阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Gabi Rizea, a former forest
engineer from Craiova, Romania, became a wood carver completely by accident.
Three years ago, after1himself with a new chainsaw(链锯), he started "playing"
with it on the 2he had in his workshop. He3to carve a human face into
the wood, and to his surprise, it turned out pretty good. Then he kept4his skills. Today, he is so
good at it that he is5to work his magic on the
old tree stumps(树桩) in the local parks in his home city.
He sometimes draws the6he wants to carve, but in
most cases, the wood just doesn't match his7. He has no choice but to8in order to match the
material available, which sometimes leads to even more9results. Gabi's most
popular creation is "Water Pouring from Bucket", a masterpiece carved
from an old ash tree. After he10that half the stump was rotten(腐烂的), it ended up becoming the
water flowing from a bucket.
11, photos of “Water Pouring
from Bucket” have grown in popularity online. He has created many artworks like
this so far, and they have made the city12and more artistic.
Following his recent13to fame on the Internet,
Gabi has been asked by other Romanian cities to14their old tree stumps into
artworks. He promised to honor their requests, but out of15for his home city, he will
never create the artworks16to those in his hometown.
Gabi can turn a stump into
an artwork in just two days. Though he has a lot of17, the Romanian artist
recently got into an art school in order to18master wood carving.
He has been19for his contribution by the
city government. When mentioning the20he has made, he always says
he does the same thing other people can do to make our world more beautiful.
(1)
A .
sharing
B .
equipping
C .
filling
D .
showing
(2)
A .
wood
B .
table
C .
stone
D .
wall
(3)
A .
failed
B .
stopped
C .
continued
D .
attempted
(4)
A .
changing
B .
testing
C .
improving
D .
repeating
(5)
A .
ordered
B .
threatened
C .
allowed
D .
taught
(6)
A .
maps
B .
designs
C .
graphs
D .
levels
(7)
A .
needs
B .
answers
C .
words
D .
ideas
(8)
A .
adjust
B .
apologize
C .
sigh
D .
abandon
(9)
A .
impressive
B .
strange
C .
direct
D .
terrible
(10)
A .
believed
B .
promised
C .
discovered
D .
guessed
(11)
A .
Obviously
B .
Ridiculously
C .
Fortunately
D .
Recently
(12)
A .
cleaner
B .
nicer
C .
larger
D .
older
(13)
A .
rise
B .
attitude
C .
power
D .
adaptation
(14)
A .
talk
B .
divide
C .
transform
D .
translate
(15)
A .
regret
B .
benefit
C .
demand
D .
respect
(16)
A .
opposite
B .
similar
C .
rude
D .
harmful
(17)
A .
talent
B .
money
C .
time
D .
knowledge
(18)
A .
fully
B .
quickly
C .
happily
D .
firstly
(19)
A .
challenged
B .
accepted
C .
awarded
D .
proved
(20)
A .
trouble
B .
choice
C .
preparation
D .
difference
答案:(1)B;(2)A;(3)D;(4)C;(5)C;(6)B;(7)D;(8)A;(9)A;(10)C;(11)D;(12)B;(13)A;(14)C;(15)D;(16)B;(17)A;(18)A;(19)C;(20)D;