五、完形填空
My name is Lucy Blevins. I’m a very lucky person because I make my living doing what I love— 1 beautiful pictures.
I’ve loved painting for as long as I can remember. I created my 2 great work when I was just four. My bedroom 3 were blue like the summer sky. One day，when Mum wasn’t 4 ，I painted a summer scene on one blue wall.
I was just finishing the painting when Mum walked into my room. Her mouth dropped open and she stood still. “I’m 5 ，”I remember thinking to myself. So I was really 6 when Mum said，“What a beautiful picture，Lucy!”The picture stayed on my bedroom wall and is still there today，nearly 30 years later. Every time I visit Mum，I look at it 7 ，remembering that day.
I often share this story with others 8 it shows how much Mum supported my love of painting. When I was in school，she 9 my performance in art class as much as in maths or science. She 10 all my paintings，and she hung many of them on the walls in our house. She never said，“Painting is a fine 11 ，but it’s a hard way to make a living.”Instead she said，“You are so talented. You’ll be a success. Follow your 12.”
Today I am a success as a 13. I’m happy that people love my paintings enough to hang them in their homes. I am 14 that some of my paintings hang in museums around the country. Most of all，I am thankful that Mum has always supported me. Much of my success is because of 15.
()1. A. collecting
B. copying
C. painting
D. finding
()2. A. first
B. second
C. last
D. only
()3. A. desks
B. chairs
C. beds
D. walls
()4. A. thinking
B. looking
C. cooking
D. eating
()5. A. in danger
B. in trouble
C. in need
D. in love
()6. A. excited
B. lonely
C. surprised
D. peaceful
()7. A. happily
B. politely
C. sadly
D. surprisingly
()8. A. when
B. so
C. why
D. because
()9. A. worried about
B. cared about
C. forgot about
D. wrote about
()10. A. saved
B. ordered
C. lost
D. borrowed
()11. A. job
B. hobby
C. story
D. example
()12. A. teacher
B. advice
C. parents
D. dream
()13. A. painter
B. writer
C. musician
D. scientist
()14. A. proud
B. shocked
C. hopeful
D. sorry
()15. A. myself
B. us
C. her
D. it

五、1—5 CADBB 6—10 CADBA 11—15 BDAAC

【解析】
1. 根据下文“I’ve loved painting for as long as I can remember.”可知，作者靠画美丽的画谋生，故选C。
2. 根据“when I was just four”可知，这是作者的第一幅杰作，故选A。
3. 根据下文“I painted a summer scene on one blue wall.”可知，卧室的墙是蓝色的，故选D。
4. 结合语境，趁妈妈没注意的时候作者在墙上画画，“looking”符合语境，故选B。
5. 作者在墙上画画，以为自己会惹麻烦，“in trouble”表示“处于困境；惹麻烦”，故选B。
6. 作者以为会被批评，结果妈妈夸奖了画，所以很惊讶，故选C。
7. 每次看这幅画都会开心地回忆那天的事，“happily”符合情感，故选A。
8. 作者分享这个故事是因为它体现了妈妈对自己绘画爱好的支持，表原因用because，故选D。
9. 根据“as much as in maths or science”可知，妈妈关心作者美术课的表现，“cared about”表示“关心”，故选B。
10. 妈妈保存了作者所有的画，“saved”符合语境，故选A。
11. 结合语境“but it’s a hard way to make a living”，可知此处指画画是个好爱好，故选B。
12. 妈妈鼓励作者追随自己的梦想，“follow one's dream”是固定搭配，故选D。
13. 根据前文作者以画画为生，可知现在是成功的画家，故选A。
14. 作者的画挂在全国的博物馆里，对此感到自豪，“proud”符合情感，故选A。
15. 作者的成功很大程度上因为妈妈，此处用“her”指代妈妈，故选C。
【答案】
1—5 CADBB 6—10 CADBA 11—15 BDAAC
【知识点】
记叙文完形填空、动词短语辨析、形容词词义辨析
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Lucy从小热爱绘画，在妈妈的支持下最终成为成功画家的故事。解题时需紧密结合上下文语境，抓住关键信息，体会作者的情感变化，准确辨析词汇的含义和用法。
【难度系数】
0.6