Thepowerofencouragementisgreat.Youmaydrawsomeinspirationfromthefollowingstory.DanteGabrielRossettiafamous19th­centurypoetandartistwasonce26byanelderlyman.Theoldmanhadsomesketches(素描)anddrawi
Thepowerofencouragementisgreat.Youmaydrawsomeinspirationfromthefollowingstory.
DanteGabrielRossettiafamous19thcenturypoetandartistwasonce 26 byanelderlyman.Theoldmanhadsomesketches(素描)anddrawingsthathe 27 Rossettitolookatthemandtellhimiftheywereanygoodor 28 theyatleastshowedpotential(潜在的)talent.
Rossettilookedthem 29 carefully.Afterthefirstfewheknewthattheywereworthlessshowingnottheleastsignofartistictalent.ButRossettiwasa 30 manandhetoldtheelderly 31 asgentlyaspossiblethatthepictureswereoflittlevalueandshowedlittletalent.Hewassorry 32 hecouldnot 33 totheman.
Thevisitorwas 34 butseemedtoexpectRossetti’s 35 .Hethenapologizedfor 36 Rossetti’stimebutwouldhejust 37 afewmoredrawings—thesedonebya(n) 38 artstudent?Rossettilookedoverthe 39 batch(一批)ofsketchesandimmediatelybecame 40 overthetalenttheyrevealed(显示;透露).“These”hesaid“Ohthesearegood.Thisyoungstudenthasgreattalent.Heshouldbe 41 everyhelpandencouragementinhiscareerasanartist.Hehasahopefulfutureifhewillworkandsticktoit.”
Rossetticouldseethattheoldmanwas 42 moved.“Whoisthisfineyoung artist?”heasked.“Yourson?”“No”saidtheoldmansadly.“ItwasI 43 paintedthepicturesfortyyearsago. 44 Ihadheardyourpraisethen!ForyouseeIgotdiscouragedand45 drawing—toosoon.”
【小题1】A.expectedB.wishedC.visitedD.requested【小题2】A.wantedB.madeC.hadD.hoped【小题3】A.whyB.whichC.thatD.whether【小题4】A.upB.overC.onD.down【小题5】A.rudeB.talentedC.kindD.creative