Question

An artist went to a beautiful place of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he came 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 is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will be here.”

The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words. The farmer smiled and said, “I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I believe.”

1. The artist liked to ___________ near a nice place.

A. sing songs     B. dance

C. paint pictures    D. write something

2. He liked painting ____________.

A. in a house

B. in the open air

C. because he would do well in painting

D. with the most important artist

3. The farmer thought that the artist ____________.

A. was not good at painting

B. was really a great man

C. did well in painting

D. was the most important artist

4.The farmer’s son wanted to __________ some day.

A. be an artist                B. become a popular singer

C. write twenty novels       D. dance around the world

5. The farmer ____________.

A. was a foolish man

B. didn’t want his son to be a painter

C. liked the artist’s picture very much

D. couldn’t pay for his son about his paintings

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了一个艺术家去了一个美丽的地方度假,和一个农民住在一起。他每天都出去,从早晨画到晚上，农民认为他画的非常不好，打算把他的画让他的儿子看，断了儿子当画家的念头。

1.细节理解题。根据An artist went to a beautiful place of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out and painted from morning to evening一个艺术家去了一个美丽的地方度假,和一个农民住在一起。他每天都出去,从早晨画到晚上。可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据An artist went to a beautiful place of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out and painted from morning to evening一个艺术家去了一个美丽的地方度假,和一个农民住在一起。他每天都出去,从早晨画到晚上。可知应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I believe. 我有一个儿子在伦敦。他想成为一个艺术家。当他下个月来,我将告诉他你的画,然后他将不再想成为一名艺术家,我相信。

故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I believe. 我有一个儿子在伦敦。他想成为一个艺术家。当他下个月来,我将告诉他你的画,然后他将不再想成为一名艺术家,我相信。可知故选A。

5.归纳理解题。通过I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I believe. 我有一个儿子在伦敦。他想成为一个艺术家。当他下个月来,我将告诉他你的画,然后他将不再想成为一名艺术家,我相信。故选B。

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