语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
[2019·九江二模]Isabel Frey, a 35yearold architect from Switzerland, is on her way to the Pottery (陶器) Workshop in Shanghai. She willingly __1__ the training courses of the workshop every Tuesday, spending three or four hours __2__ there.
After five weeks of __3__， she is looking forward to taking home the first bowl she made with her own hands as a __4__ souvenir. “I've enjoyed every minute at the workshop. It enables me to make friends and learn how to make pottery with the directions and __5__ from others，” Frey says. Also, she feels very comfortable in the workshop, which creates a __6__ atmosphere like classroom in which people from different backgrounds gather __7__ to create their works. As a foreigner, Frey has adopted pottery making to __8__ her own ideas and thoughts. “The whole process of making a piece of pottery may look rather __9__ to a beginner, but I still keep on, and __10__ I will leave with a whole case of my works by the end of our stay，” Frey says.
Sharing the same passion, Maggie Guo, a former clothes __11__ and now a housewife is trying to complete her “pottery dream”. “I __12__ to study the pottery when I applied to university many years ago, but I eventually got engaged in clothes design, which became my __13__ .” Guo says. Now, after years in that field, she still __14__ studying the pottery. She attends the workshop to finally realize the __15__ she had put on the shelf for so many years. “I am always surprised and __16__ to see the final works of my own, and that __17__ me to learn the real meaning of being an __18__ .”
They both think more people should __19__ into the world of pottery making to experience the __20__ of creativity with simple materials.
体裁：记叙文 题材：人物故事 主题：体验陶器制作的魅力
【语篇解读】 文章叙述了建筑师伊莎贝尔·弗雷和服装设计师玛吉学习陶器制作的故事，并鼓励更多的人参与其中去体验用简单的材料进行创造的魅力。
1．A.passes B．keeps
C．gives D．attends
答案与解析： D 根据下文中的“It enables me to make friends and learn how to make pottery”可知，弗雷是去学习如何制作陶器，此处表示她乐意去参加培训课。attend意为“参加；出席”，符合语境，故选D项。
2．A.practicing B．showing
C．acting D．playing
答案与解析：A 根据上文语境可知，她是去参加培训课，所以要花费三、四个小时的时间进行练习。practice意为“练习”，符合语境，故选A项。
3．A.activities B．classes
C．findings D．skills
答案与解析：B 根据上文中的“training courses”可知，弗雷上了五周的课后，她期待将自己亲手制作的第一个碗带回家作为纪念品。class意为“课程”，符合语境，与上文中的courses相呼应，故选B项。
4．A.formal B．traditional
C．special D．usual
答案与解析：C 根据设空处前的“the first bowl she made with her own hands”可知，这个碗是她亲手制作的，有特殊的意义，故此处指作为一个特殊的纪念品。special意为“特殊的”，符合语境，故选C项。
5．A.expectations B．comments
C．suggestions D．assessments
答案与解析：C 根据设空处前的“learn how to make pottery”和“directions”可知，此处指其他人的指导和建议。suggestion意为“建议”，符合语境，故选C项。
6．A.funny B．tense
C．dull D．pleasant
答案与解析：D 由设空处前的“feels very comfortable”可知，这儿的环境让弗雷感到舒服，也就是有一个令人愉快的氛围。pleasant意为“令人愉快的”，符合语境，故选D项。
7．A.regularly B．nervously
C．secretly D．perfectly
答案与解析：A 根据上下文语境及常识可知，这些人来参加培训课，学习如何制作陶器，上课应该是“定期地，有规律地”；此外，由第一段中的“every Tuesday”也可知上课是“定期地，有规律地”，regularly符合语境，故选A项。
8．A.follow B．introduce
C．express D．get
答案与解析：C 此处表示弗雷通过制作陶器来表达自己的想法和思想。express意为“表达”，符合语境，故选C项。
9．A.safe B．complex
C．logical D．artificial
答案与解析：B 根据设空处后的“but I still keep on”可知，制作陶器的过程看起来相当复杂，但是弗雷还是坚持了下来。complex意为“复杂的”，符合语境，故选B项。
10．A.naturally B．randomly
C．casually D．hopefully
答案与解析：D 根据第二段第一句中的“she is looking forward to taking home the first bowl”可知，弗雷希望自己能带一整箱自己的作品离开。hopefully意为“很有希望地”，符合语境，故选D项。
11．A.designer B．saleswoman
C．maker D．advertiser
答案与解析：A 根据下文中的“I eventually got engaged in clothes design”可知，玛吉是一名设计师。designer意为“设计师”，符合语境，故选A项。
12．A.refused B．meant
C．pretended D．continued
答案与解析：B 根据设空处后的“but I eventually got engaged in clothes design”可知，此处表示玛吉申请大学时，原打算学习陶艺，但是最终就读了服装设计，这也成了她的职业。mean to do sth.意为“打算做某事”，符合语境，故选B项。
13．A.place B．career
C．trip D．task
答案与解析：B 根据第11空的提示可知，玛吉是服装设计师，所以服装设计是她的职业。career意为“职业；事业”，符合语境，故选B项。
14．A.puts on B．takes on
C．carries on D．feeds on
答案与解析：C 句意为：现在，在从事于服装领域多年后，她仍然在进行陶艺学习。carry on意为“进行；从事”，符合语境，故选C项。
15．A.value B．victory
C．description D．dream
答案与解析：D 根据上文的“I __12__ to study the pottery when I applied to university... but I．.. in clothes design...”可知，学习陶艺是玛吉搁置了好多年的一个梦想。dream意为“梦想”，符合语境，故选D项。
16．A.disappointed B．scared
C．calm D．happy
答案与解析：D 根据设空处后的“to see the final works of my own”及“learn the meaning”可知，看到自己制作的成品时，玛吉应该是惊讶和快乐的。happy意为“快乐的”，符合语境，故选D项。
17．A.admits B．asks
C．allows D．appeals
答案与解析：C 句意为：……并且看到自己的作品让我认识到成为一位艺术家的真正意义。allow sb. to do sth.意为“允许某人做某事”，符合语境，故选C项。
18．A.architect B．artist
C．ambassador D．accountant
答案与解析：B 根据语境及常识可知，制作陶器的是艺术家。artist意为“艺术家”，符合语境，故选B项。
19．A.step B．move
C．break D．turn
答案与解析：A 根据上下文语境可知，弗雷和玛吉都认为更多的人应该走进陶器制作的世界去体会创造的魅力。step into意为“走进；迈入”，符合语境，故选A项。
20．A.magic B．habit
C．principle D．impression
答案与解析：A 根据语境可知，此处指制作陶器能让人体验用简单的材料进行创造的魅力。magic意为“魔力；魅力”，符合语境，故选A项。
