考研《英语一》2023年彭水苗族土家族自治县全真模拟试题含解析.docVIP

考研《英语一》2023年彭水苗族土家族自治县全真模拟试题 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty 1 from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） 2 ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings 3 in that museum would help him． It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was 4 and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were 5 with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He 6 those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the 7 ． Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance 8 her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more 9 ．But Jacobs teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston 10 him how to use paints to make stage sets． As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man 11 to become an artist．Many creative people 12 there to talk about art, literature and history．From their 13 ,Jacob learned that history books often 14 the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He 15 Toussaint, who had helped free his people 16 French ruling． Many people admired Jacobs pictures, but he needed 17 admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that 18 him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a 19 to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a 20 artist．