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  Since my retirement(退休)from teaching music in 2001, I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist, I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father, or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes(风景画) much influenced(影响)by Krenkel and St. John for five years.

  For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth, who quickly became my favorite artist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look. So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting. However, watercolors remained my first choice, and I think I did my best work there, showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions.

  Art is now together with my piano playing and reading. There is a time for everything in my world, and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do. As Confucius once said,“At seventy I can follow my heart's desire.”

(1)What is the text mainly about?

[  ]

A.Learning to paint in later life.

B.How to paint watercolors.

C.An artist-turned teacher.

D.Life after retirement.

(2)The author started drawing again in 1995 because ______.

[  ]

A.he hoped to draw a picture of his father

B.he couldn't stop missing his father

C.he had more time after retirement

D.he liked animals and landscapes

(3)We can infer from the text that the author ______.

[  ]

A.had been taught by Krenkel and St. John

B.painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years

C.believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolors

D.started his retirement life at the age of seventy

(4)How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?

[  ]

A.Very enjoyable
B.A bit regretful
C.Rather busy
D.Fairly dull

答案:D;B;C;A
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