The power of encouragement is great. You may draw some inspiration from the following story. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a famous 19th-century poet and artist, was once ______ by an elderly man. The old man had some sketches (素描) and drawings that he ______ Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed_____ talent. Rossetti looked them____carefully. After the first few, he knew that they were worthless, showing not the least ____of artistic talent. But Rossetti was a_____ man, and he told the elderly man as gently as possible that the pictures were of little ______ and showed little talent. He was sorry, but he could not ____ to the man. The visitor was ____, but seemed to expect Rossetti’s ____. He then apologized for ______ Rossetti’s time, but would he just ____a few more drawings—these done by a(n) ____ art student? Rossetti looked over the____ batch (一批) of sketches and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they_____. “These,” he said, “oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be given every____and encouragement in his career as an artist. He has a____future if he will work and stick to it.” Rossetti could see that the old man was ______ moved. “Who is this fine young artist?” he asked. “Your son?” “No.” said the old man sadly. “It was I who painted the pictures 40 years ago. ____ I had heard your praise then! For you see, I got discouraged and___ drawing—too soon.”
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:B
题目分析：文章通过一个画家的故事给我们讲述了一个人生道理--通往成功的路没有捷径，任何时候都要相信自己，要经受住挫折的打击，不能轻言放弃。老人拿着画作去请教著名的画家，画家觉得他的画一文不值。但是，画家很看好他40年前的画作，对它们的评价很高。老人很后悔自己过早放弃了绘画。
小题1:考查动词辨析。根据后面一句可知，老人拿着素描和画作让罗塞蒂鉴赏，那个老人是来拜访罗塞蒂的。A帮助；B参观，拜访；C检查，视察；D要求。故选B。
小题2:考查动词辨析。hope to do sth希望做某事，其后不能跟不定式作宾补，make/have sb do sth让某人做某事，want sb to do sth想要某人做某事，A希望；B制造，做；C有；D想要。故选D。
小题3:考查形容词辨析。and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed ______ talent老人想让罗塞蒂看看自己的画作好不好，是不是能够展现他的潜在的才能。A潜在的；B商业的；C官方的；D精神上的。故选A。
小题4:考查介词辨析。look up向上看，查找（生词）；look on呈现，雇佣；look over仔细审视；look down向下看。罗塞蒂仔细地看老人的画作。A向上；B在......上面；C在......上方；D向下。故选C。
小题5:考查名词辨析。showing not the least ____of artistic talent这些画作一文不值，毫无一点艺术才能的迹象，A记号，手势，迹象，征兆；B标记；C机会；D观点，风景。故选A。
小题6:考查形容词辨析。根据后面的“as gently as possible”可知，罗塞蒂是一个善良的人，他尽量委婉地告诉老人实情。A粗鲁的；B友好的；C有才能的；D有创造力的。故选B。
小题7:考查名词辨析。the pictures were of little___根据本段第一句可知，这些画几乎没有价值，be of+抽象名词（use, value, help）等，相当于对应的形容词（useful, valuable, helpful）。A帮助；B价格；C价值；D质量。故选C。
小题8:考查动词辨析。He was sorry, but he could not ____ to the man.罗塞蒂觉得很遗憾，但他不想对老人撒谎。根据前面可知，罗塞蒂告诉了老人实情。lie to sb对某人撒谎。A说；B道歉；C听；D撒谎。故选D。
小题9:考查动词辨析。The visitor was ____,这个来访的老人听到罗塞蒂说自己的画作一文不值，感到很失望。A使失望；B使恼怒；C使高兴；D使困惑。故选A。
小题10:考查名词辨析。but seemed to expect Rossetti’s ____.老人虽然失望，但他料到了罗塞蒂会作出这样的判断，A成就；B调整；C陈述，声明；D判断。故选D。
小题11:考查短语辨析。He then apologized for ___ Rossetti’s time老人为占用罗塞蒂的时间而道歉，A占据，从事；B调高，出现；C组成，编造，化装；D向上看，查找。故选A。
小题12:考查短语辨析。根据“these done by a(n) __48__ art student?”可知，老人在想，罗塞蒂会不会看一下老人的学生的画作，A旨在；B怒视；C看；D盯着看。故选C。
小题13:考查形容词辨析。根据下面的“This young student...”可知，这是一个年轻学生的画作，A年老的；B年轻的；C著名的；D有才能的。故选B。
小题14:考查序数词辨析。Rossetti looked over the____ batch (一批) of sketches罗塞蒂仔细看了第二批素描，第一批是那个老人的。A第一；B第二；C第三；D最后的。故选B。
小题15:考查动词辨析。and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they___.罗塞蒂立刻变得热情高涨起来，因为年轻学生的画作显示出很高的绘画才能。A复习，详查；B暴露；C展示；D拒绝。故选C。
小题16:考查名词辨析。He should be given every____and encouragement in his career as an artist.罗塞蒂说，在成为艺术家的生涯中，这个年轻学生应该得到最多的帮助和鼓励。A帮助；B时间；C机会；D工作。故选A。
小题17:考查形容词辨析。He has a____future if he will work and stick to it.罗塞蒂认为，这个年轻学生如果坚持下去，他将大有前途。A有魅力的；B急速发展的；C有前途的；D感人的。故选C。
小题18:考查副词辨析。Rossetti could see that the old man was ___ moved.看得出，老人被罗塞蒂的话深深打动了。A稍微；B顺利地；C简直；D深深地。故选D。
小题19:考查连接词辨析。根据“It was I who painted the pictures 40 years ago.”可知，这是老人40年前画的，他认为要是当时有人给他说这一番话就好了。A要是......就好了；B只有；C既然；D只要。故选A。
小题20:考查短语辨析。I got discouraged and___ drawing老人泄气后放弃了画画。A坚持；B放弃；C前往；D导致，通往。故选B。