高二英语阅读理：美国艺术世家—The Peales.

　　The Peales were a famous family of American artists.Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution.He painted portraits(肖像) of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington.His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.

　　Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia.The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings.Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike.The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.

　　Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists.Raphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese.His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington.Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly　landscapes and portraits.

　　James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像).His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.

　　27.The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________.

　　A.Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike

　　B.Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work

　　C.Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

　　D.the painting of the two brothers was very large

　　28.The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”.

　　A.showed B.invented

　　C.dug up D.looked over

　　29.Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

　　A.Titian Peale. B.Rubens Peale.

　　C.Raphaelle Peale. D.Sarah Miriam Peale.

　　30.The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.

　　A.puzzled B.admiring

　　C.excited D.disappointed

　　【考点】人物/故事

　　【试题解析】本文主要介绍了美国艺术世家-- The Peales.

　　1.根据前半句His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic尤其是单词realistic(现实的)可知，其作品画的很生动。可知选项A正确。

　　2.博物馆最受欢迎的是一种大型的，已经绝迹的大象的骷髅，肯定是从地底下挖掘出来的，可知答案选C。

　　3.根据最后一段中His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America可知Sarah Miriam Peale是James Peale的孩子。故答案D正确。

　　4.通读全文可知，作者对于The Peales家族充满了赞扬。故答案B正确。

　　【答案】27.A 28.C 29.D 30.B