Question

    The most destructive(破坏性的)wildfire in California’s history started on Nov 8, 2018, ______ by bad electrical cables(电缆)in the town of Paradise. It burned for 17 days and caused $16.5 billion in ______, destroying nearly 19,000 buildings, killing 85 people and leaving 50,000 others homeless. Paradise was ______ a paradise(乐土).

Shane Grammer grew up 15 miles away in Chico, and he ______ the news of the fire’s deadly path from his home in Los Angeles. The 47-year-old father of three works as a creative director for Disney’s theme parks. Grammer still has ______ in the Paradise area. When his childhood buddy, Shane Edwards, posted pictures of his white chimney ― the only part of his house to ______ ― Grammer felt helpless. And then he had a(n)______.

“I’ve got to paint that ______,” he told Inside Edition. “It was an opportunity for me to express myself and be a(n)______.

On Dec 31, Grammer ______ three hours painting a beautifully sad black-and-white image(画像)of a woman on the chimney — a reminder, perhaps, of the ______ of life, or even just of life itself.

Grammer ______ the image on Instagram. The victims(受害者)）of the fire, especially, had ______ feelings. “You bring beauty and hope,” one said.

____, Grammer realized that his artistic expression had ______ into something deeper, the hallmark(特征)of true art. Over a period of three months he returned eight times, ______ 17 pictures of victims and mythical(神话里的)heroes on walls, pickup trucks, and ruined buildings. “There is______,” he explains. “There is beauty in the ashes.”

Grammer’s work in Paradise has become a bigger ______. He has traveled the world painting big pictures in ______ places that needed some light: a home for orphans(孤儿)in Tijuana, Mexico; a youth center in San Francisco. “I want to do something powerful and create art that ______ people,” he says.

1.A.turned down B.put forward C.brought about D.broke out

2.A.damage B.use C.waste D.question

3.A.as usual B.at last C.once again D.no longer

4.A.made B.followed C.ignored D.missed

5.A.students B.co-workers C.friends D.children

6.A.survive B.disappear C.continue D.exist

7.A.dream B.idea C.excuse D.chance

8.A.fire B.wall C.house D.chimney

9.A.artist B.director C.reporter D.tourist

10.A.wasted B.saved C.took D.spent

11.A.purpose B.truth C.beauty D.choice

12.A.sold B.noticed C.discovered D.posted

13.A.angry B.upset C.strong D.strange

14.A.Generally B.Suddenly C.Luckily D.Hopefully

15.A.changed B.divided C.cut D.formed

16.A.printing B.painting C.buying D.collecting

17.A.luck B.doubt C.hope D.happiness

18.A.task B.game C.experiment D.project

19.A.busy B.dark C.lonely D.quiet

20.A.moves B.excites C.warns D.surprises

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。2018年11月8日，加州史上最具破坏性的山火给人们带来了巨大灾难。Shane Grammer看到儿时的伙伴在大火后上传的家中剩下的唯一的烟囱照片时，他有了一个主意，他要把烟囱画下来，这是他表达自我、成为艺术家的机会。后来他创作出更多感人们的艺术。

1.考查动词短语辨析。句意：2018年11月8日，加州发生史上最具破坏性的山火，起因是“天堂镇”电缆故障。A. turned down调低，拒绝；B. put forward提出；C. brought about引起；导致；D. broke out爆发，突然发生。根据The most destructive（破坏性的）wildfire 和by bad electrical cables可知，山火是电缆故障“引起的”。故选C。

2.考查名词辨析。句意：大火持续了17天，造成165亿美元的损失，摧毁了近1.9万座建筑，造成85人死亡，5万人无家可归。A. damage损害；B. use使用；C. waste浪费；D. question问题。根据下文的destroying nearly 19,000 buildings, killing 85 people and leaving 50,000 others homeless可知，山火带来的“损害”。故选A。

3.考查词组。句意：天堂不再是天堂。A. as usual像平常一样；B. at last最后；C. once again 再一次；D. no longer不再。山火造成巨大破坏，因此天堂镇不再是天堂。no longer“不再”，符合题意。故选D。

4.考查动词辨析。句意：沙恩·格兰默(Shane Grammer)在15英里外的奇科(Chico)长大，他从洛杉矶的家中就开始追踪火灾的致命路径。A. made制造；B. followed跟随；C. ignored忽视；D. missed错过，想念。根据下文的from his home in Los Angeles可知是从家里开始“跟踪，追随”。故选B。

5.考查名词辨析。句意：Grammer在天堂地区仍然有朋友。A. students学生；B. co-workers同事；C. friends 朋友；D. children孩子。根据下文的his childhood buddy, Shane Edwards可知，他在那里有“朋友”。故选C。

