Kerry and Alice were both artists in Brita

题目内容：

Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter.

One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the

offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, "Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please dro p the question." Then it was decided to give it the following day.

The next morning. Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and

won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed eyes on it.

Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why?

小题1:What did Alice think Kerry's offer?

A．She liked Kerry, but she didn't expect him to promise marriage to her.

B．She didn't want to marry anybody.

C．She didn't like it at all.

D．She thought the offer wasn't polite.小题2:In the sentence "If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife"。 "superior to" here means ____.

A．not so better than

B．better than

C．so good as

D．as good as小题3:Which of the following is true?

A．Kerry didn't accept Alice's suggestion.

B．Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.

C．Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture

D．Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.小题4:Alice's picture won high praise because ____.

A．it was true to nature

B．the flowers were red

C．it showed so large a bunch of flowers

D．people felt it strange to hang it on the gate小题5:The "leather suitcase" was in fact ____.

A．a real one

B．a painting drawn by Kerry

C．a box with a picture in it

D．made up of leather

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:B

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。