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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

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述了一个小故事。一位画家去农村某个地方度假，他和一个农民住在一起。在他快走的时候，他想付钱给农民，但是农民不要他的钱，而想要他的画。他是想把画家的画拿给自己的儿子看，好让他断了想当画家的念头。

1.细节理解题。通读短文可知，在这篇短文中一共提到了三个人，即一名画家an artist、一个农民a farmer，还有农民的儿子son。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根文章开头的第一句话An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer.可知，一位画家去一个美丽的农村地区度假，他和一个农民住在一起。所以这位画家和这个农民是一起住了一个假期。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文的最后一段的内容I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture可知，当画家要走的时候，他想要画家的一幅画，然后把它拿给他的儿子看，故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据短文的最后两段的内容可知，农民不要画家的钱，他觉得钱很快就会花没了，他想要画家的画。这个时候画家很高兴，他以为农民是喜欢他的画，他会受到农民的表扬。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。

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