Marta was born in Los Angeles and grew up in a Spanish-speaking home. When she started primary school, she had a ____1____ time. In the school, everyone spoke in English, while she could only speak Spanish. Therefore, nobody ____2____ her. In each class, Marta just hid herself in the corner and drew ____3____. Her art teacher soon noticed the girl was ____4____ art and encouraged her to draw. Marta kept drawing with the help of the teacher. At the age of 18, she went to the university to study ____5____.

When she studied more, Marta realized that she wanted to make a kind of art that wasn’t only shown in galleries (画廊). She wanted to paint murals (壁画) in the ____6____ so that they would be seen in the open air by people who hardly had a chance to go to galleries. And as she said, “My family and my neighbors have never ____7____ a gallery in all their lives.”

After graduation, Marta got a job as an art ____8____ and she encouraged her students to paint murals. Later, Marta started one of the largest murals in the world. She ____9____ with local artists, historians and lots of young people to complete it. Influenced by her, many people fell in love with art and took up drawing to ____10____ their love for life.

1.1

A short

B relaxing

C hard

D

解析：选C。 have a hard time 意为 "过得很艰难"。后文解释原因："everyone spoke in English, while she could only speak Spanish"（大家都说英语，而她只会说西班牙语），语言不通必然处境艰难，与 hard 语义吻合。A short、B relaxing 均无法与后文形成因果呼应。

2.2.

A heard

B understood

C asked

D

解析：选B。此处指语言不通导致别人 "听不懂" 她说的西班牙语，强调的是 "懂" 而非 "听见"，故用 understood。A heard 侧重 "声音入耳" 的生理动作，即使听不懂也能听见，与 "语言不通" 的逻辑不符；C asked 与语境无关。注意区分 hear（听见）与 understand（听懂），这是高频考点。

3.3.

A quietly

B clearly

C bravely

D

解析：选A。 "hide herself in the corner"（把自己藏在角落里）描绘的是一个自卑、孤独、不敢融入集体的形象，与 quietly（安静地、默默无闻地）搭配最贴切。C bravely（勇敢地）与后文 "老师鼓励她"（encouraged）矛盾 —— 若已勇敢则无需鼓励；B clearly（清楚地）修饰 "画画" 语义不通。

4.4.

A surprised at

B talented in

C tired of

D

解析：选B。be talented in 是固定搭配，意为 "在…… 方面有天赋"。老师注意到她有天赋才会 "鼓励她画画"（encouraged her to draw），前后构成因果关系。A surprised at（惊讶于）若是惊讶，则后文 "鼓励" 逻辑不通；C tired of（厌倦）与语境完全相反。固定搭配是完形高频考点。

5.5.

A art

B language

C sport

D

解析：选A。 全文围绕 Marta 的绘画之路展开，前文铺垫了她从小画画、受老师鼓励，此处上大学自然学 "艺术"。B language 虽与开头的语言障碍有关，但偏离主线 —— 她学的是艺术而非语言；C sport 完全无关。此题考查紧扣文章主线的能力，注意 "语言不通" 只是背景，不是文章主题。

6.6.

A museum

B street

C office

D

解析：选B。 后文关键词 "seen in the open air"（在露天被看到）与 "hardly had a chance to go to galleries"（几乎没有机会去画廊）说明她想把艺术搬到普通人身边，street（街头）最符合 "露天、人人可见" 的语义。A museum 与 gallery 同属室内艺术场所，与 "open air" 矛盾；C office 无关。注意与下文 "open air" 形成语义呼应。

7.7.

A found

B built

C visited

D

解析：选C。参观画廊是 visit a gallery，属常识性动宾搭配，也与上一题 "hardly had a chance to go to galleries"（几乎没有机会去画廊）形成呼应，解释了她画街头壁画的原因。A found（发现）、B built（建造）均搭配不当。

8.8.

A teacher

B lover

C collector

D

解析：选A。 后文 "she encouraged her students to paint murals"（她鼓励她的学生们画壁画）中出现了 students 一词，直接锁定答案 teacher。此题考查 "下文暗示上文" 的解题技巧 —— 答案常隐藏在后文的同义复现词中。

9.9.

A played

B agreed

C worked

D

解析：选C。 work with sb. 是固定搭配，意为 "与某人合作 / 共事"，与后文 "to complete it"（完成它）构成合理逻辑 —— 如此巨大的壁画必然需要多方协作。B agreed 后接 with 时意为 "同意某人"，但 "同意某人来完成壁画" 逻辑不通；A played 明显不符。

10.10.

A accept

B show

C expect

D

解析：选B。 took up drawing（拿起画笔）的目的是 "表达 /show" 对生活的热爱，show one's love for 是常见表达。A accept（接受）与 "热爱" 搭配生硬；C expect（期望）时态和语义均不符。此题考查动词与宾语的合理搭配。