题目内容
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money… but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. ”
1.__________ people are mentioned (提到) in the article.
A.Two B.Three C.One D.Many
2.The artist lived with the farmer __________.
A.for about a month B.for a year
C.for a holiday D.for the farmer’s son
3.The farmer asked the artist to give him a picture because __________.
A.he liked his picture
B.he didn’t want his money
C.he wanted to sell his pictures for some money
D.he wanted to show it to his son
4.The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer because __________.
A.the farmer didn’t want him to pay him
B.the farmer decided to let his son learn from him
C.the farmer’s son would be an artist like him
D.he thought the farmer praised (表扬) him for his pictures
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.D
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文主要描述了一个画家和农民的故事,农民想以这位画家的作品来打消自己儿子学画的积极性,却被画家误以为是农民欣赏他的画作,闹出了一个最后令画家尴尬不已的笑话。
1.短文提到一个画家,农民和农民的儿子。故选B。
2.根据第一段An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer.描述,可知选C。
3.根据最后一段描述,可知这个农民主要想给自己的儿子看这个画家的画。故选D。
4.根据短文第二段农民的话,可知画家认为农民是在表扬他。故选D。
考点:关于一个画家和农民的记述文
点评:对于文章中的细节题,要注意文章中的细节的理解。推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers for each hour!
My friend Mike is an artist. He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very old car. It often has engine trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and two million dollars in bank. My aunt Mary has a very small car. Every Sunday, she drives to the country with her husband, her three children, her mother and their dog.
Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?
【小题1】What does the writer’s aunt think about cars and their drives?
A.Big people drive small cars. | B.Old people drive new cars. |
C.Poor people have expensive cars. | D.Rich people have dear cars. |
A.A fast new car. | B.A fast old car. |
C.A slow old car. | D.A fast small car. |
A.A person who is good at driving. | B.A person who does well in drawing. |
C.A person who likes drawing. | D.A person who is good at writing. |
A.Five. | B.Six. | C.Seven. | D.Eight. |
A.Does someone tell you something about your car? |
B.Does your car say something to you? |
C.Does your car show other people something about you? |
D.Do you tell other people something about your car? |
My favorite physicist (物理学家) is Qian Xuesen. He was born in Shanghai on December 11, 1911. He was a little fat and of medium height. And his eyes were wise. He liked music, art and science (科学).
He studied the important implementation (实施) plan for the Chinese rocket (火箭) and the missile (导弹). He worked very hard for our country. I liked him very much.
Qian Xuesen had famous words: I am very tiny (微小的). It is the Chinese people that are truly great!
Qian Xuesen died on October 31, 2009. I’m very sad to hear the news, and Chinese people are the same as me. He is our hero. We should learn from him and I think I won’t forget the great scientist for ever.
【小题1】Qian Xuesen died at the age of _______.
A.68 | B.78 | C.88 | D.98 |
A.He liked playing the piano. | B.He liked piano and science. |
C.He like maths, art and science. | D.He liked music, art and science. |
A.Qian Xuesen was born in Beijing. |
B.Qian Xuesen died on October 31, 2009. |
C.Chinese people are sad about Qian Xuesen’s death (死). |
D.Qian Xuesen was too fat. |
A.A Scientist. | B.A teacher. | C.A farmer. | D.An artist (艺术家). |
An artist who did not have much money, but was a very kind man, was coming home by train one day. He gave his last few coins to a beggar, but then he saw another one, and forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man if he would like to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. At the end, the artist could not pay the bill, of course, so the beggar had to do so.
The artist was very unhappy about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I’ll give you back the money for money.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home either!”
【小题1】The artist in this story was __________.
A.a man of wealth | B.a funny man | C.a kind man | D.a cheat |
A.his wallet | B.his train ticket | C.his coins | D.his own trouble |
A.The artist | B.another man | C.the beggar | D.no one |
A.the beggar could pay for the taxi home |
B.he could pay the money in return for the meal he had had |
C.he could make friends with the beggar |
D.they could trust each other |
A.didn’t trust(信任) the artist |
B.was thankful to the artist |
C.felt sad for having paid for their lunch |
D.would make friends with the artist |