The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald __ himself to fathering the kid., the son died in his late teens. Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly. He spent a lot on art works of the. Later Fitzgerald himself became ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his _ _ as to how his wealth would be— to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍卖）. Because of the large quantity and high of his collection, a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its quality, it received little attention. When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to. First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ . The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders... except one — the old servant who had __ _the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons the only bid. As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became, and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.
试题分析：这是一篇记叙文。收藏家Fitzgerald的妻子和儿子相继去世，后来他去世后留下遗嘱，要求把所有收藏拍卖。遗嘱规定谁竞拍走他儿子的照片谁将得到他的所有收藏。表达了一位父亲对儿子的钟爱。 【小题1】C考查动词。Expected预测、期盼；appointed约定；devoted奉献；booked预定票、房间。孩子十几岁时他的妻子去世，所以作为父亲菲茨杰拉德投身于用父爱去照顾孩子。devote oneself to献身于---，所以选B. 【小题2】D考查副词。Finally最后；Luckily幸运地；Secondly第二；Unfortunately遗憾地。他专心地去照顾孩子，但他的儿子十大几岁时死了，所以此处应该填“不幸地是”。故选D。 【小题3】B考查动词。Declined否认、拒绝；increased增加；remained仍然、逗留；affected影响。不幸地是，他的儿子死了，与此同时，他的财富却大大增加。故选B. 【小题4】B 考查名词。Partners伙伴； masters大师、名家；servants 仆人；volunteers自愿者。他对艺术大师们的作品花了很多精力。所以选B。 【小题5】A考查副词。Seriously严重地；slightly轻微地、稍微地；lightly轻轻地；gradually逐渐地、渐渐地。后来Fitzgerald自己也得了严重的疾病。故选A。 【小题6】D考查名词。matter事情；notice 通知；letter信；will意愿。Before his death, he had carefully prepared his ____句意应该是：他死以前，他仔细地准备他的遗嘱。故选D。 【小题7】A考查动词。Settled安排、解决；dealt处理、对付；involved牵连；banned禁止。既然他死以前他仔细地准备他的遗嘱，所以就要涉及到他的财产问题的安排，故选A。 【小题8】C考查名词。price 价格；spirit精神；quality质量、品质；attraction吸引、吸引力。Because of the large quantity and high of his collection,句意：因为他的收藏数量大、质量高，所以选C. 【小题9】B考查形容词。Traditional传统的；possible可能的；occasional偶尔的；absent缺席的。a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction.根据句意：一个庞大的可能的买家人群聚集拍卖。 【小题10】A考查名词。Directors指导者、领导者；fans迷、狂热爱好者；supporters支持者competitors竞争者。根据句意Many of them were museum 他们中有很多人是博物馆负责人。故选A。 【小题11】B考查动词。Call叫、喊、打电话；bid竞标；reject抛开、丢弃、拒绝；order命令、预定饭菜。 根据句意Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to.他们很多人是博物馆负责人和热切竞标的私人收藏家。所以选B。 【小题12】C考查形容词。Known熟悉的、熟知的；famous著名的； poor贫穷的；cheap便宜的。Because of its quality, it received little attention. 它没被引起注意，因为它的质量差。所以选C。 【小题13】A考查名词。Attention注意、关注；principle原则；saying格言、谚语；party聚会。When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to.到了拍卖的时候，组织者敲槌引起人群的注意。故选A。 【小题14】D考查动词。Heard听见；told告诉；wrote写；阅读read。First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will根据句意“律师首先宣读了Fitzgerald的遗嘱”。故选D。 【小题15】 D考查名词。. Wife妻子；servant仆人；director指导者、领导者；son儿子。First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ . 律师首先宣读了Fitzgerald的遗嘱，他的第一件被拍卖的艺术作品是他儿子的照片。所以选D。 【小题16】A考查动词。Receive收到；remind提醒；need需要；plan计划。The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders.质量差的绘画没有得到任何竞标者。质量差不可能得到收藏，所以选A。 【小题17】B考查动词。Worked工作；served服务、提供；lived居住；waited等待。“...except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him,and who for emotional reasons the only bid.”可知老佣人曾为富翁的儿子服务,出于情感的考虑拍下了这幅画。故选B。 【小题18】C考查动词。Played玩；applied应用、实施；offered提供；accepted接受。the old servant who had served the son and loved him,and who for emotional reasons the only bid. 可知老佣人曾为富翁的儿子服务,出于情感的考虑拍下了这幅画。故offered合乎题意。 【小题19】D考查动词。Lost丢失；got得到；continued继续；stopped停止。根据句意As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will.这个仆人用不到一英镑刚一买了这幅画，拍卖组织者停止竞标，要求律师再读遗嘱。所以选D。 【小题20】C考查形容词。Noisy吵闹的；eager热切的、渴望的；quiet安静的；anxious焦虑的。拍卖组织者停止竞标，要求律师再读遗嘱，这让人出乎意料，所以人们应该是“安静”下来听律师宣读，因为不知道要发生什莫事情。故选C。 考点：考查故事类阅读。