Question

    When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to tum it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked, "Do you have the address? ""No, but I'll recognize it, there was a picture in the magazine. "

"Oh, stop. There it is!"

The museum was free. We entered, excited. A group of people sitting in the hall stopped talking and stared at us.

"May I help you?" a man asked. "No," I said. "We're fine." Tour guides got on my nerves. What if they talked a long time about a painting you weren't that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very nosy(爱窥探的), keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? I saw some nice sculptures in one room. Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me. "Where do you think you are?" he asked. I turned sharply. "The McNay Art Museum!" He smiled, shaking his head. "Sorry, the McNay is on New Braunfels Street." "What's this place?" I asked, still confused. "Well, it's our home." My heart jolted(震颤). I raced to the staircase and called out, "Sally! Come down immediately! "

"There's some really good stuff( 艺术作品）up there." She stepped down, looking confused. I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, "Sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place." Outside, when I told Sally what happened, she covered her mouth, laughing. She couldn't believe how long they let us look around without saying anything.

The real McNay was splendid, but we felt nervous the whole time we were there. Van Gogh, Picasso. This time, we stayed together, in case anything else unusual happened.

Thirty years later, a woman approached me in a public place. "Excuse me, did you ever enter a residence, long ago, thinking it was the McNay Museum?"

"Yes. But how do you know? We never told anyone. "

"That was my home. I was a teenager sitting in the hall. Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. I never felt lucky before. You thought it was a museum. My feelings about my home changed after that. I've always wanted to thank you."

1.What do we know about Marian McNay?

A.She was a journalist. B.She was a painter.

C.She was a museum director. D.She was a community leader.

2.Why did the author refuse the help from the man in the house?

A.She disliked people who were nosy.

B.She felt nervous when talking to strangers.

C.She mistook him for a tour guide.

D.She knew more about art than the man.

3.How did the author feel about being stared at by the people in the hall?

A.Puzzled. B.Concerned.

C.Frightened. D.Delighted.

4.What could we learn from the last paragraph?

A.People should have good taste to enjoy life.

B.People should spend more time with their family.

C.People tend to be blind to the beauty around them.

D.People tend to educate teenagers at a museum.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述作者和Sally驱车去参观McNay博物馆的故事。由于博物馆是免费的，她们直接就进去了，而这时大厅里的人们停止了谈话，盯着他们。她们看了很长时间，最后才知道这是一个私人的民宅。作者和Sally 使得这家当时还是十几岁的主人意识到自己住房的漂亮和幸运。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay”可知，Marian McNay是一名水彩画家。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“Tour guides got on my nerves.”可知，导游让“我”觉得紧张，即作者以为房间里的男人是导游才拒绝他的帮助。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“The people in the hall seemed very nosy , keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? ”可知，当大厅里的人好奇地盯着“我”的时候，“我”心里想：他们怎么了？由此可以看出，“我”对此感到很困惑。A项的puzzled意为“困惑的”；B项的concerned意为“关心的”；C项的frightened意为“害怕的”；D项的delighted意为“高兴的”。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的“Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. I never felt lucky before.”可知，那位住宅里的女士在作者误把住宅当作博物馆之前，从来没有发觉过自己住的地方有多美，也从来没有发现过自己的幸运。即人们通常对身边的美视而不见。故选C。