Question

    A rich man, interested in animals, asked a famous painter to draw him a cat. The great painter___ and asked the man to come back in three months. When the man ______, he was put off again and again, until ______ passed.

Finally, at the man’s request, the painter ______ a brush, and drew a picture of a ______ in a smooth and easy way—the ______ picture in the man’s eyes.

He was very surprised, and then he grew ______. “That fantastic drawing took you only thirty seconds! Why did you make me ______ a year?” he asked. Without a word, the painter opened a cabinet (储藏柜), and ______ fell thousands of drawings of cats.

Progress takes practice and ______. Those who make it look easy have worked hard over time.

1.A.agreed B.refused C.jumped D.cared

2.A.left B.phoned C.returned D.repeated

3.A.thirty seconds B.a week C.three months D.a year

4.A.put down B.took out C.handed in D.passed on

5.A.painter B.cat C.family D.man

6.A.largest B.ugliest C.cheapest D.greatest

7.A.tired B.sad C.angry D.friendly

8.A.wait B.sleep C.draw D.try

9.A.off B.back C.out D.in

10.A.time B.money C.cost D.advice

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本篇讲述一个富人请求一位著名的画家给他画一幅猫，富人等了一年，画家用了30秒时间完成了一幅绝妙的猫画作，富人责问为什么让他等一年时间，画家向他展示满满一柜子练习的习作。故事告诉我们进步需要实践和时间。

1.句意：这位伟大的画家同意了，要求那人三个月后回来。

agreed同意；refused拒绝；jumped跳；cared照顾；根据下文“asked the man to come back in three months”推断画家同意了富人的要求；故选A。

2.句意：当那人回来时，他一次又一次地被推迟，直到一年过去了。

left离开；phoned打电话；returned回来；repeated重复；根据上文“asked the man to come back in three months”推断空格指三个月后，富人回来向画家要画；故选C。

3.句意：当富人回来时，他一次又一次地被推迟，直到一年过去了。

thirty seconds30秒；a week一星期；three months三个月；a year一年根据下文“That fantastic drawing took you only thirty seconds! Why did you make me wait a year”那幅美妙的画只用了你三十秒！你为什么让我等了一年；可知空格指一年，故选D。

4.句意：最后，在富人的要求下，画家拿出毛笔，以一种流畅、轻松的方式画一张猫的画——富人眼中最好的画。

put down；took out拿出；handed in递交；passed on传递；根据下文可知画家给富人画画了，由此推断空格指拿出毛笔，故选B。

5.句意：最后，在富人的要求下，画家拿出毛笔，以一种流畅、轻松的方式画一张猫的画——富人眼中最好的画。

painter画家；cat猫；family家庭；man男人；根据上文“A rich man, interested in animals, asked a famous painter to draw him a cat”可知画家是给他画猫；故选B。

6.句意：最后，在富人的要求下，画家拿出毛笔，以一种流畅、轻松的方式画一张猫的画-他眼中最好的画。

largest最大的；ugliest在难看的；cheapest最便宜的；greatest最伟大的；根据下文“That fantastic drawing took you only thirty seconds! Why did you make me wait a year”那幅美妙的画只用了你三十秒！你为什么让我等了一年”可知在富人的眼中，那是一幅最美的画；故选D。

7.句意：他很惊讶，然后就生气了

tired疲劳的；sad伤心的；angry生气的；friendly友好的；根据““That fantastic drawing took you only thirty seconds! Why did you make me wait a year”那幅美妙的画只用了你三十秒！你为什么让我等了一年”可知富人对画家让他等一年的时间感到生气，三十秒可以完成的事让他等了一年；故选C。

8.句意：那幅美妙的画只用了你三十秒！你为什么让我等了一年。

wait等候；sleep睡觉；draw画画；try尝试；根据上文“he was put off again and again, until a year passed”可知空格是指等候一年；故选A。

9.句意：画家一声不吭地打开了一个柜子，成千上万的猫画作从柜子里掉了出来。

off离开；back回来；out出来；in在……里面；从文字的表层意思推断指画作从柜子里掉出来；故选C。

10.句意：进步需要实践和时间。

time时间；money钱；cost花费；advice建议；根据上文“That fantastic drawing took you only thirty seconds! Why did you make me wait a year”和“Without a word, the painter opened a cabinet and out fell thousands of drawings of cats”可知画家用了一年的时间练习画猫，推断空格指进步需要实践和时间；故选A。