?2023年河南專升本公共英語基礎訓練（九）

2023年河南專升本公共英語基礎訓練（九）

Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he hadn't known about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made of camels' hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.

The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged(參差不齊的). His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.

The cat's life was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin's cousins came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin's drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paints and some brushes. He also sent six engravings(版畫) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paints and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.

When Benjamin was nine years old, his cousin returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin's parents if he could take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.

In the city, this cousin gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.

問題：

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Benjamin's visit to Philadelphia.

B.Williams' influence on Benjamin.

C.The beginning of Benjamin's life as an artist.

D.The friendship between Benjamin and his cousin.

【參考答案】C

[考點]主旨大意題

【精析】C 通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了促使美國繪畫之父Benjamin West決定成為畫家的一些生活經(jīng)歷，即本文主要講述了其畫家生涯的開始。故選C。

2.Why did the cat look ugly?

A.Because it was sick.

B.Because its hair was cut.

C.Because it helped Benjamin make a brush.

D.Because its fur was made from camels' fur.

【參考答案】B

[考點]事實細節(jié)題

【精析】B 根據(jù)第一段最后一句“He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.”和第二段第三句“Before long, the cat began to look ragged.”可知，由于Benjamin從家貓身上剪毛做畫筆，所以這只貓看起來毛發(fā)參差不齊、非常難看。故選B。

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggest?

A.The cat would be closely watched.

B.The cat would get some medical care.

C.Benjamin would leave his home shortly.

D.Benjamin would have real brushes soon.

【參考答案】D

[考點]詞語理解題

【精析】D 畫線句位于第三段的段首，用于引出下文。根據(jù)下文內容可知，Benjamin的表親之一來訪，他對Benjamin的繪畫有深刻的好印象，并且在回家后給Benjamin寄了繪畫顏料、畫筆和版畫，這是Benjamin見過的第一批圖畫以及第一批真正的繪畫顏料和畫筆。由此可推知，“這只貓的生活即將改善了”暗示Benjamin很快就要有真正的畫筆，他不必從家貓身上剪毛做畫筆了。故選D。

4. What did the cousin do to help Benjamin develop his talent?

A.He took him to see painting exhibitions.

B.He provided him with painting materials.

C.He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.

D.He taught him how to make engravings.

【參考答案】B

[考點]事實細節(jié)題

【精析】B 根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第二、三句“When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paints and some brushes. He also sent six engravings by an artist.”和最后一段第一句“In the city, this cousin gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.”可知，這位表親給Benjamin寄了繪畫顏料、畫筆和版畫，并且在費城時還給了Benjamin用來創(chuàng)作油畫的材料，這些作畫材料幫助Benjamin發(fā)展了自己的天賦。故選B。

5.Williams' two books helped Benjamin to ____.

A.master the use of paints

B.appreciate landscape paintings

C.get to know other painters

D.make up his mind to be a painter

【參考答案】D

[考點]事實細節(jié)題

【精析】D 根據(jù)最后一段最后兩句“While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.”可知，盡管Benjamin可能對這些書理解得很少，但它們是他古典繪畫的入門讀物，他當時決定自己將成為一名畫家。故選D。