【人教九上英语尖子生阶梯阅读+听说写训练】Unit 9 冲刺篇 画马的启示

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　　I′d give any-thing to draw horses the way my friend Euphemia Tucker does. They′re always running wild and free with their manes(鬃毛) flying over the paper like clouds across the sky. Euphemia′s horses look so real that you can almost feel their breath.
Today I took a piece of paper. I closed my eyes and planned to draw one of Euphemia′s horses. I could see it so clearly that I was sure I′d be able to draw it this time.①
I started with a big mane. Next I drew most of the body and a long tail. It wasn′t too bad before I got to the front legs, which looked more like two noodles with wrong hooves(蹄).
I tried again, but the hooves still didn′t seem right. I erased(擦掉) them and went on to the head. That was when I really ran into trouble. First I drew some great donkey ears, followed by sheep ears, pig ears…everything except horse ears. I erased what I drew again and again until I got a hole in the paper.
I was still upset when I got off the bus. I walked past the neighbors′ horses standing in the field. They′d been in that field for so long. Their manes never floated into the sky. Their tails hung straight down to the ground. They′d never be free spirits①like Euphemia′s horses, but they seemed patient and strong. Their colors reminded me of chocolate.
An idea came into my mind. I started to draw a picture. The picture came out right for the first time, even the legs and ears! Drawing horses is easier when they′re right in front of you. It doesn′t look exactly like one of Euphemia′s horses, of course. But I know that when this drawing is finished, it will look great.
(　　)1.What can we know from the words “their manes flying over the paper like clouds across the sky” in Paragraph 1
A.The manes are drawn terribly.
B.The manes look like they are moving.
C.The manes are getting mixed together with each other.
D.The manes look like clouds.
(　　)2.Why did the writer write the second paragraph
A.To show the writer′s problem.
B.To show the writer′s being useless.
C.To compare the writer′s abilities with Euphemia′s.
D.To show the writer′s determination(决心) to draw a nice horse.
(　　)3.When the writer was drawing the horse, drawing the　　　　 was really a trouble for him.
A.mane B.tail C.head D.hooves
(　　)4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs
A.Some situations take time to change.
B.Practice can help natural talents to develop.
C.New ideas will finally be accepted.
D.Ideas may come in unexpected ways.
(　　)5.What is the main idea of the passage
A.The writer couldn′t draw well at first, but later he found a great way to draw.
B.The writer wanted to become an artist like Euphemia Tucker.
C.The writer′s neighbors helped him a lot with his paintings.
D.Drawing horses was so difficult that the writer couldn′t do it easily.
画马的启示
【篇章导读】 本文介绍了作者刚开始学画马,但是画的马不如朋友Euphemia画的马那样栩栩如生。后来他改变了画马的方法,最终找到了一种画马的好方法。
【答案详析】
1.B　句意理解题。根据本句话“They′re always running wild and free with their manes flying over the paper like clouds across the sky.”可知,它们的鬃毛看起来在动。故选B。
2.D　推理判断题。根据短文第二段第二、三句话“I closed my eyes and planned to draw one of Euphemia′s horses. I could see it so clearly that I was sure I′d be able to draw it this time.”可推知,作者写第二段主要是为了显示自己画一匹好马的决心。故选D。
3.C　细节理解题。根据短文第四段第二、三句话“I erased them and went on to the head. That was when I really ran into trouble.”可知,当作者在画马的时候,画马的头对作者来说确实是一件麻烦事。故选C。
4.D　推理判断题。根据短文最后两段的内容可知,作者想到了一个好方法,改变了画马的方法,最后他确信这幅画完成的时候,它会看起来很棒。由此可推知,想法可能会以意想不到的方式出现。故选D。
5.A　主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了作者一开始画马画不好,但后来他找到了一种画马的好方法。故选A。
【词汇活用】
1.come out　2.get off　3.reminds; of
4.was able to
【典句仿写】
1.The girl is so short that she can′t reach the apples on the tree.
这个女孩如此矮,以至于够不到树上的苹果。
2.Helen said that she would fly to New York.
海伦说她将飞往纽约。
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