Question

【题目】阅读理解。

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

People think being an artist must be a wonderful way to earn one’s living. And of course, there are lots of great things about working for oneself, at home alone, even in a cold studio like mine. What I really like is that nobody tells me what time to start in the morning. I like to paint as soon as I wake up, which is always early, but isn’t the same time every day. And nobody tells me what to wear or whether I can take the afternoon off and go to a football match.

But then, I have no one to chat with when I’m bored, no one to discuss last night’s match with during the office lunch hour. Sure, I can spend the afternoon doing something I enjoy like cycling or gardening if I choose. But the work will still be there when I do finally get back home.

Unfortunately, working at home means that people can always find me, whether I’m bored or not, and once I’ve answered the doorbell, it’s too late — my thoughts have been interrupted. No one would dream of calling in if I worked in an office, but I find myself listening to friends’ troubles. As they talk, my ideas disappear and I feel increasingly stressed thinking of my work waiting to be done.

However, when I hear the traffic news on the radio, and imagine my friends sitting miserably in their cars in a jam, feeling bored, or waiting unhappily for an overcrowded train in the rain, I realize that I really haven’t got much to complain about. I find a CD which will start me thinking, turn it up really loudly and begin another picture.

【1】 In the passage the writer is trying to ________.

A. encourage readers to work at home

B. explain why he decides to be an artist

C. describe his working life

D. show how he begins a picture

【2】What does the writer like about his working life?

A. He has plenty of opportunities for sport.

B. He can do things without being told by others.

C. He needn’t work in the morning.

D. He has a comfortable place to work in.

【3】The writer plays loud music because ________.

A. the traffic outside is noisy

B. it helps him to have ideas

C. it prevents him from feeling bored

D. he doesn’t want to hear the doorbell

【4】Which of these notices would be the most useful for the writer to put on his door?

A. I’m working — please don’t disturb.

B. Please knock before entering.

C. I’m listening to music — join me.

D. Come in and have a chat.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

【1】C 主旨大意题。本文中作者介绍了作为自由职业者的自己在工作方面遇见的一些问题，虽然自己在家里工作，工作时间也很自由，不需要挤公交车，比较方便；但是也有很多问题，如：没有人可以交流，朋友会经常向自己抱怨各种问题。ABD三项内容与文章无关。故C正确。

【2】B 细节题。根据文章第一段3、4、5句What I really like is that nobody tells me what time to start in the morning. I like to paint as soon as I wake up, which is always early, but isn’t the same time every day. And nobody tells me what to wear or whether I can take the afternoon off and go to a football match.可知作者喜欢自己的自由职业的原因在于没有人约束自己，不必由别人告诉自己该做什么，该怎么做。故B正确。

【3】B 推理题。根据文章最后一句I find a CD which will start me thinking, turn it up really loudly and begin another picture.可知我大声地播放一个CD，这个CD能够让我开始思考。故B正确。

【4】A 推理题。根据第三段1、2句Unfortunately, working at home means that people can always find me, whether I’m bored or not, and once I’ve answered the doorbell, it’s too late — my thoughts have been interrupted.可知朋友们都知道我在家里工作，所以经常会来看我，向我抱怨各种问题。而我的工作也被他们打断了。所以对作者来说最不愿意的事情就是工作时被打扰。故A项：I’m working — please don’t disturb.很适合。故A正确。