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The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat (脱帽打招呼) to the figures in the picture.
Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia. The world's first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum's most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in l801.
Three of Peale's seventeen children were also famous artists. Raphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many famous people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.
James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.
（1）What is the main topic of the passage?
A.The life of Charles Willson Peale.
B.Portraits in the l8th century.
C.The Peale Museum.
D.A family of artists.
（2）The author mentions in Paragraph l that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________.
A.Charles Willson Peale's painting was very lifelike
B.Washington respected Charles Willson Peale's work
C.Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale
D.the painting of the two brothers was very large
（3）The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to “________”.
A.showed
B.dug up
C.invented
D.looked over
（4）The author's attitude toward the Peales is in general ________.
A.puzzling
B.exciting
C.admiring
D.disappointing

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）A
（3）B
（4）C
【解析】本文是一篇人物传记，讲的是一个艺术之家。家庭的成员和他们主要的艺术成就。
（1）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“The Peales were a famous family of American artists.”可知本文讲的是一个艺术之家。选D。
（2）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat (脱帽打招呼) to the figures in the picture.”可知，是为了展示Charles Willson Peale的绘画是逼真的。故选A。
（3）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“The museum's most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.”可知大象的骷髅是从纽约的一个农场挖掘出来的。选B。
（4）考查观点态度。根据第一段的词：best，realistic等词，可知作者对这个艺术之家是很敬佩的，选C。