
My mother was an artist. Growing up, I could draw a little myself and enjoyed doing so, but I never had her ___1___.
Once, I asked her how I could improve. I ___2___ her to say something like “Practice 10,000 hours”, ___3___ she only told me “Look at the things you want to draw”. Hearing her words, I ___4___ it because that’s exactly what I thought I had been doing.
“You probably aren’t,” she explained. “Actually, people ___5___ look at things carefully. They just look at them quickly and then ___6___ their brain to imagine all the small parts they miss. However, the brain fails, leading to ___7___ drawing.” Then I did as I was told, and looked long and hard at the object I wanted to draw: an apple. I noticed more about its ___8___, color, and size. I drew each part carefully—and sure enough, it turned out to be a pretty ___9___ apple.
I loved the experience of really looking. I came to ___10___ mom’s words. That was to enjoy seeing something deeply and drawing it carefully.
1.1.
A talent
B chance
C wealth
D courage
解析:选A。根据前文“My mother was an artist. Growing up, I could draw a little myself and enjoyed doing so”(我母亲是一名艺术家。长大后,我自己也能画一点,而且喜欢画画)可知,这里表示“但我从来没有她的天赋”。“talent”意为“天赋”,符合语境;“chance”意为“机会”;“wealth”意为“财富”;“courage”意为“勇气”,均不符合文意。所以选A。
2.2.
A required
B advised
C warned
D expected
解析:选D。D根据前文“Once, I asked her how I could improve.”(有一次,我问她我怎样才能提高)可知,这里表示“我期望她说一些像‘练习一万小时’这样的话”。“expected”意为“期望”,符合语境;“required”意为“要求”;“advised”意为“建议”;“warned”意为“警告”,均不符合文意。所以选D。
3.3.
A so
B and
C but
D as
解析:选C。C前文说“我期望她说一些像‘练习一万小时’这样的话”,后文说“她只告诉我‘看看你想画的东西’”,前后是转折关系。“but”表示转折,符合语境;“so”表示因果;“and”表示并列;“as”表示当……时候、因为等,均不符合文意。所以选C。
4.4.
A shared
B believed
C expressed
D doubted
解析:选D。根据后文“because that’s exactly what I thought I had been doing”(因为那正是我认为自己一直在做的事情)可知,这里表示“听到她的话,我怀疑它”。“doubted”意为“怀疑”,符合语境;“shared”意为“分享”;“believed”意为“相信”;“expressed”意为“表达”,均不符合文意。所以选D。
5.5.
A seldom
B always
C still
D only
解析:选A。根据后文“They just look at them quickly”(他们只是快速地看一眼)可知,这里表示“实际上,人们很少仔细看东西”。“seldom”意为“很少”,符合语境;“always”意为“总是”;“still”意为“仍然”;“only”意为“仅仅”,均不符合文意。所以选A。
6.6.
A work out
B take up
C depend on
D turn down
解析:选C。根据后文“their brain to imagine all the small parts they miss”(他们的大脑去想象他们错过的所有小部分)可知,这里表示“然后依靠他们的大脑”。“depend on”意为“依靠”,符合语境;“work out”意为“算出、解决”;“take up”意为“占据、开始从事”;“turn down”意为“调低、拒绝”,均不符合文意。所以选C。
7.7.
A poor
B special
C amazing
D new
解析:选A。根据前文“However, the brain fails”(然而,大脑失灵了)可知,这里表示“导致画得很差”。“poor”意为“差的”,符合语境;“special”意为“特别的”;“amazing”意为“令人惊奇的”;“new”意为“新的”,均不符合文意。所以选A。
8.8.
A smell
B shape
C weight
D taste
解析:选B。根据前文“looked long and hard at the object I wanted to draw: an apple”(长时间仔细地看着我想画的物体:一个苹果)可知,这里表示“我注意到了更多关于它的形状、颜色和大小”。“shape”意为“形状”,符合语境;“smell”意为“气味”;“weight”意为“重量”;“taste”意为“味道”,均不符合文意。所以选B。
9.9.
A well-drawn
B well-developed
C well-known
D well-prepared
解析:选A。根据前文“I drew each part carefully”(我仔细地画每一部分)可知,这里表示“结果画出了一个相当画得好的苹果”。“well - drawn”意为“画得好的”,符合语境;“well - developed”意为“发育良好的”;“well - known”意为“著名的”;“well - prepared”意为“准备充分的”,均不符合文意。所以选A。
10.10.
A translate
B spread
C retell
D understand
解析:选D。根据前文“I loved the experience of really looking.”(我喜欢真正观察的体验)可知,这里表示“我开始理解妈妈的话”。“understand”意为“理解”,符合语境;“translate”意为“翻译”;“spread”意为“传播”;“retell”意为“复述”,均不符合文意。所以选D。