Question

   I have been interested in art and crafts(工藝品) for as long as I can remember. I studied art at GCSE level and 4       the highest possible grade and then went on to 5       art and interior design(室內設計) at A level. 6       I enjoyed these courses,I never enjoyed studying or linking other artists’work to mine. 7      ，

I just loved to 8       something and not to really think how or why I 9       it onto canvas. It was for this 10       that I never thought of art as a(n) 11      ，and realized that it would always be a hobby for me.

  After college I 12        3〜4 years without creating 13       but over the past few years I have gradually returned to art and have really 14       putting paints onto canvas again.

  I don’t like many popular artists. I 15       like in-dividua(個人的) paintings and artworks. Many of the pieces I have created have an obvious 16       from Andy Warhol. I am a big 17       of modern pop art，and I suppose I would classify most of my work as 18       pop art. I like to create pieces of artwork using portraits,but 19       portraits in a way that the item will fit into modern surroundings. I love Scott Hansen’s print work and I like the way he 20       a natural element (元素) to his creations. I love some impressionists’(印象主義者的) artworks 21       Van Gogh’s Starry Night and the heavy brush strokes in some of my modern works are a reflection of it. I also love Banksy，and I am 22       by his ability to express the 23       of existing images.

4. A.  lost   B. learned

   C.  achieved   D. knew

5. A.  study   B. teach

   C.  revise   D. practise

6.  A. So   B. And

   C.  However   D. Although

7. A.  In that case   B. In fact

   C.  In addition   D. Above all

8.  A. create   B. invent

   C.  make   D. produce

9. A.  drew   B. painted

   C.  designed   D. coloured

10. A.  excuse   B. cause

   C.  reason   D. sense

11. A.  interest   B. affair

   C.  business   D. profession

12. A.  took   B. cost

   C.  spent   D. invested

13. A.  everything   B. anything

   C.  something   D. nothing

14. A.  disliked   B. enjoyed

   C.  hated   D. failed

15. A.  suddenly   B. sometimes

   C.  generally   D. seldom

16. A.  importance   B. excellence

   C.  popularity   D. influence

17. A.  fan   B. creator

   C.  artist   D. founder

18. A.  classical   B. folk

   C.  modern   D. western

19. A.  use   B. manage

   C.  apply   D. employ

20. A.  reduces   B. joins

   C.  increases   D. adds

21. A.  so as   B. such as

   C.  as to   D. as of

22. A.  amazed   B. expected

   C.  disappointed   D. annoyed

23. A.  sense   B. idea

   C.  meaning   D. feeling

Answer 1

4. C achieve the grade 意為“取得分數”。

5. A根據前半句內容和下段中“After college…”可知此處指學習。

6. D根據后半句never語境可知此處表示讓步關系。

7. B根據后面的內容可知作者在這里介紹自己實際喜歡的東西。

8. A invent 發明;make 制造;produce 生產;create 創作。根據全文可知，作者為一名畫家，所以創作作品用create。

9. B根據下段內容可知此處指作者在帆布上畫畫，故選B.

10. C excuse 借口 ; cause 起因;reason 原因，理由；sense 感覺。結合上句內容和本句可知，作者要表示自己將繪畫作為一種興趣正是由于“這個原因”。

11. D根據前文內容和下文中提到的hobby可知此處應指職業。

12. C

13. B 根據前半句中的without和后半句“…but over the past few years... ”可知此處表示“任何東西”。

14. B 根據“…putting paints onto canvas again. ”可知作者喜歡在帆布上繪畫。

15. C

16. D根據下文可知，作者的藝術風格受到很多名家的“影響”。

17. A根據下文可知，作者認為自己是現代流行藝術的 “支持者”。

18. C根據上文中提到的“I am a big…”可知作者將自己的作品列入現代流行藝術之中。

19. A

20. D add…to為固定短語，意為“增加到”。

21. B根據后半句可知此處表示舉例，such as意為“例如”。

22. A amazed意為“驚訝的”，表現出作者對藝術家崇拜的心情。

23. C express the meaning 表達含義。