题目内容
【题目】For the last 20 years, Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal, 【1】 fine artist in New York, has been dressing from head to toe in【2】 (variety) shades of green. To her, green is the happiest, most positive color in the world, so she can’t imagine 【3】 (wear) anything else.
【4】 is most widely known, Elizabeth, “The Green Lady of Carroll Gardens”, has always had a thing for experimenting. At one point in her life she 【5】 (choose) to wear only the 1930s print dresses. Her【6】 (prefer) for green started in her fifties with some home-mixed green nail polish. But it quickly spread to her clothing and her home.
Elizabeth’s house is mostly green as well, 【7】 the front door to her backyard, and everywhere in between.
She knows that green makes her happy and helps her deal with daily【8】 (problem) , so she won’ t dream of wearing any other color. 【9】, that’s not her only motivation for wearing green. The 75-year-old artist also does it because it makes other people happy.
When【10】 (ask) if she ever gets tired of green, Elizabeth Sweetheart said, “Oh no, never. It keeps getting better every day.”
【答案】
【1】a
【2】various
【3】wearing
【4】As
【5】chose
【6】preference
【7】from
【8】problems
【9】However
【10】asked
【解析】本文介绍纽约一位优秀的美术家Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal,她钟爱绿色,从头到脚以及家里的一切都是绿色的,故她被称为“卡罗尔花园的绿夫人”。
【1】句意:纽约的一位美术家。是前面Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal的同位语,故填a。
【2】形容词修饰名词,故填various。
【3】固定搭配:imagine doing sth.“想象做某事”,故填wearing。
【4】固定句式:as is known“众所周知”,故填As。注意大写开头。
【5】根据At one point in her life(在她生命的某个时刻)可知,句子用一般过去时态,故填chose。
【6】形容词性物主代词后面用名词形式,故填preference。
【7】句意:从前门到后院。from…to…“从……到……”,故填介词from。
【8】句意:帮助她处理日常问题。这里用名词复数形式,故填problems。
【9】根据空格后that’s not her only motivation for wearing green.(那并不是她穿绿色的唯一动力。)可知,此句与前文构成转折关系,因为有逗号,故填However。注意大写开头。
【10】句意:当她被问是否曾经厌烦绿色时,……。根据ask与逻辑主语she是被动关系,故此处用过去分词,故填asked。