Question

【题目】The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Wilson 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 lifesize portrait was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.

Charles Wilson 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 real. 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.

Three of Peale's seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Peale.

B．Portraits in the 18th century.

C. The Peale Museum

D.A family of artists.

【2】The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures

in the painting to show that________.

A．Washington respected Charles Wilson Peale's work

B． Charles Wilson Peale's painting was very lifelike

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．looked over

C．dug up D． invented

【4】The author's attitude toward the Peales is in general________.

A． admiring B．excited

C．puzzled D．Disappointed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D.

【2】B.

【3】C.

【4】A.

【解析】

试题解析：本文讲述了了美国的一个艺术之家皮尔一家的故事。查尔斯·威尔逊·皮尔是美国著名的肖像画家，最著名的是他画了许多美国革命之路领导者的肖像。华盛顿甚至曾经将帽子戴到皮尔画中的人物上。除此之外皮尔的哥哥以及他的孩子们都是著名的艺术家，他们一同创建了世界上第一座自然艺术博物馆。

【1】D. 考查主旨大意题。选择文章主题不能以偏概全，大部分文章都有自己的主旨句，通常在首段与尾段出现。根据文章第一句话“The Peales were a famous family of American artists.”The Peales一家是美国有名的艺术之家。 接着，文章讲述了他们一家人的艺术生涯。故选D。

【2】B. 考查推理判断题。原句为“His lifesize portrait was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture. ”他的与实物相同的肖像如此的逼真，以至于华盛顿乔治曾经被报道将他的帽子戴在画像里的人物上。所以这句话意在表明他的画像非常生动。故选B。

【3】C. 考查词义辨析题。A表明，显示；B仔细检查；C挖掘，发现；D发明。根据上下文“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.”这个博物馆最流行的渣男是一个巨大的已经绝种大象的化石，由此可以推测是皮尔1801年在纽约一农场发掘的。故选C。

【4】A. 考查推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“His lifesize portrait was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture. ”他的与实物相同的肖像如此的逼真，以至于……；第三段“Three of Peale's seventeen children were also famous artists.”皮尔三个十七岁的孩子也是著名的艺术家。由此可见，作者对皮尔的艺术之家是崇敬之情。故选A。