《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语上册译林版宿迁专版》

五、完形填空。
“Italy is where I was born,and Beijing is where I __1__,” Jacopo Della Ragione said in fluent Chinese at 798 Art District in Beijing. Ragione is an Italian __2__ who came to China in 2001. He has been working and living in Beijing for more than __3__ years.
Born in Florence,Italy,Ragione studied History __4__ he was at university. He also learned Design and Printing because of his love for art.
In 2001,his passion for China’s __5__ and modern art brought him to Beijing. At first,he had __6__ to spend two weeks getting to know China, __7__ later he found that a fortnight(two 星期) was far from __8__. In July 2001,Ragione was in __9__ when Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games. He witnessed this historic moment and __10__ the happiness of the Chinese people. Ragione has worked in many __11__ in Beijing and also married a woman there,which has allowed him to know China better.
When talking about how he __12__ his work,Ragione said he designed the picture in his mind first,and then followed the instincts(本能) of his body to finish the job. “It’s a bit like China’s calligraphy and kung fu,which inspired me __13__,” he said.
“I have visited many cities in China,and Beijing is the one I love most. I fell in love with it __14__,and I hope my paintings can be a bridge __15__ Italy and China,” he said.
( )1. D
( )2. B
( )3. B
( )4. B
( )5. C
( )6. A
( )7. C
( )8. B
( )9. C
( )10. D
( )11. C
( )12. A
( )13. C
( )14. D
( )15. D

答案： 1. D 【点拨】根据下文“He has been working and living in Beijing”可知，北京是他居住的地方。故选D。2. B 【点拨】reporter记者；painter画家；scientist科学家；musician音乐家。根据下文“I hope my paintings”可知，他是一名画家。故选B。3. B 【点拨】根据“who came to China in 2001”可知，到目前为止，已有20多年。故选B。4. B 【点拨】根据“he was at university”可知，他上大学的时候学习历史，用when引导时间状语从句。故选B。5. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，应是中国传统和当代艺术。故选C。6. A 【点拨】plan计划；call打电话；hope希望；design设计。根据下文“he found that a fortnight（两星期）was far from _8_”可知，他原计划花两周的时间来了解中国。故选A。7. C 【点拨】根据上文可知，实际的情况与原来计划的不一样，应用表示转折的连词。故选C。8. B 【点拨】根据语境可知，后来他发现两周的时间远远不够。故选B。9. C 【点拨】根据“He witnessed this historic moment”可知，他见证了北京申奥成功这一历史性时刻，由此推测他当时在中国。故选C。10. D 【点拨】根据语境可知，他应是和中国人民一起共享这个令人喜悦的事情。故选D。11. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，他应是在北京的许多公司工作过。故选C。12. A 【点拨】carry out开展；work out解决；go out外出；turn out结果是。根据“Ragione said he designed the picture in his mind first, and then followed the instincts（本能）of his body to finish the job”可知，他在描述自己完成工作的过程。故选A。13. C 【点拨】a bit有点儿；a little一点；a lot非常，很；a few几个。故选C。14. A 【点拨】gradually逐渐地；suddenly突然；slowly缓慢地；quickly快速地。根据上文“I have visited many cities in China, and Beijing is the one I love most.”可知，他是游览了很多地方之后才发现最爱北京，这是一个循序渐进的过程。故选A。15. D 【点拨】among在……之间（用于三者或三者以上）；above在……上面；below在……下面；between在……之间，用于两者之间。根据“Italy and China”可知，是意大利和中国之间。故选D。