Question

The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald __ himself to fathering the kid. , the son died in his late teens.

Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly . He spent a lot on art works of the . Later Fitzgerald himself became ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his

_ _ as to how his wealth would be — to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍賣）.

Because of the large quantity and high of his collection, a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to . Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its quality, it received little attention.

When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to . First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ .

The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders... except one — the old servant who had __ _ the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons the only bid.

As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became , and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.

1.A. expected B. appointed C. devoted D. booked

2.A. Finally B. Luckily C. Secondly D. Unfortunately

3.A. declined B. increased C. remained D. affected

4.A. partners B. masters C. servants D. volunteers

5.A. seriously B. slightly C. lightly D. gradually

6.A. matter B. notice C. letter D. will

7.A. settled B. dealt C. involved D. banned

8.A. price B. spirit C. quality D. attraction

9.A. traditional B. possible C. occasional D. absent

10.A. directors B. fans C. supporters D. competitors

11.A. call B. bid C. reject D. order

12.A. known B. famous C. poor D. cheap

13.A. attention B. principle C. saying D. party

14.A. heard B. told C. wrote D. read

15.A. wife B. servant C. director D. son

16.A. receive B. remind C. need D. plan

17.A. worked B. served C. lived D. waited

18.A. played B. applied C. offered D. accepted

19.A. lost B. got C. continued D. stopped

20.A. noisy B. eager C. quiet D. anxious

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇記敘文。收藏家Fitzgerald的妻子和兒子相繼去世，后來他去世后留下遺囑，要求把所有收藏拍賣。遺囑規(guī)定誰競拍走他兒子的照片誰將得到他的所有收藏。表達了一位父親對兒子的鐘愛。

1.1】C考查動詞。Expected預測、期盼；appointed約定；devoted奉獻；booked預定票、房間。孩子十幾歲時他的妻子去世，所以作為父親菲茨杰拉德投身于用父愛去照顧孩子。devote oneself to獻身于---，所以選B.

2.2】D考查副詞。Finally最后；Luckily幸運地；Secondly第二；Unfortunately遺憾地。他專心地去照顧孩子，但他的兒子十大幾歲時死了，所以此處應該填“不幸地是”。故選D。

3.3】B考查動詞。Declined否認、拒絕；increased增加；remained仍然、逗留；affected影響。不幸地是，他的兒子死了，與此同時，他的財富卻大大增加。故選B.

4.4】B 考查名詞。Partners伙伴； masters大師、名家；servants 仆人；volunteers自愿者。他對藝術大師們的作品花了很多精力。所以選B。

5.5】A考查副詞。Seriously嚴重地；slightly輕微地、稍微地；lightly輕輕地；gradually逐漸地、漸漸地。后來Fitzgerald自己也得了嚴重的疾病。故選A。

6.6】D考查名詞。matter事情；notice 通知；letter信；will意愿。Before his death, he had carefully prepared his ____句意應該是：他死以前，他仔細地準備他的遺囑。故選D。

7.7】A考查動詞。Settled安排、解決；dealt處理、對付；involved牽連；banned禁止。既然他死以前他仔細地準備他的遺囑，所以就要涉及到他的財產(chǎn)問題的安排，故選A。

8.8】C考查名詞。price 價格；spirit精神；quality質量、品質；attraction吸引、吸引力。Because of the large quantity and high of his collection,句意：因為他的收藏數(shù)量大、質量高，所以選C.

9.9】B考查形容詞。Traditional傳統(tǒng)的；possible可能的；occasional偶爾的；absent缺席的。a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction.根據(jù)句意：一個龐大的可能的買家人群聚集拍賣。

10.10】A考查名詞。Directors指導者、領導者；fans迷、狂熱愛好者；supporters支持者competitors競爭者。根據(jù)句意Many of them were museum 他們中有很多人是博物館負責人。故選A。

11.11】B考查動詞。Call叫、喊、打電話；bid競標；reject拋開、丟棄、拒絕；order命令、預定飯菜。

根據(jù)句意Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to .他們很多人是博物館負責人和熱切競標的私人收藏家。所以選B。

12.12】C考查形容詞。Known熟悉的、熟知的；famous著名的； poor貧窮的；cheap便宜的。Because of its quality, it received little attention. 它沒被引起注意，因為它的質量差。所以選C。

13.13】A考查名詞。Attention注意、關注；principle原則；saying格言、諺語；party聚會。When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to .到了拍賣的時候，組織者敲槌引起人群的注意。故選A。

14.14】D考查動詞。Heard聽見；told告訴；wrote寫；閱讀read。First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will根據(jù)句意“律師首先宣讀了Fitzgerald的遺囑”。故選D。

15.15】 D考查名詞。. Wife妻子；servant仆人；director指導者、領導者；son兒子。First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ . 律師首先宣讀了Fitzgerald的遺囑，他的第一件被拍賣的藝術作品是他兒子的照片。所以選D。

16.16】A考查動詞。Receive收到；remind提醒；need需要；plan計劃。The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders.質量差的繪畫沒有得到任何競標者。質量差不可能得到收藏，所以選A。

17.17】B考查動詞。Worked工作；served服務、提供；lived居住；waited等待�！�...except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him,and who for emotional reasons the only bid.”可知老傭人曾為富翁的兒子服務,出于情感的考慮拍下了這幅畫。故選B。

18.18】C考查動詞。Played玩；applied應用、實施；offered提供；accepted接受。the old servant who had served the son and loved him,and who for emotional reasons the only bid. 可知老傭人曾為富翁的兒子服務,出于情感的考慮拍下了這幅畫。故offered合乎題意。

19.19】D考查動詞。Lost丟失；got得到；continued繼續(xù)；stopped停止。根據(jù)句意As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will.這個仆人用不到一英鎊剛一買了這幅畫，拍賣組織者停止競標，要求律師再讀遺囑。所以選D。

20.20】C考查形容詞。Noisy吵鬧的；eager熱切的、渴望的；quiet安靜的；anxious焦慮的。拍賣組織者停止競標，要求律師再讀遺囑，這讓人出乎意料，所以人們應該是“安靜”下來聽律師宣讀，因為不知道要發(fā)生什莫事情。故選C。

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