完形阅读综合练(七)1(2009·南宁名校联考)Thepowerofencouragementisgreat.Youmaydrawsomeinspirationfromthefollowingstory.DanteGabrielRossetti,afamous19thcenturypoetandartist,wasonce1byanelderlyman.Theoldmanhadsomesketches(素描)anddrawingsthathe2Rossettitolookatandtellhimiftheywereanygood,oriftheyatleastshowed3talent.Rossettilookedthem4carefully.Afterthefirstfew,heknewthattheywereworthless,showingnottheleast5ofartistictalent.ButRossettiwasa6man,andhetoldtheelderlymanasgentlyaspossiblethatthepictureswereoflittle7andshowedlittletalent.Hewassorry,buthecouldnot8totheman.Thevisitorwas9,butseemedtoexpectRossetti’s10.Hethenapologizedfor11Rossetti’stime,butwouldhejust12afewmoredrawings—thesedonebya(n)13artstudent？Rossettilookedoverthe14batch(一批)ofsketchesandimmediatelybecameenthusiasticoverthetalentthey15.“These,”hesaid,“Oh,thesearegood.Thisyoungstudenthasgreattalent.Heshouldbegivenevery16andencouragementinhiscareerasanartist.Hehasa17futureifhewillworkandsticktoit.”Rossetticouldseethattheoldmanwas18moved.“Whoisthisfineyoungartist？”heasked.“Yourson？”“No,”saidtheoldmansadly.“ItwasIwhopaintedthepictures40yearsago.19Ihadheardyourpraisethen！Foryousee,Igotdiscouragedand20drawing—toosoon.”1．A.abandonedB．approachedC．inspectedD．requested答案B解析approach在此意为“接近,靠近；访问(某人)”。2．A.hopedB．madeC．hadD．wanted答案D解析wantsb.todosth.想要某人做某事。hope后面不能接不定式作宾补。make,have后面可接不定式作宾补,但要省略不定式符号to。B．commercialC．officialD．spiritual答案A解析potentialtalent潜能。4．A.upB．onC．overD．down答案C解析looksth.over逐一检查某物。后面的lookedoverthe...batch也有提示。B．markC．chanceD．view答案A解析shownottheleastsignof没有表现出一点迹象。6．A.rudeB．kindC．talentedD．creative答案B解析从后面一句“hetoldtheelderlymanasgentlyaspossible”可以看出这位艺术家的“善良”。B．priceC．valueD．quality答案C解析从后面的“showedlittletalent”可以看出这些画没什么价值。8．A.speakB．apologizeC．listenD．lie答案D解析虽然他感到遗憾,但他得实话实说(不能对老人撒谎)。B．annoyedC．delightedD．puzzled答案A解析听到这样的评价当然会使人“感到失望”。B．adjustmentC．statementD．judgment答案D解析从后面可以看出这位老人期待艺术家评价一下另外一批绘画作品。故选judgment。11．A.takingupB．turningupC．makingupD．lookingup答案A解析takeup在此是“占用”之意。12．A.aimatB．glareatC．lookatD．stareat答案C解析这位老人希望艺术家再看几幅绘画作品。13．A.oldB．youngC．famousD．talented答案B解析从后面艺术家猜测这些画是老人的儿子所作可知young在此比较合适。B．secondC．thirdD．last答案B解析开始时看了一批画,这时看的画应该属于“第二批”。15．A.reviewedB．exposedC．revealedD．rejected答案C解析reveal显示,展示,显露。16．A.helpB．timeC．chanceD．work答案A解析应该给予这位有才华的年轻画家以更多的帮助。17．A.charmingB．boomingC．promisingD．touching答案C解析promising有希望的,有前途的。B．smoothlyC．barelyD．deeply答案D解析这位老人被深深地(deeply)打动了。19．A.IfonlyB．OnlyifC．NowthatD．Aslongas答案A解析ifonly要是……该多好呀,后面接虚拟语气,表示未能实现的一种愿望。20．A.insistedonB．gaveupC．headedtoD．ledto答案B解析老人年轻时没有得到应有的鼓励,感到气馁,故可断定他过早地放弃了绘画事业。2I’maskepticwhenitcomestothebenefitsoftakingvitaminsandothersupplements.Weswallowfarmorevitaminsthananyothercountry—yetwe’renotthehealthiestfolksbyfar,nordowelivethelongest.There’smorebadnewsforvitaminsthiswee...
