题目内容
1.I believe that the creation of public art has a unique power to build community and to inspire creativity.I have loved the (41)A of art in public places since young,and when I moved to Los Angeles after college and saw the (42)B murals (壁画)in LA'neighborhoods,I was further(43)C.My first mural was a(n) (44)Dof the historical Ocean Park Pier,a statue of Santa Monica that had been torn down years earlier.Each day,as my colleagues and I(45)A to work on the mural,people(46)B and watched.Even before it was fully painted,the mural became a (47)C.I was (48)Aby how creating art in public could affect my diverse group of neighbors.
For several years,I(49)B to paint murals in LA,but I didn't fully appreciate their (50)C until I returned to the East Coast several years later.When I was hired to (51)D an art program for Philadelphia Health Network,I began working in neglected neighborhoods where many people had nearly given up (52)A.Here,I met block captains and community leaders,mostly elderly women,whose optimism and (53)C provided inspiration and role models for a lifetime.
I have (54)B memories of Ms.Rachel Bagby,a committed partner in the creation of community murals.She (55)D a little beauty in her community,to compete with the billboards advertising alcohol and cigarettes.She (56)A the murals as a way to tell the stories of the people in the neighborhood.She helped (57)B her neighbors,and they then began talking about their histories and their hopes together.
I am not naive (天真的).I don't see art as the (58)A to all problems.(59)B,I have seen enough evidence to know that(60)C art is a weapon to tell stories on walls and keep people going
41.A.idea | B.motto | C.message | D.truth |
42.A.ugly | B.outstanding | C.common | D.strange |
43.A.beaten | B.calmed | C.inspired | D.moved |
44.A.copy | B.practice | C.duty | D.image |
45.A.showed up | B.showed off | C.passed on | D.took over |
46.A.escaped | B.stopped | C.ignored | D.analyzed |
47.A.belief | B.relief | C.focus | D.sign |
48.A.amazed | B.sad | C.awkward | D.curious |
49.A.tired | B.continued | C.agreed | D.promised |
50.A.kindness | B.glory | C.influence | D.loss |
51.A.test | B.check | C.grasp | D.manage |
52.A.hope | B.principle | C.work | D.courage |
53.A.failure | B.sadness | C.determination | D.surprise |
54.A.poor | B.vivid | C.dark | D.empty |
55.A.put away | B.waited | C.gave away | D.longed for |
56.A.saw | B.described | C.realized | D.adopted |
57.A.visit | B.gather | C.suspect | D.trust |
58.A.solution | B.duty | C.performance | D.show |
59.A.Therefore | B.However | C.Instead | D.Meanwhile |
60.A.common | B.traditional | C.public | D.wonderful |
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者很喜欢换公共壁画这种方式,认为公共艺术是讲述墙壁上的故事并让人们继续前进的武器.
解答 41-45 ABCDA 46-50BCABC 51-55DACBD 56-60ABABC
41.A.考查名词辨析.根据前文I believe that the creation of public art has a unique power to build community and to inspire creativity可知我很喜欢换公共壁画这种方式;故选A.
42.B.考查形容词辨析.ugly丑陋的;outstanding杰出的;common普遍的;句意为当我大学搬到洛杉矶后看到他们杰出的壁画时我被震惊了;故选B.
43.C.考查动词辨析.beaten战胜;calmed镇定;inspired鼓舞;句意为当我大学搬到洛杉矶后看到他们杰出的壁画时我被鼓舞了;故选C.
44.D.考查动词辨析.根据后文a statue of Santa Monica that had been torn down years earlier可知雕塑已经不再,我的作品是对它的想象;故选D.
45.A.考查短语辨析.showed up显示;passed on通过;took over接管;每天当我和我的同事展示壁画时,所有人都驻足观看,甚至在它被完全粉刷之前,壁画变成了人们的焦点;故选A.
46.B.考查动词辨析.每天当我和我的同事展示壁画时,所有人都驻足观看,甚至在它被完全粉刷之前,壁画变成了人们的焦点;故选B.
47.C.考查动词辨析.belief相信;relief释放;focus专注;每天当我和我的同事展示壁画时,所有人都驻足观看,甚至在它被完全粉刷之前,壁画变成了人们的焦点;故选C.
48.A.考查形容词辨析.amazed惊讶;curious 好奇的;我惊讶于创造公共艺术能如此大的影响我的形形色色的邻居;故选A.
49.B.考查动词辨析.几年来我持续画壁画,但我没有充分欣赏他们的影响直到几年后我回到东海岸;故选B.
50.C.考查名词辨析.kindness善良;glory光荣;influence影响;几年来我持续画壁画,但我没有充分欣赏他们的影响直到几年后我回到东海岸;故选C.
51.D.考查动词辨析.当我被雇佣尝试去为费城健康网络的艺术计划,我开始工作在被忽视的社区,许多人几乎放弃希望的地方;故选D.
52.A.考查名词辨析.hope希望;principle原则;courage勇气;当我被雇佣尝试去为费城健康网络的艺术计划,我开始工作在被忽视的社区,许多人几乎放弃希望的地方;故选A.
53.C.考查名词辨析.他们的乐观和坚定的决心为我提供了一生的灵感和榜样;故选C.
54.B.考查形容词辨析.根据后文a committed partner in the creation of community murals可知我清楚的记得她的回忆;故选B.
55.D.考查短语辨析.put away带走;gave away放弃;longed for 渴望;根据句意为她渴望在社区里有一点漂亮,和广告牌的酒精和香烟竞争;故选D.
56.A.考查动词辨析.saw看;described描述;realized意识到;根据句意为她看见了一幅壁画讲述了附近居民的故事;故选A.
57.B.考查动词辨析.gather聚集;suspect怀疑;trust 信任;根据句意为她说服了她的邻居,然后他们开始谈论他们的历史和他们的希望在一起;故选B.
58.A.考查名词辨析.根据前文I am not naive 可知我不会认为艺术可以解决一切问题;故选A.
59.B.考查连词辨析.根据后文I have seen enough evidence to know可知它是对前文I am not naive 的一个转折;故选B.
60.C.考查形容词辨析.common普遍的;traditional典型的;public公共的;本句句意为公共艺术是讲述墙壁上的故事并让人们继续前进的武器;故选C.
点评 完形填空属"综合能力应用"题型,是高考的必考题型.短文首句不挖空,以便为考生理解全文留下足够信息,命题者根据考查目的进行挖空,造成信息链中断,这就要求考生依据上下文的文意捕捉到空白处的缺词.巧解完形填空题,考生必须进行通篇考虑,掌握大意,综合所学词法、句法和常识进行分析判断.