Question

    Peter Damon produces about 30 paintings a year and sells them for between $250 and $1,500. That’s not enough to make ends meet, but it has made him whole again. He lost both arms in an accident.

“Having this skill that even normal people find difficult was something that really helped me and made me feel like I fit in more in the world,” Damon said. He was a worker in a car factory. One day when he was working, there was a gas explosion (爆炸), killing one worker and injuring him.

“I lost my right arm above the elbow, about three inches above the elbow, and my left about six inches below,” he explained.

“How am I going to make a living and take care of my family? I had always worked with my hands,” he said.

Then with a simple little drawing, a new future opened up for him.

“I thought it was wonderful in a way,” Damon said. “Something was telling me to focus on this and everything will be alright.” Damon doesn’t have a perfect prosthetic arm (假肢)—juts a hook (钩子), which he finds works best.

He and his wife Jen run True Grit Art Gallery in Middleboro, Massachusetts, where he shows the works of local artists. With his disability check from the government, he can afford to be an artist. He is a man doing what he wants with his life, and doesn’t look at his situation as a hard time.

“I don’t see it that way,” Damon said. “Suffering an injury like this has a way of making you focus on what’s important in life.”

He believes his best work is still ahead of him. But with his pictures of simple American scenes, Damon has already produced his best work.

1.How did Damon lose his arms?

A.A gas explosion injured his arms.

B.He was attacked when he was driving a car.

C.His arms were tapped by a worker by accident.

D.He was knocked down by a car when he was working.

2.What do we know about Peter Damon when he started taking up painting from the text?

A.His hope for life was brought back.

B.He felt a lot of pressure at the beginning.

C.He didn’t earn enough to support his family.

D.His painting were so expensive that few people wanted to buy them.

3.What is Damon’s attitude towards his suffering?

A.Negative. B.Optimistic. C.Pitiful. D.Uncertain.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Winners do what losers don’t want to do.

B.It is never too late to mend.

C.Never put off until tonorow what you can do today.

D.God closes a door and another will open for you.

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Peter Damon在一次工作意外中，失去了两个胳膊。之后，他利用铁钩作为自己的手来画画，获得成功的故事。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第二段One day when he was working, there was a gas explosion (爆炸), killing one worker and injuring him.（一天，当他正在工作时，发生了瓦斯爆炸，造成一名工人死亡和受伤。）和第三段I lost my right arm above the elbow, about three inches above the elbow, and my left about six inches below（我的右臂在肘部以上大约3英寸处失去了，左臂在肘部以下大约6英寸处失去了）可知，煤气爆炸伤了他的胳膊。故选A。

2.

推理判断题。根据文章第五段Then with a simple little drawing, a new future opened up for him.（然后，一幅简单的小画为他打开了新的未来。）和第六段“I thought it was wonderful in a way,” Damon said. “Something was telling me to focus on this and everything will be alright.”（“我认为这在某种程度上是美妙的。”达蒙说。“有个东西告诉我要专注于这件事，一切都会好起来的。）可推知，画画使他恢复了对生活的希望。故选A。

3.

推理判断题。根据文章第七段最后一句He is a man doing what he wants with his life, and doesn’t look at his situation as a hard time.（他是一个在生活中做自己想做的事情的人，他并不把自己的处境看作是一段艰难的时期。）可推知，对待自己的情况，他的态度很积极很乐观。故选B。

4.

主旨大意题。根据文章How am I going to make a living and take care of my family? I had always worked with my hands,” he said.Then with a simple little drawing, a new future opened up for him.我该如何谋生和照顾我的家庭呢?我一直用我的双手工作，”他说。然后，一幅简单的小画为他打开了新的未来。结合文章通过描述皮特达蒙在意外中失去双臂，但他利用铁钩作为手来画画获得了新生，得到了成功。D项：上帝为你关上一扇门，另一扇门会为你打开，符合题意。故选D。