. unstable不稳定的。因为不相信埃塞俄比亚的当权者,所以只能把王冠留在家里。这种状况进退两难,故选B。 11.考查形容词辨析。句意:我最终陷入了如此尴尬的境地,不知道该告诉谁,也不知道该怎么处理这些珍贵的艺术品。A. precious珍贵的,宝贵的; B. foreign外国的;C. unknown未知的;D. illegal非法的。根据文中a ceremonial crown和returning the treasure可知这个王冠很珍贵,故选A。 12.考查副词辨析。句意:直到具有改革思想的Abiy Ahmed于2018年上任,Sirak才最终决定站出来。A. randomly随便地;B. unwillingly不情愿地;C. eventually最后,终于;D. hesitantly迟疑地。根据after 21 years hidden可知是最终决定,故选C。 13.考查动词辨析。句意:他咨询了Arthur Brand,一位著名的荷兰艺术品寻回专家。Brand曾形容这顶王冠是“我职业生涯中最激动人心的发现之一”,然后鼓励Sirak把它交给当地政府。A. interviewed面试;B. praised表扬;C. recognized认识;D. consulted请教,咨询。根据上文not knowing who to tell or what to do和Arthur Brand, a famous Dutch specialist in the recovery of stolen art可知是向专家咨询,故选D。 14.考查名词辨析。句意:他咨询了Arthur Brand,一位著名的荷兰艺术品寻回专家。Brand曾形容这顶王冠是“我职业生涯中最激动人心的发现之一”,然后鼓励Sirak把它交给当地政府。A. reform改革;B. incident事件;C. crown王冠; D. leader领导者。因为是咨询王冠是事,one of the most exciting finds of my career是Arthur Brand对王冠的评价,故选C。 15.考查动词辨析。句意:他咨询了Arthur Brand,一位著名的荷兰艺术品寻回专家。Brand曾形容这顶王冠是“我职业生涯中最激动人心的发现之一”,然后鼓励Sirak把它交给当地政府。A. trained 训练;B. ordered命令;C. allowed允许;D. encouraged鼓励。根据下文reached out to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs办理移交王冠是事宜可知是受Arthur Brand的鼓励,故选D。 16.考查名词辨析。句意:于是两人联系了荷兰外交部。A. pair一对,两个;B. police警察;C. specialists专家;D. authorities官方。此处指Sirak 和Arthur Brand两个人,故选A。 17.考查名词辨析。句意:外交部帮助他们解决了将这些艺术品送回埃塞俄比亚的细节问题。A. costs损失;B. details细节;C. challenges挑战;D. advantages优势。指归还王冠的一些细节,故选B。 18.考查副词辨析。句意:谢天谢地,藏在荷兰公寓21年之后,王冠现在回到了埃塞俄比亚。A. Gradually渐渐地;B. Ridiculously可笑地; C. Thankfully感谢地;D. Undoubtedly确实地。王冠历经周折终于回到了埃塞俄比亚,表示感激之情,故选C。 19.考查名词辨析。句意:谢天谢地,藏在荷兰公寓21年之后,王冠现在回到了埃塞俄比亚。A. hotel旅馆;B. office 办公室;C. museum博物馆;D. apartment公寓。根据上文He used to host different people from Ethiopia in his Dutch house.和so he kept it at home.可知Sirak一直把王冠藏在家里。故选D。 20.考查形容词辨析。句意:这是一项惊人的成就,它将宝藏归还到正确的地方。A. right正确的;B. strange奇怪的;C. public公众的;D. hiding隐藏的。此处指王冠回到了自己的国家,回到了正确的地方。故选A。
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