There was a painter who was known for his ability to put life on canvas. His skill in the use of colors was so great that his paintings were____1____ true to life than life itself.

One day this skilled artist met a beautiful woman. As he observed her and spoke with her， he admired her more and more. He showered her with kindness and words of____2____ until she agreed to be his wife.

Not long after they were married，

____3____ ， the beautiful woman found out that she was more the object of his artistic interest than of his affections. When he admired her classic____4____ ， it was as if he____ 5____ standing in front of____6____work of art rather than in front of a human being. And soon he expressed his great desire to put her rare beauty on____7____.

“Please sit for me in the workroom，” he pleaded， “and I will make your beauty immortal. The work will be my masterpiece.”

So the beautiful， young wife of the artist sat ____ 8 ____ for hours in his____ 9____ ， not complaining. Day after day she sat obediently， smiling as she sat， because she loved him and she hoped that he would see her love in her____ 10____and obedience.

She ____ 11____ wanted to____ 12____to him， “Please love me and want me as a person rather than as an object!” But she spoke____13____but words which pleased him.

Hour after hour， day after day， she continued to sit for him patiently. The artist became ____14____involved____15____his work that he didn’t see ____16____as she smiled on， she was becoming ____17____ and unhappy.

Finally， his labor drew ____18____to its conclusion. The painter became wilder in his passion for his work. Since the woman knew that he had almost completed the task， her spirits were revived for a moment. Then when he finished， he was overjoyed at his work， ____ 19____“This is indeed life itself!” Then he____20 ____his beloved wife and saw that she was dead.

1. A. veryB. manyC. muchD. more

2. A. praiseB. thanksC. disappointmentD. pride

3. A. butB. howeverC. forD. and

4. A. shapeB. styleC. beautyD. clothes

5. A. wasB. isC. wereD. have been

6. A. aB. theC. anD. /

7. A. silkB. clothC. paperD. canvas

8. A. sadlyB. patientlyC. regretfullyD. thoughtfully

9. A. classroomB. bathroomC. workroomD. bedroom

10. A. smileB. laughC. laughterD. sadness

11. A. sometimeB. some timeC. some timesD. sometimes

12. A. call forB. call onC. call backD. call out

13. A. somethingB. anything C. nothing D. everything

14. A. tooB. soC. suchD. deeply

15. A. atB. inC. behindD. within

16. A. whatB. whichC. thatD. /

17. A. weakB. strongC. excitedD. worried

18. A. nearlyB. almostC. hardlyD. near

19. A. criedB. cryingC. to cryD. cry

20. A. turned toB. turned onC. turned inD. turned off

答案及解析

1. D所填詞與后面的than構(gòu)成more...than...結(jié)構(gòu)。

2. A畫家為了取悅這位漂亮的女士，肯定會說一些“贊揚(yáng)”對方的話。

3. B所填詞應(yīng)表示轉(zhuǎn)折，且被逗號隔開，故為however。

4. C前文只提到女士的“美”，并未談其外形(shape)、風(fēng)格(style)和服裝(clothes)，所以此句應(yīng)表達(dá)“當(dāng)他贊賞她的古典美的時候”。

5. C在此為虛擬語氣。

6. A此空后的work表示“作品”之意，為可數(shù)名詞，且此空表泛指。

7. D從“There was a painter who was known for his ability to put life on canvas.”可知。

8. B從倒數(shù)第2段的“Hour after hour， day after day， she continued to sit for him patiently.”可知。

9. C前文的“Please sit for me in the workroom”中有暗示 。

10. A表示結(jié)果的前句“Day after day she sat obediently，smiling as she sat，”中有暗示。

11. D句意為“她有時想大聲對他說……”。sometime 表示“某時”;some time表示“一些時間”;some times表示“一些次數(shù)”;sometimes表示“有時”。

12. D句意為“她有時想大聲對他說……”。call for表示“要求、需要”;call on表示“號召、拜訪”;call back表示“召回、回電話”;call out表示“出動、大聲叫喊”。

13. C句意為“但她只說了些使他高興的話”。所填詞應(yīng)與后面的but構(gòu)成短語，表示“除了、只不過”。

14. B所填詞與后面的that構(gòu)成so...that...結(jié)構(gòu)。

15. B考查短語become involved in(“陷入”)。

16. C所填詞僅起引導(dǎo)賓語從句的作用，不作成分，也不表意，賓語從句中又含有as 引導(dǎo)的狀語從句，因此引導(dǎo)詞that不可省略。

17. A 從后文可知這位美人因“虛弱”致死。

18. D所填詞與前面的drew構(gòu)成短語drew near，表示“臨近”。

19. B所填詞作伴隨狀語。

20. A句意為“當(dāng)他轉(zhuǎn)向他心愛的妻子……”。turn to 表示“轉(zhuǎn)向、求助”;turn on 表示“打開”;turn in 表示“上交、歸還”;turn off 表示“關(guān)掉”。

編輯/梁宇清