1 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Despite    1    (face)numerous challenges in her career, the groundbreaking musician remained determined    2    (push)boundaries and explore new sounds. Throughout her life, she continued to innovate and inspire others with her commitment to her art. As she approached her final years, she reflected on the impact she had made on the music world and felt    3    (satisfy)with her achievements. Her legacy continues to inspire future generations of musicians and fans alike.

2 . In 1482, the year he turned thirty, Leonardo da Vinci left Florence for Milan, where he would end up spending the next seventeen years. Because he was an aspiring polymath (博学家), he enjoyed that Milan was_______with scholars and intellectuals in a wide variety of fields.

Da Vinci regarded himself as the equal of any other in architecture and the composition of buildings. But for his first few years in Milan, he didn’t get any task. He could only pursue his architectural interest mainly on_______.

The best example was his set of plans for a utopian city, which was a favorite topic for Italian Renaissance artists and architects. Milan was_______plague at that time. Leonardo realized that the disease was spread by dirty conditions. He didn’t focus on small_______in engineering and design._______, on multiple pages composed in 1487, he proposed a great concept, one that combined his_______sensibilities with his visions as an urban engineer: an ideal city planned for health and beauty.

Da Vinci regarded cities as living_______that breathe and have fluids that circulate (循环) and waste that needs to move. He then_______a circulation system for urban needs, ranging from commerce to waste removal.

Da Vinci’s vision of the city was pitifully_______. If he had the opportunity of carrying out part of his plan, the nature of cities might have been transformed, with the damage of plagues greatly________.

1.

A．burdened

B．filled

C．covered

D．concerned

2.

A．paper

B．devices

C．landscape

D．brochures

3.

A．sweeping away

B．focusing on

C．suffering from

D．looking for

4.

A．presentations

B．guidelines

C．improvements

D．movements

5.

A．However

B．Somehow

C．Meanwhile

D．Instead

6.

A．artistic

B．musical

C．athletic

D．academic

7.

A．communities

B．spaces

C．conditions

D．creatures

8.

A．built

B．designed

C．imagined

D．painted

9.

A．impossible

B．incomplete

C．impractical

D．incorrect

10.

A．reduced

B．realized

C．avoided

D．managed

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

    1    (locate) inside a downtown hutong in Beijing, the Star Theater has become a landmark stage for new dramas, where, since June, Wang Guang     2    (play) the leading role in more than 30 performances of the drama, The Desperate Love.

In the small theater,     3     can only hold an audience of 200 people, the distance between actors on stage and the first row of seats is about three meters. “When I am on the stage, I can     4    (easy) interact with the audience through eye contact,” Wang Guang says, talking about his special moments on stage. “On one occasion, I made eye contact with an elderly woman, with tears in her eyes. Maybe she     5    (touch) by the play, perhaps because it brought back     6    (memory) of her youth.”

Wang Guang’s outstanding performance in The Desperate Love has won him opportunities to participate     7     more plays staged by the theater. He says he is taking music and dance courses to improve his overall skill set. Wang Guang says that performing at the small theater has provided him with a sound start to his career. “I hope someday to become     8     director of stage dramas,” he adds.

The theater provides about 1,000 performances a year and it has produced over 50 original plays,     9    (attract) audiences of all ages. It creates an immersive (沉浸式的)     10     interactive atmosphere that involves the audience in the charm of dramatic stories.

4 . Whether you knew the pianist’s story or not, Meng-Chieh Liu’s concert was brilliant. His performance was so________that the entire audience clapped their hands in excitement.

Meng-Chieh Liu’s success today is by no means ________. His backstory is a(n) ________of “triumph over all odds (战胜困难)”.

Once a competition-winning piano genius in Taiwan, Liu was on his way to a performing career after his________from Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music. ________, he came down with a bad cough at the age of 23. Soon his situation got ________. His hands grew stiff (僵硬) and he began losing ________and strength. Within months he could hardly lift his legs and thus could not ________unaided.

His doctors were ________. Neither the prescribed physical treatment nor chemotherapy (化疗) could________the advance of his mysterious disease. Soon he was ________in an intensive care at a hospital in Philadelphia because he ________a rare disorder of the immune system. For six months he remained in his hospital bed. His body was________to 90 pounds of skin over bone.

His hands were so weak, particularly his right hand, that following a 1997 operation, he could ________press the keys on an electronic keyboard.

“It was very difficult for me to________I would ever be able to play the piano again,” the pianist recalls.

Only after anti-cancer drugs were used did his condition begin to ________. He put on weight and started to regain strength and ________. Two months later his right index finger had an operation. He was practising the piano again. It was the________practice he made day after day that enabled him to ________his playing and teaching career.

In 1998, Meng-Chieh Liu gave his first public concert after his recovery. Although doctors ________he would never play the piano again, Liu is back making music.

1.

A．formal

B．meaningful

C．amazing

D．familiar

2.

A．easy

B．necessary

C．striking

D．magic

3.

A．exception

B．choice

C．secret

D．example

4.

