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    John James Audubon loved all kinds of birds. He spent his life studying them. He painted all the birds of North America.

    John James Audubon was born inHaitiin 1785. When he was a young boy,he moved toFrancewith his family. His father was in the French Navy (海军). He had a farm in the United States. When John was 18 ,his father sent him to the farm,hoping John would take care of it. But John didn’t want to do that. He wanted to hunt,fish,and draw birds. John drew lots of pictures of birds. He wanted to make them look real.

    In 1808,John married Lucy Bakewell and they moved to Kentucky. John and a friend went into business there.

They ran a shop. John really didn’t like working in the shop. The business soon failed. John wanted to paint fulltime. Lucy agreed to help. She got a teaching job to support the family. By that time,they had two young sons.

    John wanted his bird paintings made into a book. He finally did find someone to print his bird pictures in a book.Many people wanted John Audubon’s book. Although his book was a great success,John wasn’t happy with it. He wanted to show every bird found in North America. By 1838, John finished a great work. It wasn’t just one book. It was an amazing set of four books called Birds ofAmerica. It had 1 ,065 paintings. Today,these paintings are very famous.

31.In,John James Audubon went toAmerica.

   A. 1785   B. 1803   C. 1808   D. 1838 

32.What didn’t John like doing?

   A. Fishing. B. Hunting.

   C. Drawing birds. D. Looking after the farm.

33.John didn’t like working in the shop because.

A.he was rich 

B.he didn’t get on well with his friend

C.he was lazy 

D.he wanted to paint full-time 

34.What does the writer think of the work Birds ofAmerica"! 

A. Boring   B. Interesting   C. Amazing   D. Expensive 

35.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.John was famous for a set of books about bird pictures.

B.John took good care of his father’s farm.

C.When John painted fulltime,his sons supported his family.

D.John was bom inAmerica.

Answer 1

31.B 由第二段知，John James Audubon 生于 1785 年，他18岁时到美国，所以那一年是1803年(1785+18=1803) 。

32.D 由第二段中的 “ ...his father sent him to the farm,hoping John would take care of it.But John didn’t want to do that."知，John不喜欢照看农场。

33.D 由第二段“John really didn’t like working in the shop." 和 “John wanted to paint fulltime."可知答案。

34.C 由最后一段“Ii was an amazing set of four books called 执/q/" America得知答案。

35.A根据短文知，John James Audubon是因画出1065幅全美 百鸟图而闻名的，故选项A所陈述的内容正确，而其他三个 选项所陈述的内容与短文的内容不相符。