十二、阅读理解
(思维品质)
Since my retirement(退休) from teaching music in 2001,I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist.I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died,so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father,or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him.In any case,I drew pen-and-ink animals and landscapes(风景画)much influenced(影响)by Krenkel and St.John for five years.
For some strange reason,I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolours again,but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth,who quickly became my favourite artist.I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolours to be the closest to how I thought good watercolours should look.So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting.However,watercolours remained my first choice,and I think I did my best,showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions.
Art is now together with my piano playing and reading.There is a time for everything in my world,and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do.As Confucius once said,“At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire.”
1.What is the text mainly about?
A.Learning to paint in later life.
B.How to paint watercolours.
C.An artist-turned teacher.
D.Life after retirement.
答案D
解析主旨大意题。文章第一句“Since my retirement(退休)from teaching music in 2001,I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist.”讲述作者退休后的生活,最后一段还提及自己的“...piano playing and reading.”以及作者的心情感受,故paint只是
文中的一部分内容,故D项最为全面。
2.The author started drawing again in 1995 because .
A.he hoped to draw a picture of his father
B.he couldn’t stop missing his father
C.he had more time after retirement
D.he liked animals and landscapes
答案B
解析推理判断题。从文中第一段第二句“...so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father,or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him.”可推知B项正确。
3.We can infer from the text that the author .
A.had been taught by Krenkel and St.John
B.painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years
C.believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolours
D.started his retirement life at the age of seventy
答案C
解析推理判断题。从文中第一段最后一句可知A项错误;从第二段第三句判断B项错误;从第二段第二句可知C项正确;D项文中没有涉及。
4.How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?
A.Very enjoyable. B.A bit regretful.
C.Rather busy. D.Fairly dull.
答案A
解析推理判断题。从文中描述可知,作者退休后的生活忙碌而充实,并且有时间做自己想做的事,故A项正确。
(思维品质)
Since my retirement(退休) from teaching music in 2001,I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist.I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died,so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father,or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him.In any case,I drew pen-and-ink animals and landscapes(风景画)much influenced(影响)by Krenkel and St.John for five years.
For some strange reason,I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolours again,but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth,who quickly became my favourite artist.I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolours to be the closest to how I thought good watercolours should look.So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting.However,watercolours remained my first choice,and I think I did my best,showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions.
Art is now together with my piano playing and reading.There is a time for everything in my world,and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do.As Confucius once said,“At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire.”
1.What is the text mainly about?
A.Learning to paint in later life.
B.How to paint watercolours.
C.An artist-turned teacher.
D.Life after retirement.
答案D
解析主旨大意题。文章第一句“Since my retirement(退休)from teaching music in 2001,I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist.”讲述作者退休后的生活,最后一段还提及自己的“...piano playing and reading.”以及作者的心情感受,故paint只是
文中的一部分内容,故D项最为全面。2.The author started drawing again in 1995 because .
A.he hoped to draw a picture of his father
B.he couldn’t stop missing his father
C.he had more time after retirement
D.he liked animals and landscapes
答案B
解析推理判断题。从文中第一段第二句“...so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father,or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him.”可推知B项正确。
3.We can infer from the text that the author .
A.had been taught by Krenkel and St.John
B.painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years
C.believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolours
D.started his retirement life at the age of seventy
答案C
解析推理判断题。从文中第一段最后一句可知A项错误;从第二段第三句判断B项错误;从第二段第二句可知C项正确;D项文中没有涉及。
4.How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?
A.Very enjoyable. B.A bit regretful.
C.Rather busy. D.Fairly dull.
答案A
解析推理判断题。从文中描述可知,作者退休后的生活忙碌而充实,并且有时间做自己想做的事,故A项正确。
