四、请认真阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
主题群:文学、艺术与体育 子主题:艺术形式 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
Did Leonardo da Vinci want Mona Lisa to live behind a wall of glass? When the great works of art were created, they weren't 1.
normally
(normal) hidden away and guarded. Art 2.
needs
(need) to be where people can actually reach it and see it! Art in museums is fascinating. But is that the only way to experience art?
Street art is 3.
an
inexpensive example of this. Liu Zhicheng and his partner Xu Fengkai are two young 4.
artists
(art) born in Yunnan Province. They paint on the walls of farmhouses in villages. Classic symbols in Chinese culture, such as lotus flowers(莲花) and cranes(仙鹤), are the local favourites. These two young men are 5.
widely
(wide) admired for their excellent artworks. It makes them happy—they know that their paintings 6.
have planted
(plant) seeds of love for art in people's hearts since they started painting outside.
Street art often brings joy to busy people as they pass 7.
by
. David Zinn is known for his 3D drawings. People are 8.
surprised
(surprise) that David can turn common things into pretty creations with chalk. A hole in the wall becomes a window for a mouse 9.
and
some grass can become a rabbit's skirt. Zinn's art adds a touch of magic to people's 10.
lives
(life).
解析:
【分析】本题为英语语法填空题,需结合短文语境,运用词性转换、冠词用法、动词时态、固定搭配等语法知识解题。解题时先通读全文理解主旨,再逐个分析每个空格的考点:1处需用副词修饰动词;2处主语为不可数名词,需用一般现在时的动词三单形式;3处表泛指且单词以元音音素开头,需用不定冠词;4处数词后接可数名词复数;5处需用副词修饰动词;6处由since引导的时间状语从句,主句需用现在完成时;7处考查固定搭配;8处主语为人,需用ed结尾的形容词;9处前后分句为并列关系,需用并列连词;10处需用名词复数形式。
【解析】1. 空格修饰动词hidden,需用副词,normal的副词形式为normally,故填normally;2. 主语Art为不可数名词,全文时态为一般现在时,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式,故填needs;3. 此处表泛指“一个……的例子”,且inexpensive以元音音素开头,用不定冠词an,故填an;4. two后接可数名词复数,此处指“艺术家”,artist的复数为artists,故填artists;5. 空格修饰动词admired,需用副词,wide的副词形式为widely,故填widely;6. since引导时间状语从句,主句用现在完成时,主语their paintings为复数,故填have planted;7. 固定搭配pass by意为“经过”,符合语境,故填by;8. 主语为People(人),表示“感到惊讶的”用ed结尾的形容词surprised,故填surprised;9. 前后分句为并列关系,用并列连词and连接,故填and;10. 此处指“人们的生活”,people为复数,life的复数形式为lives,故填lives。
【答案】1. normally 2. needs 3. an 4. artists 5. widely 6. have planted 7. by 8. surprised 9. and 10. lives
【知识点】词性转换、动词时态、冠词用法
【点评】本题是关于街头艺术的说明文语法填空,主要考查初中英语核心语法点,难度适中,要求学生掌握基础的词汇变形、时态运用及固定搭配知识。
【难度系数】0.6