Question

 

Beatrix Potter was a great English writer and artist, best known for her children's books featuring animal characters such as in the children's classic—The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Beatrix was born into a rich London?based family where she was tutored by very strict private teachers and so spent her youth isolated from other youngsters. During her youth she had a lot of pets and spent vacations in Scotland and also the Lake District. It was at the Lake District that she developed a love of wildlife. She studied the area's natural wonders carefully and painted them continuously. But her old?fashioned, Manchester?born parents discouraged her intellectual improvement, thinking it inappropriate for a young lady. However, her study and watercolour paintings of wild mushrooms made her widely respected within the field of biology.

In her 30's, Beatrix Potter wrote the remarkably successful kid's book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Close to that time she became secretly engaged to her publisher Norman Warne. This caused a great disagreement with her parents, who did not approve of Beatrix getting married to somebody of lower social status. Sadly, Warne died before the marriage ceremony.

Ultimately Beatrix Potter began writing and also illustrating (繪圖) kid's books full?time. Using profits from her books, Beatrix grew to become economically independent of her parents and was eventually in a position to buy Hill Top Farm in the Lake District. She extended the property with additional purchases of neighbouring land over time. In her 40's, Beatrix married William Heelis, a local lawyer. She ended up becoming a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to publish as well as illustrate books for children. In all she authored 23 publications.

Beatrix died on December 22, 1943, and left the majority of her property to the National Trust. Her books carry on selling well globally, in many different languages. Her stories have been retold in numerous formats including a ballet, movies, and cartoons.

Such is her reputation, and that of the characters from her publications, that many Beatrix Potter statues have been created. These tiny Beatrix Potter statues which include pretty much all the actual characters in her publications have become highly valued by art collectors and fans of her literature throughout the world.

1.What can we learn about Beatrix Potter's early life?

A．She learned drawing skills from her tutors.

B．She was very sociable and outgoing.

C．She was greatly inspired by the beauty of nature.

D．She was encouraged to think creatively and independently.

2.Why did Beatrix Potter's parents oppose the idea of her marriage to Norman Warne?

A．They did not believe she was mature enough to get married.

B．They thought Warne was only interested in Beatrix Potter's wealth.

C．They believed that the couple's characters were mismatched.

D．They considered Warne to be too common for their daughter.

3.According to the passage, which part of the UK did Beatrix Potter love most?

A．Manchester.　　　　　　B．Scotland.

C．The Lake District. D．London.

4.In which of the following areas did Beatrix Potter show an interest during her life?

A．Writing, biology, farming.

B．Drawing, nature, ballet.

C．Movies, farming, drawing.

D．Writing, mushrooms, travel.

5.What is the function of the last two paragraphs of the passage?

A．To describe the consequences of Beatrix Potter's death.

B．To present the lasting cultural influence of Beatrix Potter and her works.

C．To show the changes in attitude towards Beatrix Potter's works over the past years.

D．To criticise the commercialization of Beatrix Potter's characters since her death.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇人物傳記。文章主要講述了英國著名作家和藝術(shù)家Beatrix Potter的生平經(jīng)歷、作品及其作品對社會文化的深遠(yuǎn)影響。

1.答案：C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第二、三、四句話并結(jié)合全文可知，Beatrix Potter早年生活在蘇格蘭和英國湖區(qū)，湖區(qū)美麗的自然風(fēng)光培養(yǎng)了她對野生動物的喜愛之情，并對她以后的寫作內(nèi)容和寫作風(fēng)格產(chǎn)生了重要影響。C項符合文意，故答案選C。

2.2】答案：D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第三段話“This caused a great disagreement with her parents...to somebody of lower social status.”可知，Beatrix Potter的父母反對她與Warne結(jié)婚是因為Warne的社會地位比他們低，即Warne相對于他們的女兒來說太普通了。故答案選D。

3.3】答案：C　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段第三句話并結(jié)合全文可知，英國湖區(qū)培養(yǎng)她對野生動物的喜愛之情并對她今后的寫作產(chǎn)生了深遠(yuǎn)的影響；根據(jù)文章第四段第二句話可知，Beatrix Potter在她四十多歲時候終于在英國湖區(qū)買了一座農(nóng)場，并在那度過了余生。由此可推出，Beatrix Potter最喜歡的地方就是英國的湖區(qū)，即The Lake Distrct。故答案選C。

4.4】答案：A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“... made her widely respected within the field of biology.”以及文章第四段倒數(shù)第二句話 “She ended up becoming a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to publish as well as illustrate books for children.”并結(jié)合全文可知，Beatrix Potter一生對writing，biology，farming都感興趣。故答案選A。

5.5】答案：B　段落大意題。通讀文章最后兩段可知，這兩段主要講了Beatrix Potter的作品被翻譯成多種語言暢銷全世界，且其作品通過芭蕾舞、電影、卡通等多種形式被重新演繹。同時，她的作品受到世人的高度贊揚，并對全世界的文化都產(chǎn)生了持久而深遠(yuǎn)的影響。B項最符合這兩段的段落大意，故答案選B。