Ⅱ . 完形填空

Vincent Van Gogh is often remembered as the painter who cut off his ear in a fit of passion.He was a lonely man who often __16__ without food in order to buy paints，a man with few friends and a __17__ temper.Van Gogh's strong emotions not only __18__ his life，but his paintings as well.

Many of Van Gogh's paintings were __19__ by warm，yellow sunlight because he loved how it could __20__ the world in different ways.His painting Sunflowers，for example，is __21__ yellows and browns.These colors give the painting a __22__ of warmth.However，the sunflowers are __23__ dead and dying.

The result is a painting that __24__ the warmth of life that Van Gogh loved with the feelings of __25__ that were all around him.It is a painting that is warm，beautiful and sad，all at the same time.

Van Gogh's most famous painting—The Starry Night，__26__ this mixture of joy and sadness one step __27__.It is a landscape full of deep __28__ and shadows which represent the sadness Van Gogh was feeling as he was painting，__29__ what he was actually seeing.

This is why Van Gogh's __30__ in his painting look more imagined than real.The stars and moon in The Starry Night are __31__ bright，their light swirling above the darkening hills.A tree that looks like black fire cuts through the __32__ of the night，interrupting its beauty.

Because of his wild emotions，Van Gogh was not __33__ during his life.He sold only one painting and never found true love.However，people today who stand in front of Sunflowers or The Starry Night can __34__ the same joy and sadness Van Gogh once did，__35__ he painted those deep blues and sunny yellows.

16.A.went B.cameC.carried D. sent

17.A.gentle B.tenderC.stormy D. short

18.A.developed B.affectedC.improved D. reduced

19.A.inspired B.taughtC.followed D. moved

20.A.show up B.turn upC.cut up D. light up

21.A.full in B.filled withC.filled of D. full out

22.A. state B.lookC.feeling D. touch

23.A. actually B.simplyC.entirely D. finally

24.A.compares B.includesC.communicates D. mixes

25.A.happiness B.excitementC.sadness D. worry

26.A.takes B.standsC.raises D. continues

27.A.further B.deeperC.longer D. closer

28.A.reds B.blacksC.blues D. greens

29.A.other than B.rather thanC.as well as D. in addition

30.A.voices B.picturesC.colors D. images

31.A. seldom B.unusuallyC.accordingly D. properly

32.A.surroundings B.environmentC.view D. sight

33.A. understood B.noticedC.rewarded D. trusted

34.A. experience B.recognizeC.accept D. determine

35.A. though B.howeverC.if D. as

Ⅲ . 阅读理解

Abandoned by a breeder(饲者) at only eight weeks old because she was deaf，Alice had a tough start in life.But less than a month after being saved，the springer spaniel(斯伯林格斯班尼犬) is learning to recognize sign language commands with her new family and now she has already learned the signs for several basic commands.

Marie Williams,41，and her partner Mark Morgan,43，who are themselves both deaf，adopted the puppy from the animal charity The Blue Cross.The couple and their three sons Liam,16，Lewis,13，and Owen，five，who have normal hearing，are teaching the lovely puppy sign language commands，including instructions for sit，come and roll over.

Marie Williams，from West Mersea，Essex，said, “We were thinking about getting a dog but when we saw Alice was deaf we just couldn’t believe it.”

“She was so beautiful and the fact that she was deaf just made us fall in love with her even more—we knew that she would fit right into our family.”

“When we went to visit her at the centre I had tears in my eyes because she was so cute and we bonded straight away.”The distinctive spaniel，who has one blue eye，was dirty，sick and nervous when she was abandoned by a breeder who decided the deaf puppy would not make him any money.

Staff at The Blue Cross adoption centre in Lewknor，Oxfordshire were worried that prospective(预期的) new owners would be put off by taking on a puppy which would need lots of tender loving care and specialist training.

Julie Stone，manager of The Blue Cross，said, “It was amazing to see how Marie，Mark and their children immediately bonded with Alice and how they knew just how to get her attention.”

“They are a brilliant match and Alice has found the perfect home where I know that she will get the love she deserves.”

The Blue Cross，which depends entirely on public donations，re­homes thousands of dogs，cats，horses，and small animals every year through its network of adoption centers.

36.According to the passage，Marie Williams ________.

A.had her first son at the age of twenty­five

B.had three children including a daughter

C.used to be an animal lover but now she isn’t

D.is a volunteer in the animal charity The Blue Cross

37.According to the passage，Marie Williams and Mark Morgan adopted Alice because ________.

A.their children wanted to have a dog as their friend

B.they could get along well with a deaf dog

C.they needed a dog and also had pity on beautiful Alice

D.they wanted to teach her some sign language

38.What is true about The Blue Cross according to the passage?

A.It regularly receives money from the government.

B.All of its income comes from public donations.

C.It earns money mainly by selling all kinds of pets.

D.It is meant to adopt those disabled animals.

39.It is inferred from the passage that ________.

A.a dead dog is good at learning sign language

B.a dead dog tends to get along well with dead people

C.a dead dog is clever enough to learn all commands

D.a deaf dog can be trained and become a wonderful pet

40.The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A.make it known that a deaf dog is learning sign language

B.call on people to treat deaf dogs well

C.prove the importance of an animal charity

D.show a blind couple’s kindness to animals

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