6.考查动词辨析。句意：当他儿时的伙伴谢恩·爱德华兹上传他的白色烟囱的照片时——这是他房子里唯一幸存的部分——祖父感到很无助。A. survive幸存；B. disappear消失；C. continue继续；D. exist存在。根据the only part of his house可知这是大火后他房子里的唯一“幸存”。故选A。

7.考查名词辨析。句意：然后他有了一个主意。A. dream梦想；B. idea主意，想法；C. excuse借口，理由；D. chance机会。根据Grammer felt helpless. 和It was an opportunity for me to express myself可知，他有了一个“主意”。故选B。

8.考查名词辨析。句意：“我必须画那个烟囱，”他告诉Inside Edition。A. fire火；B. wall墙；C. house房子；D. chimney烟囱。根据下文three hours painting a beautifully sad black-and-white image(画像)of a woman on the chimney — a reminder,可知他要“画”那个烟囱。故选D。

9.考查名词辨析。句意：对我来说，这是一个表达自我、成为艺术家的机会。A. artist艺术家；B. director主管，导演；C. reporter记者；D. tourist旅行者。此处指画烟囱，所以和“导演、记者和旅行者”都没关系，应该是成为“艺术家”的机会。故选A。

10.考查动词辨析。句意：12月31日，Grammer花了3个小时，画了一幅烟囱上的女人的美丽而悲伤的黑白画——这也许是对生命之美，甚至是对生命本身的一种提醒。A. wasted浪费；B. saved挽救；C. took拿走；D. spent花费。根据three hours painting a beautifully sad black-and-white image（画像）of a woman on the chimney可知是“花费”了三个小时画烟囱。故选D。

11.考查名词辨析。句意：12月31日，Grammer花了3个小时，画了一幅烟囱上的女人的美丽而悲伤的黑白画——这也许是对生命之美，甚至是对生命本身的一种提醒。A. purpose目的；B. truth真理，事实；C. beauty美丽；D. choice选择。根据空13后的“You bring beauty and hope,”可知，此处指生命之美。故选C。

12.考查动词辨析。句意：Grammer在Instagram上发布了这张照片。A. sold卖；B. noticed注意到；C. discovered发现；D. posted贴出，通告。根据the image on Instagram可知是“发布”了照片。故选D。

13.考查形容词辨析。句意：尤其是火灾的受害者，他们有着强烈的感情。A. angry 生气的；B. upset心烦的；C. strong强壮的；D. strange奇怪的。根据The victims（受害者）of the fire和feelings可知，火灾受害者遭受巨大苦难，因此推断他们有“强烈的”感情，深有感触。故选C。

14.考查副词辨析。句意：突然，Grammer意识到他的艺术表达已经变得更深了，是真正艺术的标志。A. Generally通常地，一般地；B. Suddenly 突然地；C. Luckily幸运地；D. Hopefully充满希望地。根据something deeper, the hallmark（特征）of true art.可知，他“突然”意识到自己的艺术表达已经成为更深的东西，那种真正艺术的特征。故选B。

15.考查动词辨析。句意：突然，Grammer意识到他的艺术表达已经变得更深了，是真正艺术的标志。A. changed改变；B. divided分开，分离；C. cut切，割；D. formed构成。根据something deeper可知，“变得”更深了。故选A。

16.考查动词辨析。句意：在3个月的时间里，他回来了8次，在墙上、小货车上和废墟上画了17幅受害者和神话英雄的画像。A. printing 印刷；B. painting绘画；C. buying买；D. collecting收集。根据17 pictures of victims and mythical（神话里的）heroes on walls可知，只有painting符合语境。故选B。

17.考查名词辨析。句意：“还有希望，”他解释道。“灰烬中有美。”A. luck幸运；B. doubt怀疑；C. hope希望；D. happiness幸福。根据下文“There is beauty in the ashes.”可知，还有“希望”。故选C。

18.考查名词辨析。句意：Grammer在Paradise的工作已经成为一个更大的项目。A. task任务；B. game游戏；C. experiment 实验；D. project工程，项目。根据下文a home for orphans(孤儿)in Tijuana, Mexico; a youth center in San Francisco.可知，这里指工作已经成为更大的“项目”。故选D。

19.考查形容词辨析。句意：他周游世界，在需要光线的黑暗地方画大画:墨西哥提华纳的孤儿之家；旧金山的一个青年中心。A. busy忙碌的；B. dark黑暗的；C. lonely寂寞的；D. quiet安静的。根据下文的places that needed some light可知是在“黑暗的”地方。故选B。

20.考查动词辨析。句意：他说:“我想做一些有力量的事情，创造出能够感动人们的艺术。”A. moves感动，移动；B. excites使兴奋；C. warns警告；D. surprises惊讶。根据something powerful and create art可知，创造的画“感动”人们。故选A。