二、完形填空。(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,计 15 分)
Some artists today create art with very unusual things, like old clothes, vegetables and butterflies. Gary LeMaster creates beautiful art 1 a kind of unusual material. He uses eggshells! An eggshell is the 2 outside part of an egg.
How does he do it? First, he 3 a picture on the eggshell with a pencil. Then he uses a tool to 4 the pattern. Clearly, it is very 5. LeMaster needs to control the tool very 6. If he doesn't, the eggshell may break into many 7 pieces. Then he has to 8 the eggshell and start again with a new one.
When the sculpture(雕刻品) is finished, LeMaster puts a 9 material on it. Now the eggshell sculpture will not break. Then he puts each sculpture in a space 10 people can just look at it, but won't break it. Sometimes he puts 11 sculptures under glass. This way, the sculptures will 12 a long time.
LeMaster makes many different kinds of 13 eggshell sculptures. Making the sculptures has improved his attention. He wishes to become an artist in the future to offer as 14 wonders to people as possible. He will also try his best to make his dream 15.
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Some artists today create art with very unusual things, like old clothes, vegetables and butterflies. Gary LeMaster creates beautiful art 1 a kind of unusual material. He uses eggshells! An eggshell is the 2 outside part of an egg.
How does he do it? First, he 3 a picture on the eggshell with a pencil. Then he uses a tool to 4 the pattern. Clearly, it is very 5. LeMaster needs to control the tool very 6. If he doesn't, the eggshell may break into many 7 pieces. Then he has to 8 the eggshell and start again with a new one.
When the sculpture(雕刻品) is finished, LeMaster puts a 9 material on it. Now the eggshell sculpture will not break. Then he puts each sculpture in a space 10 people can just look at it, but won't break it. Sometimes he puts 11 sculptures under glass. This way, the sculptures will 12 a long time.
LeMaster makes many different kinds of 13 eggshell sculptures. Making the sculptures has improved his attention. He wishes to become an artist in the future to offer as 14 wonders to people as possible. He will also try his best to make his dream 15.
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答案：1. D【点拨】根据“a kind of unusual material”和“He uses eggshells!”可知，此处表示他用不同寻常的材料进行创作。故选 D。2. C【点拨】根据“outside part of an egg”可知，蛋壳是鸡蛋外部坚硬的部分。故选 C。3. B【点拨】根据“a picture on the eggshell with a pencil”可知，此处指用铅笔画画。故选 B。4. A【点拨】根据语境可知，此处指将图案刻出来。故选 A。5. B【点拨】根据“If he doesn't, the eggshell may break into many 7 pieces. ”及常识可知，这一过程是很难的。故选 B。6. C【点拨】根据“If he doesn't, the eggshell may break into many 7 pieces. ”可知，蛋壳一不小心就会碎掉，所以操作时要慢一些。故选 C。7. A【点拨】句意: 如果他不这样做，蛋壳会裂成很多小块。little 小的。故选 A。8. C【点拨】put away 放好；get away 逃跑；throw away 扔掉；walk away 走开。根据“start again with a new one”可知，此处指扔掉破碎的蛋壳。故选 C。9. D【点拨】根据“Now the eggshell sculpture will not break. ”可知，现在蛋壳不像之前那样容易破裂，是因为涂了特殊的材料。故选 D。10. A【点拨】根据语境可知，此处用 so 表结果。故选 A。11. B【点拨】根据语境可知，主语是 he，此处需用形容词性物主代词 his。故选 B。12. B【点拨】根据语境可知，把雕刻品放在玻璃下面是为了让它们保存更久，B 选项符合语境。故选 B。13. A【点拨】结合前文内容可知，此处是陈述他的作品的特点，为正面赞扬，排除 B 项和 C 项，且被修饰词为物，所以此处应填 amazing。故选 A。14. B【点拨】many 许多，修饰可数名词。故选 B。15. D【点拨】come down 下来；come back 回来；come on 加油；come true 实现。根据语境可知，此处指实现梦想。故选 D。