单选题
An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes (颜料和画笔) and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I don't want money. But give me one of your pictures. What's money? In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here."
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, "It's not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I'll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."
单选题 The artist went to the countryside to spend his holiday.
  • A. Right.
  • B. Wrong.
  • C. Doesn't say.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文章第一句提到画家去一个地方度假，在那里和一个农民待在一起。推测度假的地方是农村。故A为正确答案。
单选题 Every day, the artist went out to visit his friends.
  • A. Right.
  • B. Wrong.
  • C. Doesn't say.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。第一段第二句给出了画家每天的生活，没有拜访朋友这一项。故B为正确答案。
单选题 The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer wanted nothing.
  • A. Right.
  • B. Wrong.
  • C. Doesn't say.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。第二段开头指出，当画家要付给农民钱时，农民不要，但是想要画家的一幅画。故B为正确答案。
单选题 The artist thought the farmer wanted a picture of his because the farmer liked his pictures very much.
  • A. Right.
  • B. Wrong.
  • C. Doesn't say.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。第三段第一句指出，画家很感谢农民能这么说他的画。言下之意就是认为，农民很喜欢自己的画。故A为正确答案。
单选题 After hearing the farmer's words, perhaps the artist would be very happy.
  • A. Right.
  • B. Wrong.
  • C. Doesn't say.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。农民说，当他的儿子看到画家的画时，就再也不想当画家了。这是指画家画得很糟糕。画家听了这话显然是会不高兴的。故B为正确答案。