A．escape

B．graduation

C．retirement

D．absence

5.

A．Moreover

B．Anyway

C．Thus

D．However

6.

A．worse

B．normal

C．hopeful

D．controllable

7.

A．interest

B．ambition

C．direction

D．weight

8.

A．eat

B．sleep

C．walk

D．talk

9.

A．embarrassed

B．frightened

C．puzzled

D．relieved

10.

A．slow

B．match

C．promote

D．direct

11.

A．trained

B．comforted

C．treated

D．assessed

12.

A．analyzed

B．developed

C．introduced

D．discovered

13.

A．attached

B．admitted

C．reduced

D．exposed

14.

A．barely

B．strongly

C．skillfully

D．gently

15.

A．explain

B．decide

C．promise

D．imagine

16.

A．improve

B．disappear

C．last

D．stop

17.

A．patience

B．flexibility

C．memory

D．enthusiasm

18.

A．hard

B．irregular

C．private

D．effortless

19.

A．turn to

B．adapt to

C．respond to

D．return to

20.

A．confirmed

B．predicted

C．remembered

D．complained

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is Stephen Wiltshire’s nationality?

A．French.

B．Japanese.

C．English.

2. What does Stephen Wiltshire do before drawing a city?

A．He walks around it.

B．He observes it on a tall building.

C．He takes a helicopter flight over it.

3. Why did Stephen Wiltshire start drawing?

A．To display the buildings.

B．To calm himself down.

C．To show his amazing memory.

4. Where is the talk most probably being given?

A．At a studio.

B．At an art exhibition.

C．At a classroom.

6 . Deafblind artist Tony Giordano led an adventurous life, traveling and playing sports, before completely losing his sight and hearing in 2018. “I was into everything. I loved adventures.” the Brooklyn native said during a Newsday interview on Tuesday.

After learning to communicate using sign language, Giordano wondered what to do next after his sight and hearing losses. While reinventing his life, Giordano said getting into art was not something that crossed his mind at first. But after taking a creative arts class at the North Shore facility, Giordano began to discover he enjoyed it. Drawing on his nearly 30 years of experience as an auto mechanic, his welding(焊接) skills and various bursts of inspiration, Giordano began pouring himself into what’s become his specialty — designing metal sculptures.

More than a year later, Giordano now is getting recognition for his art pieces. In December, Giordano made his first sale of a sculpture, a larger-than-life hand made of copper pipes and titled “I Love You” to artist and collector Jennifer Contini for $1,000. While proud of selling his first art piece, Giordano — who also repairs bicycles at a bike repair shop in St. James — admitted it made him a bit sad.

“His work ethic is really incredible,” said Antonia Isnardi, Giordano’s art teacher. “Learning sculpture is really tough, requiring enormous attention and patience. He could easily say ‘I lost my vision. I can’t do this’, but he keeps fighting. He perseveres in everything and is willing to try something new to improve in any way.”

Giordano will leave the Port Washington center this year and return to his home in the South. But he said he considers art his next adventure and hopes his sculptures will be a way to spread a positive message about the capabilities of the deafblind community.

1. What inspired Giordano to go into art?

A．Artistic inspiration.	B．A teacher’s encouragement.
C．A creative art class.	D．Previous working experience.

2. What’s mainly discussed in Paragraph 4 about Giordano?

A．Frustrations in his life.	B．Difficulties for him in sculpturing.
C．His strong will in learning.	D．The art teacher’s remarks on him.

3. Which of the following best describes Giordano?

A．Wealthy and honest.	B．Creative and determined.
C．Grateful and generous.	D．Adventurous and humorous.

4. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．An art textbook.	B．A local newspaper.
C．A travel brochure	D．A literature review.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Li Wen, a paper-cutting artist from Lingbi county, east China’s An hui Province, has devoted     1     (her) to the artform for 17 years.

In 2005, Li     2     (study) oil painting at school when she saw wedding paper-cutting works posted on the windows of her neighbor’s house and was     3     (immediate) impressed by the craft (手艺), as well as the lifelike images on them. Since then, Li     4     (throw) herself into learning the craft wholeheartedly.

Li always brings scissors and paper with her whenever she goes, and has created paper-cutting works covering     5     wide range of themes. In addition to exploring     6     (tradition) patterns of paper-cutting works and learning various expressive techniques, Li has also improved her skills by frequently learning the craft from skilled     7     (artist). Li pays attention     8     every detail when she makes her paper-cutting works, and puts great passion and energy into all of them. As a result, she makes very few mistakes when     9     (create) paper-cutting works.

Li’s passion for the art has helped her go far. She has been awarded several titles, such as “Master in Arts and Crafts” of Suzhou city,     10     is a great honour for her.

8 . Kairo McLean was waiting for his mom to pick him up from school. She arrived with the car windows down, playing Kairo's song Easy Now as loud as the sound could go. That was when she informed him that he was nominated (提名)for the Juno Awards, one of Canada's most influential music awards, for Reggae Recording of the Year. At age 13, Kairo was the youngest artist ever nominated for Reggae Recording of the Year at the JUNOS. His Juno- nominated single Easy Now appears on his first-ever album(歌曲专辑)of the same title.

