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 brush and painted from morning to evening. And then 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 is money? In a week it will be finished. But your painting will still be here.”

The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings.

The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes back next month, I will show him your picture and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. ”

1.The artist painted ________.

A. all day and all night           B. all his life

C. with the farmer                 D. from morning to evening

2. At the end of his holiday, the artist wanted _______.

A. to give some money to the farmer

B. to give some pictures to the farmer

C. to ask the farmer’s son to be his student

D. to ask the farmer’s son to be his friend

3.The farmer asked the artist for ________.

A. some food      B. a picture

C. some money     D. a brush

4. First the artist was very happy when he heard the farmer say “_____”

A. It is not that.

B. When he comes back next month, I will show him your picture.

C. He will not want to be an artist any more.

D. What is money? In a week it will be finished. But your painting will still be here.

5. The farmer thought the artist drew _________.

A. well             B. good

C. great            D. badly

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这个故事说的是一个画家去农村度假，住在一个农民家里，他每天从早到晚的画画。临走的时候，他想给农民一些钱，但是农民不要，他想要画家的画，用这个画告诉自己的儿子不要再学画画了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中Every day, he went out with his brush and painted from morning to evening.可知，每天这位画家拿着他的刷子和油彩从早到晚的画画。由此可知选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer可知，在画家度完假要离开的时候，他想付给这个农民一些钱，对他表示谢意。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中But the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money, but give me one of your pictures.可知，当画家要给农民钱的时候，那个农民说了，他不要钱，他想要画家的一幅画。由此可知选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文中What is money? In a week it will be finished. But your painting will still be here.” The artist was very happy可知，当画家听到农民不要钱，而是想要他的画的时候，他感到很开心。他以为一定是自己的画很好，所以农民才想要。故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据故事的结尾可知，农民不要画家的钱，而是想要他的一幅画，他想用画家的话告诉他的儿子不要再学画画了。由此我们可以看出，一定是农民觉得画家的画太差了。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。