单选题
The most famous painter in Victoria's history is Emily Carr. When she was a child, she discovered that walking in the woods【C1】______more to her than playing with other children, and that she was more interested in【C2】______the streets of old Victoria than playing at home with【C3】______and spending her time making up. Emily was a cute little girl who spent【C4】______of her childhood in Beacon Hill Park, 【C5】______was very close to her home. Drawing【C6】______her, and she also liked to play with the pets. She had ducks and chickens, and even【C7】______a monkey. She was【C8】______interested in the First Nations people and the Chinese people she saw in Victoria's Chinatown. Their culture and way of dressing seemed so【C9】______from her own. As she became a young, strong and【C10】______woman, Emily began to go on long trips into the forests to【C11】______and draw what she saw. She loved the free and simple【C12】______of the First Nations people. In the summer of 1895 she went on【C13】______with two other women to 【C14】______the wilderness along the Cowichan River that runs through Duncan, 【C15】______north of Victoria. She knew more about their lifestyle and the forests of B. C. than【C16】______other European woman. When you look at her paintings, you can sense the【C17】______of these dark, mysterious forests. Her paintings are now very famous and, 【C18】______the dark colors may not be attractive to some people, they【C19】______the beauty and mystery of the deep woods and the skill of a great artist. Emily was a very brave and independent woman. She walked through the woods alone, even though she knew that bears and wolves might be her only【C20】______.
单选题
【C1】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：四个选项均有“吸引”之意。A项attract常用于sth．／sb．attract sb．；B项appeal“吸引，引起兴趣”，用法sth．／sb．appeal to sb．；C项allure强调“引诱，诱惑”；D项induce“引诱，促使”。根据语义和搭配结构可知B正确。