“I’m so glad that reggae music, which is originally from Jamaica(牙买加), is being rec- ognized and appreciated here in Canada, ”Kairo said in an interview. “It's really exciting that all my efforts have been recognized in spite of my young age, and it motivates me to keep struggling hard to realize my musical dream, ”he said.

“Kairo would try to play the keyboard before he was tall enough to reach it. He wanted to learn how to play the guitar before it could even fit on his lap, ”Kairo's mom recalled. “Listening to music from reggae music artists like Cocoa Tea, Yellowman and Bob Marley is a normal thing in our household. Apart from that, he really put many efforts in his interest, ” she added.

As a Canadian reggae artist outside of Jamaica, Kairo feels that music should spread a message about love and peace, not things like violence and hate. Kairo’s music is about bright light in the world, though we might be always caught in the darkness such as bullies(仗势欺人者)at school or crime in the society. “I bring up the injustices that I see in the world and I talk about them because they need to be spoken about and they need to be heard, ”said Kairo.

1. What was Kairo MeLean told in the first paragraph?

A．His first album came out successfully.

B．He was invited to receive Juno Awards.

C．He was likely to win a musical award.

D．His music was recognized in Jamaica.

2. How did Kairo McLean feel when he heard the news?

A．Calm.

B．Nervous.

C．Frightened.

D．Encouraged.

3. What do we know about Kairo McLean from his mother's words?

A．His gift mattered more than his efforts.

B．He showed his love for music as a child.

C．He could play various musical instruments.

D．His family didn't support his musical dream.

4. Which of the following is Kairo's music mainly about?

A．Spreading positive messages.	B．Focusing on school bullying.
C．Introducing Jamaican cultures.	D．Describing his own life stories

9 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Paper cutting is one of the most popular decorative Chinese handicrafts. It is popular for its low cost and artistry. Rural women often make paper cuttings in their spare time when farming is not busy. As a     1     (reflect) of its philosophical origins, paper cutting is as comprehensive as it is attractive. Moreover, folk paper cutting conveys (表达) the content and nature of traditional culture with     2     (it) own particular language.

The history of paper cutting     3     (date) back to around the 6th century. From the 7th to 13th century, paper cutting became popular     4     (especial) during Chinese festivals. The art spread to the rest of the world in the 14th century.

These days, with a pair of scissors     5     a piece of red paper, Fu Zhao’e from the Ningxia Hui autonomous region cut out an image of Argentina football star Lionel Messi within a couple of minutes.

Since the Qatar World Cup     6     (start), Fu, 63, has been creating works of football superstars,     7     are favored by a lot of her friends. “I can cut out anything that I can picture in my mind,     8     (include) people, animals and scenery,” said Fu, adding that people say the cuttings     9     (be) lifelike.

Fu is a national-level inheritor (继承人) of paper-cutting. Her works show the customs of northwestern China and have strong ethnic characteristics. She was recognized as     10     Chinese folk craft artist by UNESCO.

10 . The Chinese written language originated very early. However, people began to like the art of writing, and pay attention to the creator’s thinking and spirit since the period between the Late Han Dynasty and Wei Jin Dynasty. The Chinese calligraphy fonts(字体) gradually evolved from oracle, Chinese bronze inscriptions and silk manuscripts to the following five main schools:

School	Representative Master	Feature
Seal Script	Li Si	There are Big Zhuan and Small Zhuan. The Big Zhuan includes all the ancient Chinese calligraphy fonts before Qin Dynasty. The Small Zhuan are the characters commonly used by officials after Qin united China. These characters feature balanced left and right parts and a bit complicated structures.
Official Script	Cai Yong	A simplified form of script since seal characters were too complicated for officials to use when copying documents.
Regular Script	Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan	Also named Zhenshu or Zhengshu, Kaishu is regular with a tight structure and fluent strokes.
Cursive Hand	Zhang Xu, Huai Su	Caoshu is characterized by sketchy, simplified forms of characters, often distorted or exaggerated to achieve an internal rhythmic appearance within the compositions of characters.
Running Hand	Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing; Su Shi	Xingshu is something between the regular script and the cursive scripts in the initial period and now is between the official script and cursive(草写体的)hand. Chinese masters have always compared the three styles of writing, Kaishu, Xingshu, Caoshu to people standing, walking and running respectively.

1. The difference between Seal Script and Official Script lies in ______.

A．the difficulty to write	B．their function in use
C．who often wrote them	D．how cursive they are

2. Which school is compared to people walking according to the text?

A．Official Script.	B．Running Hand.
C．Cursive Hand.	D．Regular Script.

3. If you want to practice both Regular Script and Running Hand, who is a better choice to choose based on this article?

A．Ouyang Xun.	B．Yan Zhenqing.
C．Zhang Xu.	D．Wang Xizhi.