Question

完形填空：

    Sometimes a writer takes a short cut(捷径)when painting a word picture． Instead of giving a detailed description(细节描述) of a thing, the writer may compare (比较)it to something else to something which you, the 1 , have certainly seen many times 2 ．A writer knows that this is a short cut to writing which is an effective way of painting a (n) 3 picture in your mind’s eye-and painting it 4 , too． The following example 5 how this short cut 6 to the benefit of both writer and reader．

    A writer sets out to tell you 7 the dust rose under the feet of a team of horses as they ran fast over a dirt road． Instead of writing a long and detailed description of the 8 dust, the writer makes the following comparison． The yellow dust of the road rose like a cloud under the horses’ feet．

    The phrase like a cloud 9 a mental picture which immediately enables you to see in your mind’ eye the yellow cloud of dust boiling up from the road and 10 about the horses’feet．

1．A. reader B. writer C. painter D. artist

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2．A. before B. early C. later D. ago

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3．A. clean B. clever C. clear D. obvious

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4．A. quickly B. exactly C. brightly D. carefully

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5．A. paints B. exposes C. shows D. expresses

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6．A. goes through B. brings out C. makes out D. works out

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7．A. when B. where C. what D. how

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8．A. risen B. raised C. raising D. rising

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9．A. calls on B. calls up C. thinks of D. dreams of

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10．A. dancing B. running C. wandering D. blowing

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Answer 1

答案：A;A;C;C;C;A;D;D;B;B