第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We've all been there before: You're driving down the road when suddenly a pothole（凹坑） seems to appear out of nowhere and sends the 21 jumping. Most people think potholes are 22 , but artist Jim Bachor sees them as a canvas（画布）for his artwork.
Bachor uses the 23 art form of mosaic（马赛克）to create eye-catching, colorful images of famous artists like Aretha Franklin or simple everyday 24 like food. He even makes less-appealing visuals of insects.
Bachor was a graphic designer for 20 years before he began his
25 in mosaic. He regards an incidental trip to Europe as his motivation to change careers. While 26 in Italy, Bachor fell in love with Pompeii, the preserved ancient Roman city. A tour guide pointed out a mosaic, made of mainly glass and marble, and told Bachor, "Glass and marble don't 27 . So, this looks essentially the way the artist intended?" Bachor says, "That kind of staying power just 28 me so much.”
A year later Bachor returned to attend a mosaic class in Ravenna, Italy, to learn the proper way to 29 the ancient technique. Years after that, he mastered the technique. He 30 that mosaics can be just as significant today as the art form over 1,000 years ago. "I just saw that there was a（n） 31 to bring it into the new age as a contemporary subject," he says.
So, Bachor decided to make a special piece of 32 for that pothole. He has 33 mosaic pothole art around Chicago, Detroit, New York City and even in Finland.
While he may not be getting 34 from drivers or passengers, Bachor's art is 35 a pleasant surprise to discover.
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21-25 CDBAB 26-30 ACDBD 31-35 CABDC
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We've all been there before: You're driving down the road when suddenly a pothole（凹坑） seems to appear out of nowhere and sends the 21 jumping. Most people think potholes are 22 , but artist Jim Bachor sees them as a canvas（画布）for his artwork.
Bachor uses the 23 art form of mosaic（马赛克）to create eye-catching, colorful images of famous artists like Aretha Franklin or simple everyday 24 like food. He even makes less-appealing visuals of insects.
Bachor was a graphic designer for 20 years before he began his
25 in mosaic. He regards an incidental trip to Europe as his motivation to change careers. While 26 in Italy, Bachor fell in love with Pompeii, the preserved ancient Roman city. A tour guide pointed out a mosaic, made of mainly glass and marble, and told Bachor, "Glass and marble don't 27 . So, this looks essentially the way the artist intended?" Bachor says, "That kind of staying power just 28 me so much.”
A year later Bachor returned to attend a mosaic class in Ravenna, Italy, to learn the proper way to 29 the ancient technique. Years after that, he mastered the technique. He 30 that mosaics can be just as significant today as the art form over 1,000 years ago. "I just saw that there was a（n） 31 to bring it into the new age as a contemporary subject," he says.
So, Bachor decided to make a special piece of 32 for that pothole. He has 33 mosaic pothole art around Chicago, Detroit, New York City and even in Finland.
While he may not be getting 34 from drivers or passengers, Bachor's art is 35 a pleasant surprise to discover.
| 21. A. body | B. rock | C. car | D. sand | ||||
| 22. A. challenging | B. interesting | C. discouraging | D. annoying | ||||
| 23. A. modem | B. ancient | C. elegant | D. mysterious | ||||
| 24. A. objects | B. ideas | C. routines | D. projects | ||||
| 25. A. duty | B. career | C. belief | D. instruction | ||||
| 26. A. traveling | B. living | C. working | D. studying | ||||
| 27. A. last | B. connect | C. fade | D. resolve | ||||
| 28. A. reminded | B. confused | C. troubled | D. impressed | ||||
| 29. A. introduce | B. perform | C. promote | D. describe | ||||
| 30. A. argued | B. imagined | C. remembered | D. realized | ||||
| 31. A. link | B. time | C. opportunity | D. voice | ||||
| 32. A. artwork | B. machinery-work | C. code | D. literature | ||||
| 33. A. discovered | B. created | C. improved | D. taught | ||||
| 34. A. help | B. invitation | C. money | D. praise | ||||
| 35. A. nearly | B. merely | C. certainly | D. personally | ||||
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21-25 CDBAB 26-30 ACDBD 31-35 CABDC
