Question

【题目】 In our life, many people love to eat peanuts（花生）, and Steve Casino is among them. We call him a special artist _____ the US. He is very fond of peanuts. And eating peanuts is not enough for him. He likes to ______ strange things out of peanuts.

Steve has already changed peanut shells______about one hundred little statues(雕像). Among these statues,______ are famous people such as Elvis Presley, Albert Einstein, Bruce Lee and Johnny Depp. He also makes statues of characters from ______,like Batman, Robin, Superman and Captain America. When we look through his website,we can find his steps to make his artworks. First, he takes away the nuts from the shells. ______,he glues the shells back together. After that he gives his statues arms and legs, and paints them ______. It usually takes him twenty hours to paint a statue. At last, he puts the statue in a glass dome（圆顶状物）and people can ______ it for a long time.

Steve Casino calls himself a "Painter of Nuts". "I eat peanuts every day and they're always around. I ______ happy to use peanuts to make things," he said. Steve has even turned this art into big money. He makes statues of anyone such as people's friends, family and favourite stars. However, his artworks are ______ because it takes him a lot of time to make them. But we must remember these statues are special arts and they look very beautiful. What do you think of his art? Let's buy one to have a look.

【1】A.byB.offC.fromD.at

【2】A.takeB.buyC.showD.make

【3】A.forB.intoC.fromD.by

【4】A.thereB.theyC.theseD.those

【5】A.degreesB.rubbishC.moviesD.power

【6】A.ButB.BeforeC.AfterD.Then

【7】A.easilyB.carefullyC.hurriedlyD.hardly

【8】A.keepB.spendC.sellD.touch

【9】A.tasteB.smellC.soundD.feel

【10】A.cheapB.smallC.expensiveD.thin

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】

本文讲述一个来自美国的艺术家Steve Casino用花生壳做成许多雕像，并详细介绍制作过程。这些作品很贵，因为Steve Casino花了很多时间来制作。

【1】句意：我们称他为来自美国的特别艺术家。

by通过；off离开；from来自；at在。根据句意可知，Steve Casino是一个来自美国的艺术家。故选C。

【2】句意：他喜欢用花生做奇怪的东西。

take带走；buy买；show展示；make做。make… out of…用……做成……，固定短语。故选D。

【3】句意：Steve已经把花生壳转变成了大约一百个小雕像。

for为；into进入；from来自，从；by通过。change…into…把……改变成……，固定搭配。故选B。

【4】句意：在这些雕像中，有著名的人物，如……。

there那里；they他/她/它们；these这些；those那些。此句是there be句型，结构为：there are+名词复数+其他。故选A。

【5】句意：他还制作了电影中的人物雕像，像……。

degrees度数；rubbish垃圾；movies电影；power能量。根据空后列举“like Batman, Robin, Superman and Captain America”可知，应是电影中的人物。故选C。

【6】句意：然后他把花生壳粘在一起。

But但是；Before在……以前；After在……以后；Then然后。根据前句中“First”及后句中“After that”可知，皆为表示顺序的副词，故此处应是“Then然后”。故选D。

【7】句意：在那之后，他给他的雕像加上手臂和腿，并仔细地画它们。

easily容易地；carefully仔细地，认真地；hurriedly匆忙地；hardly几乎不。根据后文“It usually takes him twenty hours to paint a statue. 他通常花二十个小时画一座雕像。”可知，他画画仔细。故选B。

【8】句意：人们可以把它保存很长时间。

keep保存，保持；spend花费，度过；sell卖；ouch触摸。根据前分句“he puts the statue in a glass dome（圆顶状物）”可知，应是为了把它保存很长时间。故选A。

【9】句意：我感到很高兴用花生来做东西。

taste品尝；B. smell闻起来；sound听起来；feel感到。空后“happy高兴的”描述心理感受，应是感到高兴。故选D。

【10】句意：然而，他的作品很贵，因为他花了很多时间来制作。

cheap便宜的；small小的；expensive昂贵的；thin瘦的。根据后面的句子“because it takes him a lot of time to make them因为他花了很多时间来制作”可知，他的作品很贵。故选C。

完形填空题与单项选择题不同，它给出的是一篇意思较为完整的短文。做该题型试题时，首先应跳过空格通读全文，以全文为背景，联系句子的上下文进行推理和判断，从四个选项中选出一项进行试填。考生可以从词义用法、固定搭配、逻辑推理和上下文的联系等方面去考虑。最后应再把全文通览一遍，细心检查所选答案能否使短文上下连贯，前后呼应，词句通顺，使短文意思完整。检查时还应从语法、惯用法、逻辑推理和事情发生的情节等方面进行考虑，以达到准确无误之目的。例如小题3，for为；into进入；from来自，从；by通过。change…into…把……改变成……，固定搭配。故选B。