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【题目】完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。

The name of the Spanish artist Picasso is very famous in the West. Today, Picasso 1 ＂art＂. Picasso started from various styles of painting until he invented ＂Cubism(立体主义)＂.

Picasso’s father was 2 a painter, a Professor of Art at the local school of fine arts. He taught his son how to draw figures and how to paint 3 oils and took him to some of the schools of art that he himself 4 . Although he was Spanish, Picasso spent much of his life in Paris and never took part in 5 World War I or World War Ⅱ.

Picasso’s 6 life was very unconventional. He had four children 7 three different women, two wives and many lovers. In 1961, however, he married and stayed with Jacqueline Roque 8 the end of his life in 1973.

Picasso produced paintings of acrobats at the beginning of his 9 and moved into a different style when he started painting pictures of artists. 10 he developed his works into the famous style which is known as ＂Cubism＂. He also created 11 and wrote poetry.

Picasso produced 12 paintings than anyone else ever has: 13, 500 paintings, 100, 000 prints and 34, 000 book illustrations. He worked in many different mediums (手段): oils, watercolors, charcoal(木炭) and pencil. His paintings in the Cubist style started a new movement in art in the 13 20th century. Picasso 14 this style of painting with a colleague, Georges Braque in 1909. They painted span>objects by 15 them into small pieces and then viewed and painted them from several angles at once. 16 used brown colors for the paintings.

The Cubism Movement started with Picasso and Braque in Montmartre, Paris, and 17 rapidly among the artists. It began to develop into a second stage in which artists added 18 objects to the painting in various materials, such as cloth or newspapers. In 19 1950s Picasso’s works went through more changes when he started to look at the grand masters of art, like Velasquez.

In his 80’s and 90’s, he began to paint a mixture of many styles that he kept changing. Only after his death 20 fully appreciate his great achievements and in 1999 one of his paintings sold for US $51 million.

【1】A. is B. means C. learns D. makes

【2】A. also B. even C. almost D. only

【3】A. with B. on C. from D. in

【4】A. teach B. taught C. teaching D. taught at

【5】A. among B. either C. between D. beyond

【6】A. real B. old C. public D. private

【7】A. by B. in C. on D. about

【8】A. until B. at C. as D. by

【9】A. life B. career C. paintings D. school

【10】A. Accidentally B. Frankly C. Eventually D. Fortunately

【11】A. sculptures B. telephones C. pictures D. poems

【12】A. fewer B. scores of C. a great deal D. more

【13】A. late B. modern C. early D. difficult

【14】A. found B. invented C. searched D. protected

【15】A. separating B. cuttin off C. throwing D. dividing

【16】A. He B. It C. They D. We

【17】A. speeded B. went through C. spread D. wide

【18】A. the same B. different C. special D. extra

【19】A. these B. those C. the D. some

【20】A. he did B. people would C. did people D. did he

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【11】A

【12】D

【13】C

【14】B

【15】D

【16】C

【17】C

【18】D

【19】C

【20】C

【解析】

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了西班牙画家毕加索：他是立体主义的创始人，西方现代派绘画的主要代表，一生中创作了无数经典作品。

【1】句意：今天，毕加索意味着艺术。从art的引号看出此处是比喻意义，说明毕加索成了艺术的化身、代表。

【2】Picasso是一位画家，设空处意为：其父亲也是画家，故此处应用also，＂也＂。

【3】根据动词paint和名词oils可知此处表示＂怎样用油彩作画＂，oils表示绘画中使用的油彩。in表示用某种材料绘画、涂抹、书写。

【4】此处that引导定语从句，在从句中that代替the schools，作taught at的宾语，介词at不能丢。

【5】空白处后有三个事物，很容易选A项，among后的宾语应该是复数形式；between和and连用；beyond表示＂在……之外＂；根据or可知此处选B项，构成＂either… or…＂，表示＂或者……或者……；不是……就是……＂。

【6】 从下文的＂He had four children 7 three different women, two wives and many lovers.＂看出此处是指私生活，private＂私人的，私密的＂。

【7】根据后面different women, two wives and many lovers可以看出，毕加索的四个孩子由＂不同的女人所生＂，by此处表示＂被/由……所生＂。

【8】毕加索和Jacqueline Roque生活在一起，直到毕加索逝世。until表示某个动作持续到某个时间。

【9】从＂moved into a different style＂看出此处指他的绘画生涯的开端。

【10】在这一段讲述了3个时间段，一是at the beginning；二是when he started；三是空白处。从he developed his works into the famous style which is known as ＂Cubism＂可以看出这是顶峰时期，应该填入＂最后＂，故选C。

【11】also表明他还有两项绝活，一是空白处，二是poetry。poetry是诗的总称。D项poems与poetry重复，C项与上文的paintings重复，只有A项＂雕塑＂与绘画是并列关系。

【12】此处构成more…than结构，由下文的作品数量可推断出他的作品＂多于＂其他人，不可能用fewer… than＂少于＂，C项用于修饰比较级。

【13】从下文的＂in 1909＂以及下一段的内容可以看出此处是指20世纪早期，故应填early。

【14】由第一段的…until he invented＂Cubism＂可知Cubist style是他创造的，故用invented。

【15】由into small pieces看出此处表示＂把某物分割成碎片＂，divide...into...意为＂把……分成……＂，符合题意；A项表示把几个独立的个体隔离开；B项表示＂切断……的去路＂；C项表示＂扔＂。

【16】 此处They指毕加索和他的同事。从used brown colors看出主语应该是人，与上文中的They呼应。

【17】 从rapidly among the artists看出空白处应该填谓语动词，spread的过去式、过去分词同原形一样；spread rapidly among the artists意为＂迅速在艺术家们当中传播开来＂，因此选C项。

【18】由artists added看出，艺术家要添加一些东西。添加，就是在原有基础上加上额外的物体，因此，此处填入extra。从in various可以排除A项，B项与various重复，C项意义不符。

【19】in the 1950s＂在20世纪 50年代＂，这是固定用法。如果考生认为works是被修饰的宾语，可能会误选those或some。

【20】 这是一个倒装句。时间状语Only after his death位于句首，主谓要部分倒装。在他死后，欣赏他的成就的只能是＂人们＂，不可能是＂他＂。综上可知选C。