五、完形填空
“Karen, stop playing on the internet. Clean up the basement（地下室）, and then we'll go to the ,” Karen's mum called. Karen didn't think she was playing. , she was busy with a drawing programme. Still, she turned off the computer.
The basement was full of old boxes. In one of them, Karen found a(n) painting. It was made of thick layers（层）of paint, with a black rectangle（长方形）in the centre. Who painted it? Why is the rectangle there? She thought about these questions on the way to the museum.
At the museum, there was a painting called Shevegen Sands. It had been in the museum for many years. People had always wondered a crowd of people in the painting were looking at nothing. Then one day, a researcher cleaned the painting. He was surprised to discover a huge whale that had been washed up on the beach. The whale had been under the paint for 140 years! Now everyone wanted to see it.
“Paintings like this show how artists changed their while painting,” said Karen's mum. She thought of the black rectangle. Is there something under it too?
As soon as Karen got home, she began to clean the painting . Soon the rectangle was gone, but there was nothing under it. Karen looked .
“I have an idea,” Karen's mum smiled. “Why not paint something new in the place where the rectangle had been?” Karen took the job and the painting for the rest of the summer.
“Now the painting is by two artists! You've made history!” Karen's mum said with in her eyes.
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“Karen, stop playing on the internet. Clean up the basement（地下室）, and then we'll go to the ,” Karen's mum called. Karen didn't think she was playing. , she was busy with a drawing programme. Still, she turned off the computer.
The basement was full of old boxes. In one of them, Karen found a(n) painting. It was made of thick layers（层）of paint, with a black rectangle（长方形）in the centre. Who painted it? Why is the rectangle there? She thought about these questions on the way to the museum.
At the museum, there was a painting called Shevegen Sands. It had been in the museum for many years. People had always wondered a crowd of people in the painting were looking at nothing. Then one day, a researcher cleaned the painting. He was surprised to discover a huge whale that had been washed up on the beach. The whale had been under the paint for 140 years! Now everyone wanted to see it.
“Paintings like this show how artists changed their while painting,” said Karen's mum. She thought of the black rectangle. Is there something under it too?
As soon as Karen got home, she began to clean the painting . Soon the rectangle was gone, but there was nothing under it. Karen looked .
“I have an idea,” Karen's mum smiled. “Why not paint something new in the place where the rectangle had been?” Karen took the job and the painting for the rest of the summer.
“Now the painting is by two artists! You've made history!” Karen's mum said with in her eyes.
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D
）1. A. beach B. market C. garden D. museum（
B
）2. A. In all B. In fact C. At first D. For example（
B
）3. A. modern B. strange C. famous D. expensive（
B
）4. A. where B. why C. how D. when（
C
）5. A. left B. lost C. hidden D. placed（
A
）6. A. minds B. hobbies C. dreams D. choices（
C
）7. A. quietly B. secretly C. carefully D. bravely（
D
）8. A. angry B. nervous C. worried D. disappointed（
A
）9. A. focused on B. passed on C. suffered from D. gave up（
D
）10. A. courage B. doubt C. patience D. pride答案：1.D 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.D
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文，讲述了Karen在地下室发现一幅奇怪的旧画，和妈妈去博物馆看到类似画作后，回家清理自己的画并创作新内容的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析及逻辑关系，逐一分析每个空格的选项，确保所选答案符合文章情节和语义逻辑。
【解析】
1. 第1空：根据下文“on the way to the museum”可知，妈妈答应清理完地下室后去博物馆，故选D。
2. 第2空：前句提到Karen不觉得自己在玩，后句说明她实际在画画，In fact（事实上）符合转折逻辑，故选B。
3. 第3空：这幅画有厚颜料层和中间的黑色长方形，看起来很奇怪，strange符合语境，故选B。
4. 第4空：人们一直好奇画中人群为什么看着空的地方，why引导宾语从句表原因，故选B。
5. 第5空：研究人员发现鲸鱼被藏在颜料下140年，hidden（隐藏）符合文意，故选C。
6. 第6空：妈妈说这类画作体现艺术家创作时改变了想法，changed minds（改变想法）符合语境，故选A。
7. 第7空：清理画作需要仔细操作，carefully（仔细地）符合动作要求，故选C。
8. 第8空：清理后发现黑色长方形下没有东西，Karen感到失望，disappointed符合情绪，故选D。
9. 第9空：Karen接受任务，整个夏天都专注于创作，focused on（专注于）符合搭配，故选A。
10. 第10空：妈妈称赞Karen创造了历史，眼里充满骄傲，pride符合情感，故选D。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文通过贴近生活的故事考查完形填空解题能力，侧重上下文逻辑和词汇词义的运用，易于理解，能帮助学生巩固词汇与语境分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一篇记叙文，讲述了Karen在地下室发现一幅奇怪的旧画，和妈妈去博物馆看到类似画作后，回家清理自己的画并创作新内容的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析及逻辑关系，逐一分析每个空格的选项，确保所选答案符合文章情节和语义逻辑。
【解析】
1. 第1空：根据下文“on the way to the museum”可知，妈妈答应清理完地下室后去博物馆，故选D。
2. 第2空：前句提到Karen不觉得自己在玩，后句说明她实际在画画，In fact（事实上）符合转折逻辑，故选B。
3. 第3空：这幅画有厚颜料层和中间的黑色长方形，看起来很奇怪，strange符合语境，故选B。
4. 第4空：人们一直好奇画中人群为什么看着空的地方，why引导宾语从句表原因，故选B。
5. 第5空：研究人员发现鲸鱼被藏在颜料下140年，hidden（隐藏）符合文意，故选C。
6. 第6空：妈妈说这类画作体现艺术家创作时改变了想法，changed minds（改变想法）符合语境，故选A。
7. 第7空：清理画作需要仔细操作，carefully（仔细地）符合动作要求，故选C。
8. 第8空：清理后发现黑色长方形下没有东西，Karen感到失望，disappointed符合情绪，故选D。
9. 第9空：Karen接受任务，整个夏天都专注于创作，focused on（专注于）符合搭配，故选A。
10. 第10空：妈妈称赞Karen创造了历史，眼里充满骄傲，pride符合情感，故选D。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文通过贴近生活的故事考查完形填空解题能力，侧重上下文逻辑和词汇词义的运用，易于理解，能帮助学生巩固词汇与语境分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.6