Question

【題目】 The father of the modern cartoon was the English artist William Hogarth(1697-1764）.There were others before him who made drawings that made fun of silly customs and behaviour.But Hogarth really started the art of cartooning .He was interested in human nature ,in the character and attitudes of people. His drawings made fun of universal（追的，影響全體的） situations and problems such as drunkenness, spoiled youngsters, crimes of all sorts,and even crooked elections. The work of Hogarth was continued by another Englishman. Thomas Rowlandson. His cartoons were printed in large quantities and sent all over England.He exaggerated human features to make people look ridiculous, which is known as caricature （漫畫，諷刺畫）. Early in the 19th Century， European journals, which were similar to many modern magazines, began to print cartoons that expressed opinions on events of the day, and this was the beginning of political cartoons which appear in our daily newspapers today. One of the greatest political cartoonists was the Frenchman Honore Daumier (1808-1879). He made bitter attacks on people in power and corruption in government. In fact ,he was sent to jail for six months because of a cartoon he drew that make fun of the king.

【1】Who was the father of the modern cartoon?

A.William HogarthB.Thomas Rowlandson

C.Honore Daumier.D.European journals

【2】What was William Hogarth interested in?

A.Political cartoons.

B.Drunkenness and spoiled youngsters

C.Crimes of all sorts

D.Human nature

【3】According to the passage, caricature is known that________.

A.It is printed in large quantities and sent all over England

B.It is the work of Hogarth

C.Human features are exaggerated to make people look ridiculous

D.It started the art of cartooning

【4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.William Hogarth really started the art of cartooning

B.Thomas Rowlandson was an Englishman

C.Political cartoons appeared in the late 19th century

D.Honore Daumier was sent to jail because of his cartoon.

【5】The Frenchman Honore Daumier_______.

A.Drew pictures of the king

B.Began the political cartoons

C.Made bitter attacks on people

D.Disliked the people in power and exposed corruption in government

【6】The best title of this article is________.

A.CartoonsB.Cartoonists

C.The Father of the modern CartoonD.Cartoons and Cartoonists

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】D

【6】D

【解析】

短文講述了現(xiàn)代漫畫之父是英國藝術(shù)家威廉·霍加斯(1697-1764)。在他之前還有人畫畫取笑愚蠢的風俗和行為。但霍加斯真正開創(chuàng)了漫畫藝術(shù)。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一句“The father of the modem cartoon was English artist William Hogarth”可知現(xiàn)代卡通之父是William Hogarth。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第四句“He was interested in human nature”可知William Hogarth對人的本性感興趣。故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) “He exaggerated…known as caricature”可知諷刺畫是夸大人的特征來使得人看起來很荒謬。故選C。

【4】判斷題，根據(jù)“But Hogarth really started the art of cartooning .”可知選項A正確；根據(jù)“The father of the modern cartoon was the English artist William Hogarth(1697-1764）.”可知選項B正確；根據(jù)“Early in the 19th century… this was the beginning of political cartoons...”可知政治性的卡通出現(xiàn)在19世紀早期，C選項說的是19世紀晚期，表述錯誤。根據(jù)“In fact ,he was sent to jail for six months because of a cartoon he drew that make fun of the king.”可知選項D正確，故選C。

【5】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) “He made bitter attacks on people in power and corruption in government.”可知法國人Honore Daumier對政府人員做了深刻的打擊。故選D。

【6】最佳標題，根據(jù)題意可知文章主要講述了卡通和漫畫家，所以D選項是最好的標題。故選D。