Question

【題目】閱讀理解。

閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。

People think being an artist must be a wonderful way to earn one’s living. And of course, there are lots of great things about working for oneself, at home alone, even in a cold studio like mine. What I really like is that nobody tells me what time to start in the morning. I like to paint as soon as I wake up, which is always early, but isn’t the same time every day. And nobody tells me what to wear or whether I can take the afternoon off and go to a football match.

But then, I have no one to chat with when I’m bored, no one to discuss last night’s match with during the office lunch hour. Sure, I can spend the afternoon doing something I enjoy like cycling or gardening if I choose. But the work will still be there when I do finally get back home.

Unfortunately, working at home means that people can always find me, whether I’m bored or not, and once I’ve answered the doorbell, it’s too late — my thoughts have been interrupted. No one would dream of calling in if I worked in an office, but I find myself listening to friends’ troubles. As they talk, my ideas disappear and I feel increasingly stressed thinking of my work waiting to be done.

However, when I hear the traffic news on the radio, and imagine my friends sitting miserably in their cars in a jam, feeling bored, or waiting unhappily for an overcrowded train in the rain, I realize that I really haven’t got much to complain about. I find a CD which will start me thinking, turn it up really loudly and begin another picture.

【1】 In the passage the writer is trying to ________.

A. encourage readers to work at home

B. explain why he decides to be an artist

C. describe his working life

D. show how he begins a picture

【2】What does the writer like about his working life?

A. He has plenty of opportunities for sport.

B. He can do things without being told by others.

C. He needn’t work in the morning.

D. He has a comfortable place to work in.

【3】The writer plays loud music because ________.

A. the traffic outside is noisy

B. it helps him to have ideas

C. it prevents him from feeling bored

D. he doesn’t want to hear the doorbell

【4】Which of these notices would be the most useful for the writer to put on his door?

A. I’m working — please don’t disturb.

B. Please knock before entering.

C. I’m listening to music — join me.

D. Come in and have a chat.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

【1】C 主旨大意題。本文中作者介紹了作為自由職業(yè)者的自己在工作方面遇見的一些問題，雖然自己在家里工作，工作時間也很自由，不需要擠公交車，比較方便；但是也有很多問題，如：沒有人可以交流，朋友會經(jīng)常向自己抱怨各種問題。ABD三項內(nèi)容與文章無關(guān)。故C正確。

【2】B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段3、4、5句What I really like is that nobody tells me what time to start in the morning. I like to paint as soon as I wake up, which is always early, but isn’t the same time every day. And nobody tells me what to wear or whether I can take the afternoon off and go to a football match.可知作者喜歡自己的自由職業(yè)的原因在于沒有人約束自己，不必由別人告訴自己該做什么，該怎么做。故B正確。

【3】B 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句I find a CD which will start me thinking, turn it up really loudly and begin another picture.可知我大聲地播放一個CD，這個CD能夠讓我開始思考。故B正確。

【4】A 推理題。根據(jù)第三段1、2句Unfortunately, working at home means that people can always find me, whether I’m bored or not, and once I’ve answered the doorbell, it’s too late — my thoughts have been interrupted.可知朋友們都知道我在家里工作，所以經(jīng)常會來看我，向我抱怨各種問題。而我的工作也被他們打斷了。所以對作者來說最不愿意的事情就是工作時被打擾。故A項：I’m working — please don’t disturb.很適合。故A正確。