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【題目】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 his country. 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 are 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 striking 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. latest B. richest C. finest D. cheapest

【2】A. flood B. fire C. storm D. war

【3】A. save B. help C. serve D. build

【4】A. missing B. acting C. fighting D. dying

【5】A. calmly B. anxiously 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. angry D. worried

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

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

【12】A. rescuing B. carrying C. guarding D. hiding

【13】A. argue B. move C. talk D. eat

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

【15】A. artist B. businessman C. hero D. reporter

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

span>【17】A. for B. of C. in D. on

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

【19】A. down B. up C. aside D. off

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【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】

【1】C 由上文的描述"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。

【2】D 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)爭吞沒了整個(gè)國家，小伙子離開家鄉(xiāng)到前線報(bào)效國家。所以選war，意思是：戰(zhàn)爭。

【3】C這里指的是年輕人參軍保衛(wèi)國家，所以選serve。serve the country意為：報(bào)效祖國。save挽救；help幫助；build建設(shè)。

【4】A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。

【5】B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”，所以選B。calmly冷靜地；quietly安靜地；secretly秘密地。

【6】A句意見上一題。由句意知選A。

【7】D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，所以選D，意為：（得到）證實(shí)。complete 完成；double 加倍；remove 移開。

【8】C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在意思上重復(fù)。

【9】A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。

【10】B 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。

【11】D能夠舍身相救，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有friend符合語境。

【12】A由第二段的最后一句話可知答案。rescue挽救。

【13】C由語境以及下文的told可以看出，這兩個(gè)人進(jìn)行了一些談話，所以選talk。

【14】B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。對(duì)應(yīng)第一段的"a passion for art collecting"，所以選 love。

【15】A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2術(shù)珍品，雖然我不是藝術(shù)家，但是我畫了一幅您兒子的肖像送給您。所以選artist。

【16】B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。

【17】C in detail為固定搭配，意為：詳細(xì)地。

【18】A收到了別人精心準(zhǔn)備的禮物，自然應(yīng)該感謝，所以選A。

【19】C push aside把……往旁邊推。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，但不符合語境。

【20】B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。