六、完形填空
When I was a kid, I liked cartoons very much. The Monkey King and Tintin used to be my favourite cartoon heroes. They made my childhood colourful and 1. As I grew older, I found illustrations(插画) much more interesting 2 I still like cartoons.
One of my favourite illustrators is Jiao Xiangyue. She has 3 many cute and interesting drawings, mostly featuring round and fat faces. 4, Jiao is best-known for her drawings of women in ancient China's Tang Dynasty.
"When it comes to women of the Tang Dynasty, the first thing we 5 think about is their looks, such as being chubby(胖嘟嘟的). I am really interested in the people, culture and art of the Tang Dynasty. So I 6 drawing cute images(形象) of women with chubby faces," Jiao says.
Since she first posted the 7 on her social media, Jiao has been known by people. Besides the drawings of the Tang Dynasty, she has created several cute images according to other paintings.
Jiao can pay much attention to something very small. She has bought books and studied ancient paintings to 8 she has drawn correct things. She also learns from others. "Once someone told me the 9 between pipa of the Tang Dynasty and pipa of today. The first one has five strings(弦), 10 the other one has four strings." Jiao says. Jiao hopes her works will help develop people's interest in traditional Chinese art.
()1. A. serious B. enjoyable C. boring D. terrible
()2. A. unless B. until C. although D. because
()3. A. copied B. visited C. created D. advised
()4. A. So far B. At last C. Such as D. In fact
()5. A. finally B. early C. probably D. loudly
()6. A. minded B. started C. suggested D. forgot
()7. A. drawings B. photos C. sentences D. novels
()8. A. look for B. make up C. find out D. make sure
()9. A. conversations B. differences C. mistakes D. difficulties
()10. A. while B. as C. since D. if

1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述作者对卡通、插画的喜爱，及插画师焦响乐的创作故事），再逐空结合语境、词义、逻辑关系分析选项，排除不符合的答案，选出最贴合上下文的选项。每空需关注前后句的情感倾向、逻辑关系（如让步、转折、并列等）及词汇搭配。
【解析】
1. 前文提到卡通英雄让童年“colourful（多彩的）”，需选积极形容词，A.严肃的、B.愉快的、C.无聊的、D.可怕的，故选B.enjoyable。
2. 前半句“插画更有趣”与后半句“仍喜欢卡通”是让步关系，A.除非、B.直到、C.虽然（表让步）、D.因为，故选C.although。
3. 主语是插画师，宾语是“drawings（画作）”，需选“创作”之意的动词，A.复制、B.拜访、C.创作、D.建议，故选C.created。
4. 前文说她创作很多可爱画作，后文说她以唐代女性画作闻名，是递进/实际情况，A.到目前为止、B.最后、C.例如、D.事实上，故选D.In fact。
5. 提到唐代女性，我们“可能”首先想到外貌，A.最终、B.早地、C.可能、D.大声地，故选C.probably。
6. 因对唐代文化感兴趣，所以“开始”画唐代胖脸女性形象，A.介意、B.开始、C.建议、D.忘记，故选B.started。
7. 前文讲她的画作，所以是把“drawings（画作）”发在社交媒体，A.画作、B.照片、C.句子、D.小说，故选A.drawings。
8. 她买古画学习是为了“确保”画的内容正确，A.寻找、B.编造、C.查明、D.确保，故选D.make sure。
9. 后文讲唐代琵琶和现在琵琶的不同（弦数），所以是“差异”，A.对话、B.差异、C.错误、D.困难，故选B.differences。
10. 前后对比唐代琵琶（五弦）和现在（四弦），表对比的连词，A.而（表对比）、B.当…时、C.自从、D.如果，故选A.while。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A
【知识点】完形填空解题、形容词词义辨析、连词用法
【点评】本文主题贴近学生生活，考察基础词汇与上下文逻辑关系，需结合语境分析选项，难度适中，适合初中阶段练习。
【难度系数】0.6