Question

    The man who walked into Dave Cutlip’s tattoo parlor（纹身店）in Brooklyn Park. Maryland, in January was tough to miss. His face bore a gang（帮派）tattoo. The man sought Cutlip’s help in covering up his violent past. He was determined to turn over a new leaf. “I could see the hurt in his eyes,” Cutlip, 49, told The Washington Post.

Cutlip couldn’t help the man—the tattoo were too close to the eyes. But it got him thinking. Many young people get tattoos that they come to regret. A few can mark them for the rest of their days. Then they’re “always going to be a victim. ” said Cutlip. “If I can help, that’s my ultimate（最终的）goal. ”

Inking over a tattoo costs hundreds of dollars, and getting one removed by laser（激光）is even pricier. So Cutlip decided he would help by hiding racist or gang-related tattoos for free. He put the word out via Facebook: “Sometimes people make bad choices and sometimes people change. We believe there is enough hate in this world, and we want to make a difference. ”

One man, Casey Schaffer, showed up with the word “white” on one forearm and “power” on the other. He’d served a year in prison on drug charges, he told The Washington Post, and had joined a white group there because "they took care of me. I thought of it as paying them back. " But employers would take one look at the tattoos and turn him down. So he had Cutlip obscure（使不分明）one of the words with a heat and roses and tattoo an eagle over the other.

Cutlip has done nine such jobs, each of which took several hours. He told People that a client（顾客）let him know that he quickly found a job once his tattoo was obscured. Such victories inspired Cutlip to found the Random Acts of Tattoo project with three like-minded（志同道合的）tattoo studios from around the country, and now hundreds of clients are on a wait list. As he told National Public Radio. “If we can just erase hate, then we’re doing something. ”

1.What do we know about the man who had a gang tattoo?

A. His eyes were badly hurt. B. He refused Cutlip’s help.

C. Tattoos covered all of his body. D. He decided to start all over again.

2.How did Cutlip help Casey?

A. By coloring the tattoos. B. By inking over the tattoos.

C. By changing the tattoos’ patterns. D. By removing the tattoos by laser.

3.Why did Casey ask Cutlip for help?

A. To get employed. B. To join another group.

C. To hide his anger at whites. D. To please his current employer.

4.What can be inferred about the Random Acts of Tattoo project?

A. It’s a worldwide project. B. It’s a co-founded project.

C. Its clients are like-minded. D. Its clients don’t have to wait long.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了纹身艺术家通过改变纹身图案,消除纹身者曾经的不光彩经历。

1.细节理解题题。由第一段中的“He was determined to turn over a new leaf”可知,他要洗心革面，改过自新。所以身上有帮派纹身的男子下决心重新做人。故D选项正确。

2.细节理解题。由第四段中的“So he had Cutlip obscure one of the words with a heart and roses and tattoo an eagle over the other”可知,于是，他让Cutlip用一个“心”状的图形和一束玫瑰来掩盖其中的一个字，在另外一个字上面刺上一只鹰。所以 Cutlip通过改变纹身的图案帮助客户Casey。故C选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由第四段中的“But employers would take one look at the tattoos and turn him down”可知,但雇主看到他的纹身就会拒绝他。因为特殊的纹身,Casey求职被拒,所以Casey找Cutlip寻求帮助,目的是为了找工作。故A选项正确。

4.推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Such victories inspired Cutlip to found the Random Acts of Tattoo project with three like-minded tattoo studios from around the country...”可知,这些胜利激发了Cutlip与三个志同道合的纹身工作室一起创建了“Random Acts of Tattoo”。所以通过关键词“three like-minded tattoo studios”可以判断出这是一个合作建立的项目。故B选项正确。