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五、完形填空
“Karen, stop playing on the internet. Clean up the basement (地下室), and then we'll go to the ,” Karen's mum called. Karen didn't think she was playing. , she was busy with a drawing programme. Still, she turned off the computer.
The basement was full of old boxes. In one of them, Karen found a(n) painting. It was made of thick layers (层) of paint, with a black rectangle (长方形) in the centre. Who painted it? Why is the rectangle there? She thought about these questions on the way to the museum.
At the museum, there was a painting called Shevegen Sands. It had been in the museum for many years. People had always wondered a crowd of people in the painting were looking at nothing. Then one day, a researcher cleaned the painting. He was surprised to discover a huge whale that had been washed up on the beach. The whale had been under the paint for 140 years! Now everyone wanted to see it.
“Paintings like this show how artists changed their while painting,” said Karen's mum. She thought of the black rectangle. Is there something under it too?
As soon as Karen got home, she began to clean the painting . Soon the rectangle was gone, but there was nothing under it. Karen looked .
“I have an idea,” Karen's mum smiled. “Why not paint something new in the place where the rectangle had been?” Karen took the job and the painting for the rest of the summer.
“Now the painting is by two artists! You've made history!” Karen's mum said with in her eyes.
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“Karen, stop playing on the internet. Clean up the basement (地下室), and then we'll go to the ,” Karen's mum called. Karen didn't think she was playing. , she was busy with a drawing programme. Still, she turned off the computer.
The basement was full of old boxes. In one of them, Karen found a(n) painting. It was made of thick layers (层) of paint, with a black rectangle (长方形) in the centre. Who painted it? Why is the rectangle there? She thought about these questions on the way to the museum.
At the museum, there was a painting called Shevegen Sands. It had been in the museum for many years. People had always wondered a crowd of people in the painting were looking at nothing. Then one day, a researcher cleaned the painting. He was surprised to discover a huge whale that had been washed up on the beach. The whale had been under the paint for 140 years! Now everyone wanted to see it.
“Paintings like this show how artists changed their while painting,” said Karen's mum. She thought of the black rectangle. Is there something under it too?
As soon as Karen got home, she began to clean the painting . Soon the rectangle was gone, but there was nothing under it. Karen looked .
“I have an idea,” Karen's mum smiled. “Why not paint something new in the place where the rectangle had been?” Karen took the job and the painting for the rest of the summer.
“Now the painting is by two artists! You've made history!” Karen's mum said with in her eyes.
(
D
) 1. A. beach B. market C. garden D. museum(
B
) 2. A. In all B. In fact C. At first D. For example(
B
) 3. A. modern B. strange C. famous D. expensive(
B
) 4. A. where B. why C. how D. when(
C
) 5. A. left B. lost C. hidden D. placed(
A
) 6. A. minds B. hobbies C. dreams D. choices(
C
) 7. A. quietly B. secretly C. carefully D. bravely(
D
) 8. A. angry B. nervous C. worried D. disappointed(
A
) 9. A. focused on B. passed on C. suffered from D. gave up(
D
)10. A. courage B. doubt C. patience D. pride答案
1.D 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.D
解析
【分析】解答本题需先通读全文，把握文章主旨（Karen与旧画的故事），再逐题结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析逐一分析选项，选出符合语境的答案。
【解析】1. 由后文“on the way to the museum”可知，妈妈说要去博物馆，故选D。2. 前句说Karen没在玩，实际在画画，In fact（事实上）符合逻辑，故选B。3. 画有厚颜料层和中心黑长方形，是奇怪的，strange符合，故选B。4. 人们好奇画中人群为何看空，why表原因，故选B。5. 鲸鱼被藏在颜料下140年，hidden（隐藏）符合，故选C。6. 这类画体现艺术家创作时改变想法，minds（想法）符合，故选A。7. 清理画需小心，carefully（仔细地）符合，故选C。8. 清理后没发现东西，Karen感到失望，disappointed符合，故选D。9. Karen整个夏天专注于创作，focused on（专注于）符合，故选A。10. 妈妈为Karen的成果感到骄傲，pride（骄傲）符合，故选D。
【答案】1.D 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.D
【知识点】完形填空语境分析、词汇词义辨析
【点评】本文是一篇贴近学生生活的记叙文，通过讲述Karen发现旧画并参与创作的故事，考查学生对上下文语境的理解及常用词汇的运用能力，整体难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】1. 由后文“on the way to the museum”可知，妈妈说要去博物馆，故选D。2. 前句说Karen没在玩，实际在画画，In fact（事实上）符合逻辑，故选B。3. 画有厚颜料层和中心黑长方形，是奇怪的，strange符合，故选B。4. 人们好奇画中人群为何看空，why表原因，故选B。5. 鲸鱼被藏在颜料下140年，hidden（隐藏）符合，故选C。6. 这类画体现艺术家创作时改变想法，minds（想法）符合，故选A。7. 清理画需小心，carefully（仔细地）符合，故选C。8. 清理后没发现东西，Karen感到失望，disappointed符合，故选D。9. Karen整个夏天专注于创作，focused on（专注于）符合，故选A。10. 妈妈为Karen的成果感到骄傲，pride（骄傲）符合，故选D。
【答案】1.D 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.D
【知识点】完形填空语境分析、词汇词义辨析
【点评】本文是一篇贴近学生生活的记叙文，通过讲述Karen发现旧画并参与创作的故事，考查学生对上下文语境的理解及常用词汇的运用能力，整体难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.6
