单选题 In this part you are asked to choose the best word for each blank in the
passage.
The most famous painter in Victoria's
history is Emily Carr. When she was a child, she discovered that walking in the
woods{{U}} 1 {{/U}}more to her than playing with other children, and
that she was more interested in {{U}} 2 {{/U}}the streets of old
Victoria than playing at home with{{U}} 3 {{/U}}and spending her time
making up. Emily was a cute little girl who spent{{U}} 4
{{/U}}of her childhood in Beacon Hill Park,{{U}} 5 {{/U}}was very
close to her home. Drawing{{U}} 6 {{/U}}her, and she also liked to
play with the pets. She had ducks and chickens, and even{{U}} 7 {{/U}}a
monkey. She was{{U}} 8 {{/U}}interested in the First Nations people
and the Chinese people she saw in Victoria's Chinatown. Their culture and way of
dressing seemed so{{U}} 9 {{/U}}from her own. As she
became a young, strong and{{U}} 10 {{/U}}woman, Emily began to go on
long trips into the forests to {{U}} 11 {{/U}}and draw what she saw.
She loved the free and simple{{U}} 12 {{/U}}of the First Nations
people. In the summer of 1895 she went on{{U}} 13 {{/U}}with two other
women to{{U}} 14 {{/U}}the wilderness along the Cowichan River that
runs through Duncan,{{U}} 15 {{/U}}north of Victoria.
She knew more about their lifestyle and the forests of B. C. than{{U}}
16 {{/U}}other European woman. When you look at her paintings, you
can sense the{{U}} 17 {{/U}}of these dark, mysterious forests. Her
paintings are now very famous and,{{U}} 18 {{/U}}the dark colors may
not be attractive to some people, they{{U}} 19 {{/U}}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{{U}} 20 {{/U}}.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：动词搭配和辨析。本句考查的是appeal sth．to sb．这个结构，表示什么东西对某人有吸引力。下面四个词都有吸引的意思。attract为及物动词，表达方式为：sth．/ sb．attract sb．，如：Flowers attract many bees．鲜花招引来许多蜜蜂。appeal表示“吸引，引起兴趣”时的用法为：sth．/sb．appeal to sb．，如：She appeals to me．我对她感兴趣。allure强调“引诱，诱惑”，表达方式为：sth．allure sb．，如：They allured her into a snare．他们诱她落入圈套。induce意为“引诱，促使”，表达方式为：sth．/sb．induce sb．，如：Too much food induces sleepiness．吃得过饱会产生睡意。另外一个线索就是，more than结构，前后是“对应成分”。如果误选了A或其他选项，就是中了“中文代人”的出题技巧。根据语义和搭配，B符合题意。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：动词辨析。dash意为“飞跑，猛冲”；stroll意为“闲逛，溜达”，多指逛街或公园等地方，有一定的目的性；jog意为“慢跑”，是一种锻炼方式；roam多指“无目的地漫游”，含自由、快乐之意，后面可直接跟地点，如：roam the woods，在森林里漫步。根据题意，Emily是一个喜欢自由自在在户外玩的小孩子，因此D为最佳答案。另外一个线索就是，more than结构，前后是“对应成分”。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：动词辨析。fascinate意为“使着迷，吸引”，如：The city fascinates him．这座城市吸引了他。bewilder意为“使迷惑，使糊涂”，如：I was bewildered by the maze of streets in the city．我被市里错综复杂的街道弄糊涂了。capture意为“俘获，赢得”，如：The criminal was captured．罪犯被捕获。indulge意为“放纵，迁就”，常与in连用，表示“喜欢，沉迷”，如：indulge in tobacco．吸烟无度。根据题意，绘画对Emily很有吸引力，A为答案。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考核的知识点是：动词搭配和辨析。evoke意为“唤起、引起某种情绪、兴趣或记忆”。 arouse意为“唤起(情绪)”，如：arouse suspicion引起猜疑，arouse enthusiasm激起积极性。remind与of连用构成固定搭配，remind sb．of sth．意为“使想起，使记起”。raise意为“引起，造成”，如： The use of animals in scientific tests raises some difficult ethical questions．用动物做科学试验引起了一些棘手的道德问题。本文中，Emily的画使人们想起森林的美丽和神秘，因此A为答案。