Question

    Like many kids, Autumn de Forest from the US liked to draw with crayons and markers. One day, when she was 5, she saw her dad painting a piece of_________in their family’s garage. It looked like fun, so she asked him if she could_________ in.

From an extra piece of wood and some paint, she_________ a work of art that surprised her parents. Soon she was wowing （使惊叹）others, winning her first art_________at the age of 6.

“At that time, when I started, I wanted to change the world for the_________.And I knew I wanted to do this through_________,” Forest said.“started and my imagination just let go. .

By the time she was 7, Forest was attracting_________ from paint lovers at home and abroad. Art critics（评论家）think that Forest is creating art work way beyond her years.

The Discovery Channel has called her a “child genius”. Her work has been displayed in galleries （画廊）across the country. Her paintings sell for as_________ as $25,000（169,000 yuan）each.

“My paintings are a lot bigger than me. And I love experimenting with all different kinds of things,” she said. Forest wants to_________ children to be creative and do what they love.“ Art brings joy and imagination, and there are so many different ideas in kids' minds,” she said.

Some people worry that fame（名气） is not good for a teenager. But Forest knows how to__________it“Focus on how much you love what you do, rather than how good you are,” she said.

1.A.picture B.wood C.paint D.glass

2.A.take B.give C.join D.put

3.A.created B.discovered C.found D.invented

4.A.match B.competition C.game D.race

5.A.bigger B.better C.faster D.richer

6.A.writing B.farming C.painting D.learning

7.A.influence B.experience C.attention D.information

8.A.much B.high C.large D.tall

9.A.allow B.force C.ask D.encourage

10.A.share with B.compete with C.help with D.deal with

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.D

【解析】

本文是记叙文。美国油画艺术天才儿童弗雷斯特从小就有艺术天才，5岁时开始绘画，7岁时，绘画评论家说她的艺术作品超出了她的创作年龄。她的画作有的已经卖到了每一张25000美元。她鼓励孩子要有创新，不为名利诱惑。

1.句意：她五岁的时候，有一天，看见她爸爸在他们家车库里给一块木板刷油漆。

考查名词和语境辨析。picture图画； wood木材；paint油漆，颜料；glass玻璃。根据空格前的看见她爸爸给一块木板刷油漆。下文From an extra piece of wood and some paint,可知，这里指木板，故选A。

2.句意：那看起来很有趣，所以她问爸爸她是否能加入进来。

考查动词和语境辨析。take in 吸收，领会；give in屈服，让步；join in 参加；put in提交。根据后面她学习绘画可知是参加绘画，故填join in，故选C。

3.句意：她从一块多余的木头和一些油漆中创作出了一件令她父母惊奇的艺术作品。

考查动词和语境辨析。created创作；discovered发现；found找到；invented发明。根据上文提到她请求加入，可知是创作艺术作品，故选A。

4.句意：不久，她令别人刮目相看，6岁时，她赢得了第一个美术大赛。

考查名词和语境辨析。match比赛，竞赛，指体能竞赛；competition竞赛，竞争；game游戏，运动比赛；race赛跑。根据常识艺术能力比赛，指的是脑力比赛，用competition，故选B。

5.句意：那时候，当我开始绘画时，我想把世界变得更好。

考查形容词比较级和语境辨析。bigger更大的；better 更好的；faster更快的；richer更富有的。故选B。

6.句意：我知道我想通过绘画做到这一点。

考查动名词和语境辨析。writing写作；farming耕作；painting绘画；learning学习。根据上文她画油画很有成就，可知是通过油画，故选C。

7.句意：到她7岁时，弗雷斯特吸引了国内外的油画爱好者的注意。

考查名词和语境辨析。influence影响； experience经验； attention注意； information信息，资料。根据生活常识可知吸引的是爱好者的注意，故选C。

8.句意：她的画每一件卖到了25000美元之多。

考查副词词义和语境辨析。much多的，大量的；high高的；large大的； tall高的。根据后面的25000美元可知修饰不可数名词价钱用much，故选A。

9.句意：弗雷斯特想鼓励孩子们发挥创造力，做他们喜欢做的事。

考查动词和语境辨析。allow允许；force强迫；ask要求；encourage鼓励。根据后面她说的艺术带来欢乐和想象力，可知是她鼓励孩子们有创造力，故选D。

10.句意：但是弗雷斯特知道怎样处理它。

考查动词短语和语境辨析。share with分享；compete with与……竞争； help with有助于； deal with处理，涉及。根据后面她的话：要求专注于你喜欢的工作而不是你是多么优秀，可知弗雷斯特知道如何处理名誉的问题，故选D。