Ⅰ. 完形填空
(2021·广东广州高三模拟)Camogli looks like any other small Italian coastal town. The little 1 houses face the sea. The sunlight warms their beauty. But, look carefully and you'll see many things that seem 2 ... but they're not.
This fishing village is full of trompe l'oeil — an art form in which nothing is what it appears to be. While some flowers die, others live for years. Why? Because they're 3 on the building!
Trompe l'oeil has been around for centuries. 4 ， Camogli's fishermen painted their houses in bright colours and unusual designs, so that they could see their homes 5 from the water. Then, in the 1700s, it became a way to make small, simple buildings look 6 and highvalued.
And today? There are still many trompe l'oeil houses in villages like Camogli, but only a few artists are 7 to paint them. Carlo is one of this everdecreasing band of artists who's managed to make a business out of it.
His 8 are often people who want to improve their home's 9 . But for Carlo trompe l'oeil's purpose is to bring something 10 to a new place, such as bringing the city to the sea or even the deserts to the cities.
Carlos' painting style 11 the past. He only uses oldstyle paints and mixes them by hand. He does so for one reason: to protect the trompe l'oeil 12 . He also believes this art should be 13 everywhere.
Fortunately, in Camogli, local art and culture are still 14 . But remember, don't always 15 your eyes!
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。作者介绍了意大利的一项传统艺术——trompe l'oeil (错视画)。
1. A. coloured B. crowded
C. damp D. wooden
A 根据下文可知，这些房子的外观是由颜料涂成的各种样子，coloured修饰houses符合题意。
2. A. fancy B. novel
C. real D. valuable
C 根据下文的“While some flowers die, others live for years.”可知，但是看清楚，你会发现很多东西很逼真，但是它们不是真的。
3. A. carved B. pressed
C. painted D. planted
C 根据下文的“Camogli's fishermen painted their houses ...”可知，这些建筑的外观应该是画出来的，故选C。
4. A. Creatively B. Mistakenly
C. Frequently D. Originally
D 根据上文的“for centuries”及下文的“Then”得知，上下文明显有时间关系，来介绍此种绘画的历史，故选D。
5. A. closely B. easily
C. happily D. hopefully
B 根据上下文逻辑可知，五颜六色的外墙是为了使在海上更容易看见。
6. A. comfortable B. complicated
C. grand D. harmonious
C 根据并列形容词highvalued可知，此处应该选择近义表达，故选C。
7. A. allowed B. available
C. responsible D. introduced
B 根据空前的but可知，前后是转折关系。在像Camogli这样的村庄里，仍然有许多错视画室，但现有的能够绘制这种房子外观的艺术家所剩无几。
8. A. designers B. followers
C. customers D. partners
C 根据上下文可知，此处应该是“画家”和“消费者”之间的关系，消费者雇用画家来装饰他们房子的外观，故选C。
9. A. appearance B. capacity
C. convenience D. privacy
A 根据常识可知，消费者雇用画家是用来装饰他们房子的外观。
10. A. civilised B. faraway
C. natural D. unexpected
D 下文的“bringing the city to the sea or even the deserts to the cities”说明了绘画的具体内容是别出心裁的，只有D项符合题意。
11. A. comes from B. brings about
C. goes against D. leaves out
A 根据下文的“uses oldstyle paints and mixes them by hand”可知，他运用传统风格的颜料和徒手把这些颜料混合，说明Carlo的风格是来自于过去。
12. A. artists B. buildings
C. paints D. traditions
D 根据上文Carlo是遵循传统技法，使用传统颜料手工绘制，推出其目的是保护trompe l'oeil的传统，故选D。
13. A. accepted B. discussed
C. learned D. seen
D Carlo保护trompe l'oeil这一艺术形式，他也相信这种艺术形式应该到处被看到。故选D。
14. A. changing B. alive
C. diverse D. unique
B 根据上文的“There are still many trompe l'oeil houses in villages like Camogli”可知，这种艺术和文化形式还是继续存在着的。故选B。
15. A. believe B. block
C. widen D. cheat
A 根据上文的“This fishing village is full of trompe l'oeil — an art form in which nothing is what it appears to be.”可知，不能相信眼睛所看到的。故选A。
