Question

When Kathryn was 6 years old, she sat outside for three hours at her home and did not make a sound.Her parents wondered why she was so quiet, only to discover that she was drawing a picture of a flag outside. She recalled. “That’s what I wanted to do that day,” said Kathryn, who is now 23 years old. And in the future, she continued to do art as a hobby.

Recently, Kathryn was named Lake Placid’s first artist in the neighborhood. She will be there for at least four weeks and possibly more. During that time, she will teach an art class and focus on her own art. Much of her work includes creating photos. She said: “There is always something there that you haven’t included, so you can never stop when painting a photo.”

Kathryn ended up as the first artist just by chance. She said her sister was on vacation in Florida and looking for a job in Lake Placid. The sister got the job and moved there.

Kathryn said she visited her sister and was ordered to do wall paintings inside a building. Later, her sister saw a demand for an artist on line and suggested she should apply.

Kathryn said she’s the first artist in her family, but added that her parents are creative. Her father loves to create things from wood, she said. “Anything you can make out of wood, he has made it,” she said.

Her own creativity with art continued through college. While at college, she was once employed to recreate a photo of a couple on a vacation to Florida and one of a sunset in either North Carolina or South Carolina.

Kathryn said she’s looking at other forms of art. The time she spends here will help her to “figure out who I am as an artist,” she said.

1.From the first paragraph, we can know that________.

A. Kathryn had few words at her early age

B. Kathryn would sit outside in silence

C. Kathryn used to keep silent at home

D. Kathryn liked art since her childhood

2.While painting a photo, Kathryn thinks ________.

A. It’s hard to finish a perfect job.

B. you can’t stop half way

C. you may miss the photos somewhere

D. you have to finish it at a time

3.Talking of her father, Kathryn________ .

A. praised him for his wood art

B. was ashamed of his form of wood art

C. was greatly proud of him

D. felt pity for his creative talent

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A young artist treats art more than a hobby.

B. A hobby becomes a pursuit(追求) for an artist.

C. A girl finds her value in her own hobby.

D. A girl walks out of her hobby as an artist.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了凯瑟琳，从小她就喜欢画画，一次偶然的机会使她与艺术相见，并且将爱好发展成了艺术，成为一名艺术家的故事。

1.D细节理解题。根据文中Her parents wondered why she was so quiet, only to discover that she was drawing a picture of a flag outside，可知从第一段中我们可以知道，她对艺术的热爱是从小时候就开始的，故选D。

2.A细节理解题。根据第二段中她说的话，She said: “There is always something there that you haven’t included, so you can never stop when painting a photo.”，可知画一张照片是简单，但是总是不能做到完美，总是有些东西少了，故选A。

3.C推理判断题。根据文中她的话，“Anything you can make out of wood, he has made it,” she said，可知谈及到她的父亲，她很骄傲，故选C。

4.B主旨大意题。根据上下文的内容分析可知，本文讲述了凯瑟琳从小喜欢画画，之后一次偶然的机会使她成为艺术家，一个奇妙的过程，是的凯瑟琳的爱好变成了一种艺术，故选B。

考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读。