1、3 Once James Thornhill阅读理解专项训练Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictureson the walls of the kings palace in English.Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平台) was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. Theyworked for a
2、 whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful.He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again.Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another.Finally he
3、was at the very edge(边缘) of the platform, but he did not know itbecause he was thinking of his pictures.The worker saw everything. “What should I do?“ he thought. “Thornhill is atthe very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, falloff it and surely be killed.“ So the worker q
4、uickly took some paint(颜料) andthrew it at the picture.“What are you doing?“ cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.1. What was Thornhill? He was an English _.A. writerB. kingC. workerD. artist#D2. What was he ordered to do? He was ordered to _.A. paint a picture for the kingB. pa
5、int some pictures on the walls of the knigs palaceC. have his pictures painted in the kings palaceD. have his pictures painted on the walls#B3. The story leads us to believe thatA. the worker had to pay for the picture.B. the painter could not forgave(原谅) the worker.C. the worker was really sorry for what he did.D. the painter thanked the worker for what he did when he got to know why.#A
