题目内容
阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Then mother managed to buy me some more paint and brushes, along with one or two drawing books and a pencil. This, of course, broadened my range of expression and allowed me to have a greater choice of subjects. After the first few weeks of uncertainty and awkwardness, I settled down contentedly with my new pastime(消遣). I painted every day upstairs in the back bedroom, completely by myself.
I was changing. I didn't know it then, but I had found a way to be happy again and to forget some of the things that had made me unhappy. Above all I learned to forget myself. I didn't miss going out with my brothers now, for I had something to keep my mind active, something to make each day a thing to look forward to.
I would sit on the floor for hours, holding the brush between my toes, my right leg curled up(蜷缩的) under my left, my arms held tightly at my sides, hands clenched(紧握)All my paint and brushes were around me, and I would get mother or father to pin the drawing paper to the floor with tacks(大头钉) to keep it steady. It looked like a very awkward position, with my head almost between my knees and my back as crooked as a corkscrew(瓶塞钻), but I painted all my best pictures this way, with the wooden floor as my only easel(画架).
Slowly I began to recover from my earlier depression. I had a feeling of pure joy while I painted, a feeling I had never experienced before and which seemed almost to lift me above myself.
1.Where does the passage come from?
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A.A letter describing the writer's family life.
B.An article recommending the teaching of painting to children.
C.A book telling the story of the writer's life.
D.A book explaining how to start painting.
2.What did the writer say about his new pastime?
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A.He only had the most basic equipment.
B.He drew his pictures before painting them.
C.He couldn't paint what he wanted to.
D.He needed some time to get used to it.
3.What happened to the writer as a result of taking up painting?
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A.He rediscovered feelings of happiness.
B.He stopped going out with his brothers.
C.He was able to express his unhappiness.
D.He decided he liked being on his own.
4.The writer got his parents to pin the drawing paper to the floor so that ________.
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A.he could put his paints and brushes on it
B.the floor would be protected from paint
C.the paper didn't move when he was painting
D.he could copy the pattern of the floor
5.Why did the writer paint sitting on the floor?
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A.He could carry on painting for hours.
B.His parents could help him with his painting.
C.There was no table or chair in the room.
D.He had difficulty moving his arms and legs.