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完形填空考前“保持手感”热身练:记叙文篇(2)
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In 1996, Novak and Sue Cohen founded Sketch Working Arts, a charity. It aims to ____51____ the lives of homeless youth through their ____52____.
Sketch’s programs assist participants to find out a ____53____ they didn’t know they had. Novak believes the arts provide skills to ____54____ the homeless, who are in economic and social ____55____ : “You need creative ideas to ____56____ these challenges,”she says. “The arts ____57____ the creativity and confidence required to make the homeless ____58____, prosper and team up in their communities.”
The homeless artist and musician Kut Throat Kleo ____59____ Sketch’s programs in 2019. At Sketch, she had ____60____ access to a music studio and a silkscreen-printing program where she could learn, experiment and ____61____ others.
Using her silk screening skills, the 25-year-old now ____62____ a clothing label. She says she wouldn’t have the rich life she has today without Sketch. “There’s a lot of ____63____ and honesty in the community,” she says, “as well as freedom to express and exist as who you are.”
51.A.affect B.charge
C.adjust D.improve
52.A.donation B.creativity
C.diligence D.rescue
53.A.power B.hope
C.bonus D.magic
54.A.instruct B.help
C.show D.save
55.A.promotion B.condition
C.pressure D.environment
56.A.analyze B.simplify
C.settle D.assess
57.A.include B.study
C.explain D.offer
58.A.entertain B.survive
C.work D.relax
59.A.commented B.managed
C.joined D.influenced
60.A.academic B.expensive
C.narrow D.free
61.A.catch up with B.get in touch with
C.communicate with D.cooperate with
62.A.runs B.selects
C.displays D.appreciates
63.A.joy B.trust
C.admiration D.culture
In 2021, Sketch ____64____ nearly $70, 000, as well as free cellphones and tablets, to support young artists and keep them ____65____ during the isolation of lockdown because of COVID.
This year, the ____66____ is planning a party for its 25th anniversary. Novak is ____67____ that Sketch w