Question

   I have been interested in art and crafts(工藝品) for as long as I can remember. I studied art at GCSE level and 4       the highest possible grade and then went on to 5       art and interior design(室內(nèi)設(shè)計(jì)) at A level. 6       I enjoyed these courses,I never enjoyed studying or linking other artists’work to mine. 7      ，

I just loved to 8       something and not to really think how or why I 9       it onto canvas. It was for this 10       that I never thought of art as a(n) 11      ，and realized that it would always be a hobby for me.

  After college I 12        3〜4 years without creating 13       but over the past few years I have gradually returned to art and have really 14       putting paints onto canvas again.

  I don’t like many popular artists. I 15       like in-dividua(個(gè)人的) paintings and artworks. Many of the pieces I have created have an obvious 16       from Andy Warhol. I am a big 17       of modern pop art，and I suppose I would classify most of my work as 18       pop art. I like to create pieces of artwork using portraits,but 19       portraits in a way that the item will fit into modern surroundings. I love Scott Hansen’s print work and I like the way he 20       a natural element (元素) to his creations. I love some impressionists’(印象主義者的) artworks 21       Van Gogh’s Starry Night and the heavy brush strokes in some of my modern works are a reflection of it. I also love Banksy，and I am 22       by his ability to express the 23       of existing images.

4. A.  lost   B. learned

   C.  achieved   D. knew

5. A.  study   B. teach

   C.  revise   D. practise

6.  A. So   B. And

   C.  However   D. Although

7. A.  In that case   B. In fact

   C.  In addition   D. Above all

8.  A. create   B. invent

   C.  make   D. produce

9. A.  drew   B. painted

   C.  designed   D. coloured

10. A.  excuse   B. cause

   C.  reason   D. sense

11. A.  interest   B. affair

   C.  business   D. profession

12. A.  took   B. cost

   C.  spent   D. invested

13. A.  everything   B. anything

   C.  something   D. nothing

14. A.  disliked   B. enjoyed

   C.  hated   D. failed

15. A.  suddenly   B. sometimes

   C.  generally   D. seldom

16. A.  importance   B. excellence

   C.  popularity   D. influence

17. A.  fan   B. creator

   C.  artist   D. founder

18. A.  classical   B. folk

   C.  modern   D. western

19. A.  use   B. manage

   C.  apply   D. employ

20. A.  reduces   B. joins

   C.  increases   D. adds

21. A.  so as   B. such as

   C.  as to   D. as of

22. A.  amazed   B. expected

   C.  disappointed   D. annoyed

23. A.  sense   B. idea

   C.  meaning   D. feeling

Answer 1

4. C achieve the grade 意為“取得分?jǐn)?shù)”。

5. A根據(jù)前半句內(nèi)容和下段中“After college…”可知此處指學(xué)習(xí)。

6. D根據(jù)后半句never語(yǔ)境可知此處表示讓步關(guān)系。

7. B根據(jù)后面的內(nèi)容可知作者在這里介紹自己實(shí)際喜歡的東西。

8. A invent 發(fā)明;make 制造;produce 生產(chǎn);create 創(chuàng)作。根據(jù)全文可知，作者為一名畫(huà)家，所以創(chuàng)作作品用create。

9. B根據(jù)下段內(nèi)容可知此處指作者在帆布上畫(huà)畫(huà)，故選B.

10. C excuse 借口 ; cause 起因;reason 原因，理由；sense 感覺(jué)。結(jié)合上句內(nèi)容和本句可知，作者要表示自己將繪畫(huà)作為一種興趣正是由于“這個(gè)原因”。

11. D根據(jù)前文內(nèi)容和下文中提到的hobby可知此處應(yīng)指職業(yè)。

12. C

13. B 根據(jù)前半句中的without和后半句“…but over the past few years... ”可知此處表示“任何東西”。

14. B 根據(jù)“…putting paints onto canvas again. ”可知作者喜歡在帆布上繪畫(huà)。

15. C

16. D根據(jù)下文可知，作者的藝術(shù)風(fēng)格受到很多名家的“影響”。

17. A根據(jù)下文可知，作者認(rèn)為自己是現(xiàn)代流行藝術(shù)的 “支持者”。

18. C根據(jù)上文中提到的“I am a big…”可知作者將自己的作品列入現(xiàn)代流行藝術(shù)之中。

19. A

20. D add…to為固定短語(yǔ)，意為“增加到”。

21. B根據(jù)后半句可知此處表示舉例，such as意為“例如”。

22. A amazed意為“驚訝的”，表現(xiàn)出作者對(duì)藝術(shù)家崇拜的心情。

23. C express the meaning 表達(dá)含義。