专题限时集训(二十) 完形填空·说明文
A (2021·广州市综合测试)
Camogli looks like any other small Italian coastal town.The little 1 hous face the a.The sunlight warms their beauty.But,look carefully and you'll e many things that em 2 ... but they're not.
This fishing town is full of trompe l'oeil—an art form in which nothing is what it appears to be.While some flowers die,others live for years.Why?Becau they're 3 on the building!
Trompe l'oeil has been around for centuries. 4 ,Camogli's fishermen painted their hous in bright colors and unusual designs,so that they could e their homes 5 from the water.Then,in the 1700s,it became a way to make small,simple buildings look 6 and highvalued.
And today?There are still many trompe l'oeil hous in towns like Camogli,but only a few
artists are 7 to paint them.Carlo is one of this everdecreasing band of artists who's managed to make a business out of it.
His 8 are often people who want to improve their home's 9 .But for Carlo trompe l'oeil's purpo is to bring something 10 to a new place,such as bringing the city to the a or even the derts to the cities.
Carlo's painting style 11 the past.He only us oldstyle paints and mixes them by hand.He does so for one reason:to protect the trompe l'oeil 12 .He also believes this art should be 13 everywhere.
Fortunately,in Camogli,local art and culture are still 14 .But remember,don't always 15 your eyes!
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了意大利沿海小镇Camogli的房子上的错视画。文章介绍了它的由来、发展和艺术家Carlo对它的传承与保护。
1.A.colored B.crowded
C.程序员自我评价damp D.wooden
A [考查语境推断。根据第三段中的“painted their hous in bright colors”可知,此处表示彩色的小房子,故选A项。]
2.A.fancy B.novel
C.real D.valuable
C [考查语境推断。根据第二段中的“nothing is what it appears to be”可推知,你会看见很多看似真实的(real)东西,但是它们不是真的。A项意为“花哨的”;B项意为“新颖的”。]
3.A.carved B.presd
C.painted D.planted
C [考查语境推断。根据第三段中的“painted their hous in bright colors and unusual designs”可知,此处表示它们是被画在建筑物上的。]
4.A.Creatively B.Mistakenly
C.Frequently D.Originally
D [考查语境推断。根据空前一句“Trompe l'oeil has been around for centuries女生向男生表白的方法”和空后一句中的“Then,in the 1700s”可知,此处介绍这种艺术形式的起源和发展,结合选项可知,该处是“”结构。A项意为“有创造性地”;B项意为“错误地”;C项意为“经常”。]
5.A.cloly B.easily
C.happily D.hopefully
B [考查逻辑和常识推断。根据空前的“so that”并结合常识可知,渔民把他们的房子涂上鲜艳的颜色并绘制了独特的图案,这样他们在水上时能容易地看到自己的房子。]
6.A.comfortable B.complicated
C.grand D.harmonious
C [考查语境推断。根据与空处并列的形容词highvalued及空前的长大的英文“make small,simple bu
ildings look”可知,此处应填与small意思相反的词。grand意为“宏伟的”。B项意为“复杂的”;D项意为“和谐的”。]
7.A.allowed B.available
C.responsible D.introduced
B [考查语境推断。根据空后一句可推知,此处表示可找到的(available)能够绘制这种错视画的艺术家所剩无几。]
8.A.designers B.followers
月考质量分析C.customers D.partners
C [考查逻辑推断。根据上一段中的“make a business out of it”以及空后的定语从句“who want to improve their home's ________”可推知,此处指顾客。A项意为“设计师”;B项意为“追随者”;C项意为“顾客”;D项意为“伙伴,同伴,伴侣”。]
9.A.appearance B.capacity
C.convenience D.privacy
A [考查语境和常识推断。根据上文可知,上文介绍了Camogli房子上的错视画,结合常识可知,此处指改善房子的外观。A项意为“外观”;B项意为“容量”;C项意为“便利”;D项意为rhetoric“隐私”。]
10.A.civilized B.far
C.natural D.unexpected
D [考查语境推断。根据下文可知虾皮鸡蛋羹,把城市带到海上,把沙漠带到城市,under反义词这些例子都说明了绘画的具体内容是别出心裁的,让人意想不到的。A项意为“文明的,有礼貌的”;D项意为“出乎意料的”,故选D项。]
11.A.comes from B.brings about
C.goes against D.leaves out
A [考查逻辑推断。根据空后的“He only us oldstyle paints”可推知,Carlo的绘画风格来
自过去。B项意为“引起”;C项意为“反抗,违反”;D项意为“不包括,不提及”。]
12.A.artists B.buildings
C.paints D.traditions
D [考查语境推断。根据语境可知,Carlo遵循过去的绘画风格,使用旧式绘画颜料,是为了保护这种艺术形式的传统,故选D项。]
13.A.accepted B.discusd
C.learned D.en
D [考查语境推断。根据上文表述的Carlo保护这一艺术形式的传统可推知,此处表示他也相信这种艺术形式应该在各地被看到。故选D项。]交通标示
14.A.changing B.alive
C.diver D.unique
B [考查语境推断。根据上文中的“There are still many trompe l'oeil hous in towns like Camogli”可知,当地艺术和文化仍然继续存在着。B项意为“继续存在”;C项意为“不同的,多种多样的”。]
15.A.believe B.block
C.widen D.cheat
A [考查语境推断。根据第一段最后一句和第二段第一句可知,这个城镇到处都是错视画,很多东西看似真实其实不是真的,所以不能总是相信你的眼睛所看到的。]
B (2021·广东六校联盟联考)
Many Western cultures measure their days with the solar calendar.Therefore,they 16 the coming of the New Year on January 1.Cultures in Asia u other calendars and celebrate the New Year at other times.Events and rituals 17 from country to country.But in each place,New Year celebrations are a big 18 .
Most world cultures have been celebrating the New Year for centuries.The earliest New Year celebrations took place during spring or 19 time.With 20 weather ahead,or plenty of food to eat,people 21 felt like having a party!As the days became longer and as nature renewed itlf,people also felt like they could have a new start.The New Year could bring better fortune,more opportunities and new challenges.Such 22 ideas remain the same today.