Leonardo may have been the greatest genius (天才) __4__ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t __5__ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.

　　But Leonardo __6__ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master ( 大師) painter, and as he got older he became __7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways __8__ he was ready to paint.

　　Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with __9__ today. You may know one of his most famous works the __10__ woman known as the Mona Lisa.

　　1. A. took B. made C. painted D. invented

　　2. A. artists B. doctors C. painters D. people

　　3. A. to B. of C. for D. from

　　4. A. the scientists B. the artists C. the world D. people

　　5. A. draw B. paint C. work D. build

　　6. A. was just B. wasn’t just C. wasn’t D. was no longer

　　7. A. less B. no C. even D. very

　　8. A. before B. after C. because D. when

　　9. A. him B. us C. them D. you

　　10. A. interesting B. crying C. smiling D. surprising

　　名師點評

　　本文介紹了堪稱世界上最偉大的天才——達•芬奇在發明、藝術等方面為人類所作的巨大貢獻，文章層次分明，通俗易懂。

　　答案簡析

　　1.C。為了引出話題人物━━達•芬奇，這里引用了設問手法，問題應表示“是誰畫了世界上最著名的畫”，故選擇動詞painted。

　　2.B。對人體比較了解的莫過于醫生了，將達•芬奇與醫生相比才能顯示其對人體的精通。故選擇doctors。

　　3.A。介詞to常表示一一對應的關系，“問題的答案”習慣表達為an answer to a question。

　　4.D。達•芬奇應是世人所知道的天才中最偉大的人，the world 一般指每個人，相當于第三人稱單數，故people為正確選項。

　　5.D。draw和paint不合文意, work為不及物動詞，不能直接接賓語。在那個時代，達•芬奇所不能做的應是制造飛機，故選擇build。

　　6.B。這一句起承上啟下的作用，意為“達•芬奇不僅僅是一名發明家”，故選擇 wasn’t just。

　　7.C。less和no不合文章，very不能用來修飾比較級，而even常用來修飾比較級，意為“甚至更……”，故為正確選項。

　　8.A。為了使自己的畫達到最高境界，應在畫這幅畫之前去嘗試不同的畫法，所以應選before。

　　9.B。達•芬奇的畫今天依然保存在世，為本文作者以及讀者所共享，所以應選us。

　　10.C。達•芬奇的名作━━Mona Lisa以畫中人物面部神秘的微笑而名揚天下，故選smiling。

　　高考英語完形填空練習2：

　　Many people think that Americans 1 their cars almost more than anything else. When 2__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __3_ cars. They don’t ask for a car from their 4__. So many of them work in _5_ time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to 6 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

　　Some people almost 7 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __8_ their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a 9 . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may 10 most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

　　1. A. prefer B. love C. drive D. play

　　2. A. little B. big C. old D. young

　　3. A. new B. own C. expensive D. cheap

　　4. A, friends B. teachers C. parents D. brothers

　　5. A. free B. busy C. study D. good

　　6. A. make B. mend C. wash D. drive

　　7. A. always B. never C. often D. usually

　　8. A. take B. carry C. pull D. lift

　　9. A. question B. wrong C. mistake D. problem

　　10. A. cost B. get C. spend D. use

　　名師點評

　　本文介紹了美國人尤其是年輕人對于轎車的厚愛，并列舉了一些事例加以說明。讓人們看到了一個發達國家的富裕和人民生活的繁榮。

　　答案簡析

　　1. B。通過下文的事例不難看出美國人對汽車不是一般的喜歡，故用love it，較貼近文章的意思。

　　2. D。按常識，十四五歲的人應稱為年輕人，故應說young。

　　3. B。根據下文他們不想通過索要來獲取別人的小轎車，而是想擁有自己的小汽車，故選own。

　　4. C。如果說想要索要小汽車的話，那只有先從父母親那兒開始了，故應選parents。

　　5. A。十四五歲的年輕人大多在上學，所以工作占用的應是上學期間的空隙，故應選free。

　　6. D。要想獲得駕照得先學開車，故應選drive。

　　7. B。與下文“車子一有問題就去修理”相對應，有些人病了卻從不看醫生，故應選never。

　　8. A。carry應為“搬運”，push 為“推”，lift 意思為“舉，提起”都不合文意，take sth. to 某地，意為“把……帶到……”。

　　9. D。只能選擇一個名詞, 表示汽車的“故障,毛病”, 故選problem。

　　10. C。spend some time doing sth.為一個固定搭配，意為“花時間干某事”。