二、完形填空（10分）
When I met Wendy this morning, she greeted me with a big yawn（哈欠）. “Two mosquitoes（蚊子）kept me up all night. I tried to catch them but had no
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. I hate them!”
I showed her a cartoon. She laughed, “That’s funny. It
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my sleepiness away. Who drew this?” “Xiao Lin, a famous young Chinese artist,” I said. “His cartoons always lift me up.”
Xiao Lin loved painting from an early age. But his family couldn’t afford an art education. The boy taught
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to draw at the age of fourteen. He bought magazines from recycling centres and copied the pictures inside. In college, Lin studied medicine at his father’s suggestion, but his love for art
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. After graduation, he chose to teach art. Lin hasn’t let his medical studies go to waste,
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. His knowledge of medicine often inspires new ideas for his artworks.
Lin’s humorous cartoons are
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recognized. His 24 solar terms cartoons helped China with the application for World Intangible Cultural Heritage, and he was
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to spread traditional culture worldwide. The artist hopes to
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traditional art to young people. As some of his works are published in the West, they make foreigners develop a deep
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in our culture.
No matter what Lin draws, his works can always
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people’s tiredness and cheer them up. That’s why sometimes we just need to turn to artworks for a different view on the world.
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B
) 1. A. skill B. luck C. risk D. doubt
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C
) 2. A. causes B. drops C. drives D. attracts
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D
) 3. A. herself B. myself C. yourself D. himself
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A
) 4. A. remained B. changed C. appeared D. rested
(
C
) 5. A. therefore B. moreover C. though D. instead
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D
) 6. A. completely B. closely C. exactly D. widely
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A
) 7. A. proud B. sure C. confident D. tired
(
B
) 8. A. pass by B. pass on C. carry on D. hold on
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B
) 9. A. opinion B. interest C. hobby D. feeling
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C
)10. A. get ready for B. get on with C. get rid of D. get used to
