一、完形填空
There was once a young painter named Zhou Xi. She loved to 1 every corner of her paintings with bright colours and detailed designs. It was 2 she thought more was better. One day，she 3 an old master painter. The master showed her a beautiful landscape painting. Zhou was 4 to see half of the paper was empty—only a few birds 5 in the clear sky，and a small boat floated on the calm water.
“Why did you leave so much space blank?” Zhou asked.
The master smiled and said，“Look again. Does the 6 part make you feel peaceful?” Zhou Xi looked at the painting carefully. The blank space did look like a wide 7. The birds were flying in it freely. Suddenly，she felt as if she could breathe more easily.
“Life is like this painting，” the master said. “If we try to fill every moment with work，study or plans，we'll feel 8. Leave some ‘blank space’—time to rest and 9 so that we can enjoy quietness and let our hearts ‘breathe’. Just as the empty sky in the painting makes the flying birds look freer，empty 10 in life make us more relaxed.”
Zhou nodded. She began to know that leaving room for nothing was a good 11. So she started to paint with more “blank space” in her works. Sometimes she drew a lonely mountain with empty air around it；sometimes she left a corner of the paper empty. When people looked at her paintings，they felt 12 and thought a lot.
Just as a painter needs to leave blank space for 13，we need to leave time in life for rest and thinking. Don't fill every minute with busyness—14 ourselves to be “empty” sometimes. That's when we can truly see the beauty of peace and find happiness in the 15 moments. Let's have a try.
()1. A. feel
B. fix
C. fill
D. focus
()2. A. because
B. until
C. before
D. if
()3. A. remembered
B. visited
C. missed
D. watched
()4. A. sad
B. enjoyable
C. afraid
D. surprised
()5. A. flew
B. sang
C. jumped
D. walked
()6. A. full
B. beautiful
C. empty
D. narrow
()7. A. sky
B. street
C. bridge
D. road
()8. A. happy
B. tired
C. excited
D. relaxed
()9. A. play
B. think
C. dance
D. sing
()10. A. seats
B. books
C. moments
D. brains
()11. A. work
B. mould
C. part
D. idea
()12. A. worried
B. calm
C. nervous
D. bored
()13. A. time
B. money
C. space
D. beauty
()14. A. agree
B. allow
C. arrive
D. attract
()15. A. quiet
B. busy
C. hard
D. important

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了年轻画家周曦一开始喜欢用明亮的颜色和精细的图案填满画作的每个角落，在向一位老画家学习后，明白了留白的重要性，进而在生活和绘画中都要给自己留出休息和思考的时间。
1. C 根据“every corner of her paintings with bright colours and detailed designs”可知是用明亮的颜色和精细的图案填满画作的每个角落。故选 C。
2. A 空后的句子是前句的原因，故此处用 because 引导表语从句。故选 A。
3. B 根据“an old master painter”可知是去拜访老画家。故选 B。
4. D 根据“see half of the paper was empty”可知看到半张纸是空白的，她应该很惊讶。故选 D。
5. A 根据“a few birds … in the clear sky”可知鸟在天空中飞翔。故选 A。
6. C 根据“The blank space did look like a wide”可知此处指空白的部分。故选 C。
7. A 根据“The birds were flying in it freely.”可知空白处看起来像天空，鸟在里面自由地飞翔。故选 A。
8. B 根据“If we try to fill every moment with work, study or plans”可知用工作、学习或计划来填满每一刻，我们会
感到疲倦。故选 B。
9. B 根据“leave time in life for rest and thinking”可知是休息和思考的时间。故选 B。
10. C 根据“time to rest and”可知生活中要留一些空白时刻。故选 C。
11. D 根据“leaving room for nothing was a good”可知留白是一个好想法。故选 D。
12. B 根据“part make you feel peaceful”以及“and thought a lot”可知她的画有一些留白，这让看画的人感到平静，并进行思考。故选 B。
13. D 根据下文“That’s when we can truly see the beauty of peace and find happiness in the … moments. Let’s have a try.”可知，画家在画作中留白是用于创造平静、自由和深思的美学效果，正如人们从周曦画作中感受到的平静和思考。故选 D。
14. B 根据“ourselves to be ‘empty’ sometimes”可知是允许自己偶尔“空”下来。故选 B。
15. A 根据“see the beauty of peace and find happiness in the…moments”可知是在宁静的时刻找到幸福。故选 A。

【分析】
这是一篇哲理故事类完形填空，解题时首先要通读全文，理清文章核心脉络：年轻画家周曦最初习惯把画作全部填满，在和老画家交流后领悟到“留白”的意义，延伸到生活中也要留出休息思考的空间。解题过程中优先结合上下文的语境提示、前后文复现的线索、固定搭配和逻辑关系逐一判断选项，遇到暂时不确定的空可以先跳过，结合后文出现的呼应信息反向推导，最后再通读验证所有选项是否符合全文主旨逻辑。
【解析】
1. 考查动词辨析：根据后文“every corner of her paintings with bright colours and detailed designs”，结合固定搭配fill...with...（用...填满...），可知她喜欢用亮色和精细设计填满画作的每个角落，选C。
2. 考查连词辨析：前文表述她总把画填满，后文“she thought more was better”是前句的原因，用because引导表语从句说明原因，选A。
3. 考查动词辨析：结合语境，她某天前去拜访一位资深老画家，符合动作逻辑，选B。
4. 考查形容词辨析：她之前习惯把画全部填满，看到老画家的画半张纸都是空白的，第一反应应该是惊讶，选D。
5. 考查动词辨析：根据“a few birds ... in the clear sky”，鸟在天空中是飞翔的状态，选A。
6. 考查形容词辨析：前文老画家问她留白的部分会不会让她觉得平和，对应指代空白的区域，选C。
7. 考查名词辨析：根据后文“The birds were flying in it freely”，空白的区域看起来像广阔的天空，鸟可以在里面自由飞，选A。
8. 考查形容词辨析：如果把每一刻都用工作、学习、计划填满，人会觉得疲惫，符合生活逻辑，选B。
9. 考查动词辨析：全文最后一段也提示“leave time in life for rest and thinking”，对应留出空白时间用来休息和思考，选B。
10. 考查名词辨析：这里指代生活里的空白时刻，和前文“fill every moment”形成呼应，选C。
11. 考查名词辨析：她领悟到留出空白是一个很好的理念/想法，选D。
12. 考查形容词辨析：前文提到留白的画会让人觉得平和，所以看她的新作品的人会感受到平静，引发思考，选B。
13. 考查名词辨析：画家在作品中留白，是为了呈现出更有想象空间的美感，对应后文提到的“the beauty of peace”，选D。
14. 考查动词辨析：固定搭配allow sb. to do sth.，表示允许自己偶尔放空，选B。
15. 考查形容词辨析：在宁静的时刻里感知平和的美好，找到幸福，和全文“留白、宁静”的主旨呼应，选A。
【答案】
1-5 C A B D A
6-10 C A B B C
11-15 D B D B A
【知识点】
动词词义辨析，语境逻辑推理，固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题属于故事类哲理完形，整体线索清晰，多数选项都有明确的前后文提示，既考查学生对基础词汇的掌握和上下文信息的抓取能力，也通过故事传递了合理安排生活、留出放空空间的正向理念，兼具考察性和教育意义。
【难度系数】
0.7