一、完形填空
My father had a friend, who was a well-known artist. 1 each time we went to his home, we would meet with some young painters visiting his house. He was always 2 with giving directions. He also warmly introduced the talented young 3 to the newspapers and magazines, which took him a lot of time and energy. I knew his time was very valuable while he only did his duty to 4 and support the younger generation, so I couldn't help asking him, “Uncle, why do you waste your time on the unimportant people? It will be better for 5 to paint more.”
Waiting for a while, he said with a smile, “Let me tell you a story. Forty years ago, a young man brought his painting to the capital and wanted to ask a famous painter to give 6. The painter found this young artist was a(n) 7 so he said he had something important to do and ordered him to leave, even without 8 the painting. When he went to the door, the young man turned and said, ‘Master, you're standing on the peak now, so when you 9, you will find I'm a nobody, seeing me as tiny; but you should also know, when I look up at you at the foot of the mountain, you're also very tiny!’ 10 these words, he turned to leave. Because of this, this young man later made a great effort to learn the artistic skills and has 11 become a bit famous now. But he always remembers the 12 reception(接待). He reminds himself all the time. 13 a person's image is tall or not depends not on the position he's in but his personality, mind and cultivation(修养). You're right. I'm the young man at that time.
Finally, my father's friend gave me his painting, which I 14 in my study. On that painting was a peak, on which a man was looking down and another man was looking up at the foot of the mountain. Sure enough, the two men were of the same 15.
()1. A. Sometimes B. Almost C. Especially D. Hardly
()2. A. patient B. rude C. satisfied D. worth
()3. A. artists B. doctors C. singers D. directors
()4. A. learn B. attract C. prevent D. guide
()5. A. me B. him C. you D. them
()6. A. praises B. directions C. competitions D. predictions
()7. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
()8. A. opening B. buying C. introducing D. lending
()9. A. look around B. look up C. look down D. look for
()10. A. Before B. With C. Without D. Among
()11. A. completely B. gradually C. generally D. possibly
()12. A. nervous B. meaningful C. valuable D. cold
()13. A. When B. Unless C. Whether D. How
()14. A. record B. hang C. copy D. develop
()15. A. background B. size C. information D. interest
二、阅读理解
X-rays have some very creative uses in the art world. The most amazing use is to see what is hidden under a painting. You cannot see these details in any other way. For example, in the past, people often fixed paintings when small pieces of paint fell off. You cannot see these fixes just by looking at the painting. An X-ray can show where the repairs were made.
An X-ray of a painting is one of the best ways to tell if it was created by a famous painter or if it is a forgery(赝品). If people are not sure if an old master painted a certain work, they take X-rays and compare them to X-rays of real paintings by that artist. If the brushstrokes are very different from the artist's other works, then the painting is a fake.
Since modern paints are usually made from different materials than paints of hundreds of years ago, the image they leave on an X-ray film looks different. This is another way X-rays can be used to find a forgery. A modern artist will try to make a forgery look hundreds of years old by painting dirty varnish(浑浊的清漆) on it or by using artificial means to get the varnish to look cracked(裂纹的). To the naked eye(肉眼) the forgery may look old, but when a careful study of the X-ray image is made, the deception is obvious(明显的).
It was common many years ago for an artist to finish a painting, decide it wasn't any good, and paint a completely different picture on top of it. Or artists would paint over others' work—it was their version of recycling. Taking an X-ray is the only way to find out if there is a picture underneath(在……下面) the picture you see with your eyes. Sometimes museums are more interested in the painting underneath. They will remove the top layer carefully to restore the older one.
()1. Why do people need X-rays to discover repairs on a painting?
A. Because the technology of X-rays is more exact.
B. Because X-rays can make the painting more beautiful.
C. Because the law requires the painting to be tested by X-rays.
D. Because X-rays can change the style of a painting.
()2. What does the underlined word “deception” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. A kind of painting skill.
B. A way to enjoy paintings.
C. Something done to cheat others.
D. Special paint for old art works.
()3. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. Forged paintings can fool the naked eye easily.
B. Modern paints are better than ancient paints.
C. Artists never reuse their old paintings today.
D. X-rays can help people completely repair old paintings.
()4. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. X-ray Detectives
B. Creative Uses of Technology
C. Forgery Studies
D. X-ray Painting Technique
()5. Who might be interested in the passage?
A. People who like inventing things.
B. People who work in art museums.
C. People who enjoy art documentaries.
D. People who like buying high-tech products.

一、1－5 BAADC 6－10 BDACB 11－15 BDCBB
二、1－5 ACAAB

【分析】
本题分为完形填空和阅读理解两部分：完形填空需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配，理解文章讲述的艺术家帮助年轻画家的故事，梳理传递的人格修养相关道理；阅读理解需掌握细节查找、词义猜测、推理判断、主旨大意等题型的解题方法，通过定位原文信息、理解语境解答题目，文章围绕X射线在艺术领域的创意应用展开。
【解析】
一、完形填空：
1. 选B（Almost）：结合语境，几乎每次去艺术家朋友家都能遇到年轻画家，符合逻辑；
2. 选A（patient）：be patient with是固定搭配，结合后文他花时间帮助年轻画家，可知他对他人有耐心；
3. 选A（artists）：前文提到young painters，对应artists；
4. 选D（guide）：guide与support并列，意为“引导和支持年轻一代”，符合语境；
5. 选C（you）：是作者对Uncle说的话，用you指代对方；
6. 选B（directions）：give directions意为“指导”，年轻画家请著名画家给予绘画指导；
7. 选D（nobody）：后文年轻画家提到自己是nobody，对应此处画家认为他是无名小卒；
8. 选A（opening）：甚至没打开画就赶他走；
9. 选C（look down）：画家站在山顶，向下看时会觉得年轻画家渺小；
10. 选B（With）：说完这些话，年轻画家转身离开；
11. 选B（gradually）：逐渐努力后变得有点名气；
12. 选D（cold）：画家当时的接待是冷淡的；
13. 选C（Whether）：whether...or not是固定搭配，意为“是否”，符合句意；
14. 选B（hang）：把得到的画挂在书房；
15. 选B（size）：画中两人大小相同，呼应前文的道理。
二、阅读理解：
1. 选A：原文提到X射线能显示肉眼看不到的修复位置，说明其更精确；
2. 选C：deception意为“欺骗”，指伪造品的欺骗痕迹；
3. 选A：原文提到伪造品肉眼看起来像旧的，说明易骗过肉眼；
4. 选A：文章核心是X射线在艺术中的侦探作用，标题贴合主旨；
5. 选B：内容涉及艺术与X射线，博物馆工作人员会感兴趣。
【答案】
一、1－5 BAADC 6－10 BDACB 11－15 BDCBB
二、1－5 ACAAB
【知识点】
词汇辨析、语境理解、细节理解
【点评】
完形填空传递了“人格修养决定高度”的道理，注重语境与词汇运用；阅读理解介绍X射线在艺术领域的创意应用，涵盖多种阅读题型，考查学生信息处理能力，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6