五、首字母填空
根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
体裁：说明文 主题：艺术 难度：★★★★★ 建议用时：8 min 正确率： /10
If you had one million dollars to spend, would you buy a famous painting? Most people would not think of buying art. They see art a1 something useless. While many people enjoy looking at pieces of art, not many would p2 a lot of money for them. Perhaps this is why some people are s3 when a piece of art sells for a huge amount of money.
Why are some art pieces so e4? Who decides how much art is worth(值钱) anyway? W5 by famous artists, such as Monet or Picasso, are worth a lot of money. But the value(价值) may go up or down d6 on whether the work is real and how rare it is. For newer or less-known artists, the value of their art often relies on an art expert's opinion.
However, sometimes the value of art doesn't f7 any clear rules. Jackson Pollock is best-known for his paintings that look like paint on a canvas. Yet, his paintings sell for millions. Another artist's photograph of a simple brown potato sold for more than a million dollars. These are e8 of when the value given to a piece of art may confuse(使困惑) some.
In the end, the value of a piece of art relies on each person. What may seem worthless to one person could be very valuable to a9. Finally, the buyer determines how much a piece of art is worth. The value of art becomes the p10 someone is ready to spend on it.
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五、【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了关于艺术品价值的不同观点和影响因素。
1. as 【解析】根据语境$“They see art a \underline{1} something useless.”$可知他们把艺术视为无用的东西。故填 as。
2. pay 【解析】根据空后“a lot of money for them”可知很少有人会花很多钱买这些艺术品；would 后接动词原形，pay for 表示“支付”。故填 pay。
3. surprised 【解析】根据空后“when a piece of art sells for a huge amount of money”可知当艺术品卖出高价时人们会感到惊讶。故填 surprised。
4. expensive 【解析】根据上文“when a piece of art sells for a huge amount of money”和下文“are worth a lot of money”可知有些艺术品价格高。故填 expensive。
5. Works 【解析】根据上文“Who decides how much art is worth anyway?”询问谁决定艺术品的价值，可知著名艺术家的作品价值不菲；根据空后“are”可知此处应用名词的复数形式。故填 Works。
6. depending 【解析】根据空后“whether the work is real and how rare it is”可知艺术品的价值取决于是否真实和稀有程度；分析句子结构可知，句中已有谓语动词 may go，此处应用现在分词形式。故填 depending。
7. follow 【解析】根据空后“any clear rules”可知有时艺术品的价值并不遵循规则；doesn't 后接动词原形。故填 follow。
8. examples 【解析】根据上文“Jackson Pollock ... his paintings sell for millions. Another artist's photograph ... sold for more than a million dollars.”和空后“when the value given to a piece of art may confuse some”可知上文的两个例子表明艺术品的价值可能会让一些人感到困惑。故填 examples。
9. another 【解析】根据空前“What may seem worthless to one person could be very valuable”可知对一个人来说可能一文不值的东西对另一个人来说可能非常有价值。故填 another。
10. price 【解析】根据空后“someone is ready to spend on it”可知艺术的价值变成了人们愿意花在它上面的价格，此处应用名词的单数形式。故填 price。

【分析】首字母填空的解题思路为：首先通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文围绕艺术品的价值展开）；接着结合空格前后的语境、固定搭配、语法规则（如单复数、非谓语动词等），联系首字母提示推测单词；最后代入验证，确保单词符合句意与语法要求。例如第1空需结合固定搭配see...as，第6空需用现在分词作状语等。
【解析】1. 根据语境“他们把艺术视为无用的东西”，固定搭配see...as，故填as；2. 固定搭配pay...for，would后接动词原形，故填pay；3. 根据语境“艺术品卖出高价时人们会感到惊讶”，故填surprised；4. 结合上文“艺术品卖出高价”及下文“价值高”，故填expensive；5. 此处指著名艺术家的作品，根据be动词are可知用复数形式，故填Works；6. 固定搭配depend on，此处用现在分词作状语，故填depending；7. 固定搭配follow rules，doesn't后接动词原形，故填follow；8. 上文列举了两个具体事例，根据be动词are可知用复数形式，故填examples；9. 对应前文one person，构成“one...another...”结构，故填another；10. 根据语境“人们愿意花在艺术品上的价格”，故填price。
【答案】as, pay, surprised, expensive, Works, depending, follow, examples, another, price
【知识点】词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】本文是围绕艺术品价值展开的说明文，首字母填空综合考查学生的词汇积累、语篇理解及语法运用能力，需结合上下文逻辑与固定短语解题，难度较高。
【难度系数】0.2