Question

The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.

    Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton (骷髏) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.

    Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.

    James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小畫像). His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.

1.What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The life of Charles Willson Peale.                     B. Portraits in the 18th century.

C. The Peale Museum.                                                      D. A family of artists.

2.The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”.

A. showed                   B. dug up                  C. invented              D. looked over

3.Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

A. Titian Peale.          B. Rubens Peale.      C. Raphaelle Peale. D. Sarah Miriam Peale.

4.The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.

A. puzzled                   B. excited                  C. admiring                         D. disappointed

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講的是一個藝術(shù)之家。家庭的成員和他們主要的藝術(shù)成就。

1.主旨題：從第一段的句子：The Peales were a famous family of American artists.可知這篇文章講的是一個藝術(shù)之家。選D

2.猜詞題：從這句話The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton (骷髏) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.可知大象的骷髏是從紐約的一個農(nóng)場挖掘出來的。選B

3.細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale …. His brother Rembrandt ….Another brother, Rubens Peale, 可知沒有D項，而最后一段可知Sarah Miriam Peale.是 Charles Willson Peale的侄女。選D。

4.作者態(tài)度題：從第一段的詞：best，realistic等詞，可知作者對這個藝術(shù)之家是很敬佩的，選C

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點評：這篇文章講的是一個藝術(shù)之家。家庭的成員和他們主要的藝術(shù)成就�？疾檩^為全面合理，要求考生在閱讀時，把握大意，注意細(xì)節(jié)。要迅速抓住要抓住文章的中心思想，還有相關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)。關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認(rèn)真核查題支和原文的異同。帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。