Question

Years ago，there was a very wealthy man who，with his devoted young son，shared a passion for art collecting ．Together，they traveled around the world，adding only art treasures to their collection．

One year，as winter approached， engulfed（吞沒） the nation，and the young man left to in the army．After only a few short weeks，his father received a telegram．His beloved son was in action．The art collector awaited more news， he would never see his son again．Within days，his fears were ．The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor．

Upset and ，the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness．On Christmas morning，a knock on the door awakened the old man．As he opened the door，he was greeted by a with a large package in his hands．

He introduced himself to the old man by saying，“I was a of your son .I was the one he was when he died．May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you．”

As the two began to ，the soldier told of how the man’s son had told everyone of his，not to mention his father’s， of fine art．“I am no ，”said the soldier，“but I want to give you this．”

As the old man unwrapped the package ，he saw a portrait （畫像）of his son．Though the world would consider it the work of a genius，the painting featured the young man’s face detail．

Overcome with emotion，the man the soldier．After the soldier had left，the old man put the painting above the fireplace，pushing thousands of dollars worth of art．His task completed，the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the he had been given．

1.A．poorest B．richest C．finest D．cheapest

2.A．flood B．fire C．storm D．war

3.A．save B．protect C．serve D．build

4.A．missing B．a(chǎn)cting C．fighting D．dying

5.A．calmly B．a(chǎn)nxiously C．quietly D．secretly

6.A．fearing B．doubting C．wondering D．expecting

7.A．completed B．doubled C．removed D．confirmed

8.A．nervous B．tired C．lonely D．frightened

9.A．sad B．puzzled C．a(chǎn)ngry D．worried

10.A．farmer B．soldier C．painter D．seller

11.A．guard B．photographer C．partner D．friend

12.A．rescuing B．commanding C．guarding D．hiding

13.A．a(chǎn)rgue B．move C．talk D．eat

14.A．description B．love C．sense D．understanding

15.A．a(chǎn)rtist B．businessman C．hero D．reporter

16.A．sometimes B．never C．often D．still

17.A．for B．of C．in D．on

18.A．thanked B．questioned C．welcomed D．treated

19.A．down B．up C．a(chǎn)side D．off

20.A．treasure B．gift C．souvenir D．package

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】試題分析：一位酷愛藝術(shù)品收藏的老人，一生搜集藝術(shù)珍品無數(shù)，卻沒有一件能比自己為國(guó)捐軀的兒子的畫像珍貴。

1.形容詞。由上下文的描述“a passion for art collecting”，“they traveled around the world”可以推測(cè)出，他們周游世界是在搜集世界上“最好的”藝術(shù)珍品。根據(jù)句意故選C。

2.名詞。由該段最后一句話“The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.”可以看出，這里表達(dá)的意思是：有一年，隨著冬天的來臨，戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)吞沒了整個(gè)國(guó)家，小伙子離開家鄉(xiāng)到前線報(bào)效國(guó)家。所以選war，意思是：戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。根據(jù)句意故選D。

3.動(dòng)詞。save 挽救；help幫助；build建設(shè)。這里指的是年輕人參軍保衛(wèi)國(guó)家，所以選serve。serve the country意為：報(bào)效祖國(guó)。根據(jù)句意故選C.

4.形容詞。下一句告訴我們，這位父親在等待更多的關(guān)于兒子的消息，擔(dān)心再也見不到自己的兒子，由此可以看出，電報(bào)上只是說兒子失蹤了，所以選missing，意為：失蹤的。根據(jù)句意故選A。

5.形容詞。calmly 冷靜地；quietly 安靜地； secretly秘密地。收到了兒子在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上失蹤的電報(bào)，害怕再也見不到兒子，在等待更多消息的心情應(yīng)該是“不安的”。根據(jù)句意故選B.

6.動(dòng)詞。A．fearing害怕；B．doubting懷疑；C．wondering想知道；D．expecting期盼。這里指老人害怕再也見不到兒子。故選A。

7.動(dòng)詞。complete 完成； double 加倍； remove移開。由下一句可以看出，他所擔(dān)心的事情真的發(fā)生了，也就是說他的兒子真的犧牲了。故選D。

8.形容詞。兒子去世了，父親感到很孤獨(dú)，所以選lonely，意為：孤獨(dú)的。A項(xiàng)的干擾性很大，但是該詞意為：不安的，和and前的upset意思上重復(fù)。。根據(jù)句意故選C。

9.名詞。上一句中有選項(xiàng)的名詞形式sadness復(fù)現(xiàn)。句意：圣誕節(jié)的上午，敲門聲喚醒了這位(因失去兒子)傷心的老人。故選A。
10.名詞。由他自我介紹中的“I was the one he was ____ when he died. ”可以看出，這位來客就是老人的兒子犧牲時(shí)救的那個(gè)人，再結(jié)合第二段的“The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.”可以看出，他也是一位士兵。故選soldier。下文中“the soldier told of how…”也提示了答案。故選B。

11.名詞。A．guard守衛(wèi)；B．photographer照相的人；C．partner伙伴；D．friend朋友。這里指我是你兒子的朋友。故選D。
12.動(dòng)詞。A．rescuing拯救；B．commanding命令；C．guarding守衛(wèi)；D．hiding隱藏。我是他拯救我的那個(gè)人。根據(jù)句意故選A

13.動(dòng)詞。由語(yǔ)境以及下文的told可以看出，這兩個(gè)人進(jìn)行了一些談話，所以選talk。根據(jù)句意故選C

14.動(dòng)詞。對(duì)應(yīng)第一段的“a passion for art collecting”，所以選love。句意：戰(zhàn)士告訴老人，他兒子生前告訴大家他非常熱愛藝術(shù)品，更不用說他的父親了。可知應(yīng)選B。

15.名詞。好的藝術(shù)作品都是藝術(shù)家創(chuàng)作的，而戰(zhàn)士帶來的禮物是戰(zhàn)士自己畫的，所以他要表達(dá)的意思是：我知道你很喜歡藝術(shù)珍品，我雖然不是藝術(shù)家，但是我畫了一幅您兒子的肖像，送給您。所以選artist。故選A。

16.副詞。盡管這幅畫畫得不是多么好(也就是文章所表達(dá)的：世界上絕對(duì)不會(huì)有人認(rèn)為這是一位天才畫家的作品)，但是卻細(xì)致地勾畫出了小伙子的面部特征。所以選never。根據(jù)句意故選B.

17.短語(yǔ)搭配。in detail為固定搭配，意為：詳細(xì)地。這里指繪畫詳盡地特寫了年輕男人的臉。故選C。

18.18】考查動(dòng)詞。A．thanked感激；B．questioned詢問；C．welcomed歡迎；D．treated對(duì)待。收到了別人精心準(zhǔn)備的禮物，自然應(yīng)該感謝。根據(jù)句意故選A.

19.短語(yǔ)辨析。push aside 把……向旁邊推。句意：老人把以前收藏的價(jià)值連城的藝術(shù)品放到了一邊，而把兒子的畫像掛到了最顯眼的位置。其他各詞都能和push搭配，但不符合語(yǔ)境。根據(jù)句意故選C.

20.名詞。A．treasure財(cái)富；B．gift 禮物；C．souvenir紀(jì)念品；D．package包裹。這里指的就是老人收到的禮物，也就是戰(zhàn)士送的畫像，所以選gift。根據(jù)句意故選B。

考點(diǎn)：記敘文。