Question

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 painting brushes and painted till evening. 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’s money? In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here.”

The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words 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. Every day, the artist ___________.

A. helped the farmer to do some farming B. went out to visit his friends

C. painted pictures outside                                    D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery

2. The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ___________.

A. wanted nothing

B. wanted much more money

C. didn’t want any things at all

D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money.

3. After hearing the farmer’s words, perhaps the artist would be ___________.

A. sad                      B. happy                C. thankful          D. excited

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个画家去农村度假，住在一个农民家，农民不要画家付的房费，而要他的一幅画，以此来断绝他的儿子想当画家的念头。

1.C细节理解题。Every day he went out with his painting brushes and painted till evening文中第二排可找到此句，拿着画笔和颜料出去当然是画画，故选C。

2.D细节理解题。从第二段可找到but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money.可以知道他不想要钱，故选D。

3.A作者意图理解题。农夫把他的画作为阻止他儿子不当艺术家的的理由，画家当然会悲伤，故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。