四、完形填空。
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Liu Gongquan was a famous Chinese calligrapher. According to a well-known folk story, he was smart and showed a gift for calligraphy 1 an early age. He was so proud of his 2 and often displayed his calligraphy works to others proudly.
One day, he was 3 again. A man who sold tofu saw his works and said, "Your handwriting is not 4 enough. You have nothing to be proud of."
Liu felt angry and said, " 5 don't you write a few characters for us to judge(评判)?"
The man smiled and said, "I 6 write well. But someone writes much better than you with his 7! If you don't believe me, you can go to the city and see for 8."
The next day, Liu got up very early and went to the city. When he arrived, he saw many people 9 under a big tree. They were watching a(n) 10 man without arms writing with his feet. His handwriting was beautiful and brought loud cheers.
Liu was 11 and wanted to learn calligraphy from the old man. 12, the old man refused to teach him. 13 he couldn't teach Liu calligraphy, he told Liu his secret to 14 — hard work and persistence(坚持).
Liu kept the old man's words in mind and 15 hard. At last, he became a top calligrapher.
1. A. at B. on C. in D. of
2. A. age B. look C. talent D. job
3. A. showing off B. falling down C. getting away D. hurrying up
4. A. correct B. big C. clear D. good
5. A. What B. Why C. How D. Who
6. A. mustn't B. can't C. must D. can
7. A. feet B. hand C. mouth D. nose
8. A. themselves B. yourselves C. himself D. yourself
9. A. playing B. standing C. singing D. reading
10. A. tall B. kind C. old D. ugly
11. A. lonely B. lazy C. afraid D. amazed
12. A. Anyway B. Moreover C. However D. Therefore
13. A. Unless B. Though C. Because D. Whether
14. A. success B. happiness C. failure D. friendship
15. A. imagined B. practised C. thought D. chose

1. A 短语 at an early age 意为“在很小的时候”。
2. C 根据 showed a gift for calligraphy 可知，他表现出了在书法方面的天赋，因此是为天赋感到自豪。
3. A 根据 often displayed his calligraphy works to others proudly 可知，他经常自豪地向别人展示自己的书法作品，因此是炫耀。
4. D 根据空后的“You have nothing to be proud of. ”可知，男人认为柳公权的书法不够好。
5. B 句型 why don't you do sth. 意为“你为何不做某事”。
6. B 根据后文可知，那个男人是说他写得不好。
7. A 根据后文的“... writing with his feet. His handwriting was beautiful and brought loud cheers. ”可知，此处指他用脚写字。
8. D 根据 If you don't believe me 可知，主语 you 指代柳公权一人，应用 yourself。
9. B 根据下文“They were watching a (n)... man without arms writing with his feet. ”可知，很多人在看一个没有手臂的人用脚写字，因此是站在树下。
10. C 根据下文 wanted to learn calligraphy from the old man 可知，此处指老人。
11. D 根据 wanted to learn calligraphy from the old man 可知，他想向老人学习书法，因此大为惊奇。
12. C 根据上文 wanted to learn calligraphy from the old man 及空后的 the old man refused to teach him 可知，此处是转折关系，应用 However。
13. B 根据空后的“he couldn't teach Liu calligraphy, he told Liu his secret to ... ”可知，此处是让步关系，应用 Though 引导让步状语从句。
14. A 根据上文“His handwriting was beautiful and brought loud cheers. ”可知，他的书法很漂亮，赢得了高声喝彩，此处表示成功的秘诀。
15. B 根据前文可知，要努力和坚持才会成功，因此是努力练习。

【分析】
做完形填空时，首先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述柳公权从骄傲到认识不足，最终成为书法大家的故事）；接着逐空分析，结合固定搭配、词义辨析、上下文语境及逻辑关系确定选项；最后代入答案通读验证通顺性。
【解析】
1. 选A，固定搭配“at an early age”意为“在很小的时候”，符合语境。
2. 选C，前文提到柳公权“showed a gift for calligraphy”，对应此处为“为自己的天赋感到自豪”，故选talent。
3. 选A，前文提到他“often displayed his calligraphy works to others proudly”，即经常炫耀作品，故选showing off。
4. 选D，后文男人说“You have nothing to be proud of”，说明他认为柳公权的书法不够好，故选good。
5. 选B，固定句型“Why don't you do sth.”意为“你为何不做某事”，符合语境。
6. 选B，男人表示自己写得不好，对应后文“someone writes much better”，故选can't。
7. 选A，后文提到“writing with his feet”，说明此处指用脚写字，故选feet。
8. 选D，主语you指代柳公权一人，反身代词用yourself，符合语境。
9. 选B，人们站在树下观看无臂老人写字，故选standing。
10. 选C，后文提到“the old man”，对应此处指老人，故选old。
11. 选D，柳公权看到无臂老人用脚写出漂亮书法，感到惊讶，故选amazed。
12. 选C，前文说柳公权想拜师，后文说老人拒绝，是转折关系，故选However。
13. 选B，前后句是让步关系，“虽然不能教书法，但告诉了秘诀”，故选Though。
14. 选A，老人的书法赢得喝彩，此处指成功的秘诀，故选success。
15. 选B，柳公权牢记秘诀后努力练习，最终成为大家，故选practised。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配运用、语境逻辑理解
【点评】
本文为记叙文，通过柳公权的故事传递谦虚好学、努力坚持的道理，题目侧重考查词汇运用与语境分析，是典型的完形填空题型，适合学生巩固相关知识。
【难度系数】
0.6