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d see for the first time. The beauty of the land renewed her. She couldn’t wait to start painting. Cow and horse skulls and desert flowers filled her canvases (畫布). The colors of the desert inspired O’Keeffe. As a result, she made new choices in her artwork. “The color up there is different, ” she explained. She loved the dusty blues and greens. That August, O’Keeffe went home to New York. It was the start of a pattern. Each spring, she traveled to New Mexico to paint. These trips restored her spirit. Then, in the fall, she would return to New York. There, she showed her work. Each time O’Keeffe visited New Mexico, she explored a little more. The bleached animal bones and skulls that O’Keeffe found excited her because she could see their special beauty. The bones didn’t mean death to O’Keeffe. To her, they showed the lasting beauty of the desert. The landscapes, clear light, and bright colors also spoke to her. She often painted closeups of the rocks and mountains. Later, she began to travel more in search of new ideas. However, she always came back to New Mexico. As O’Keeffe grew older, her eyesight began to fail. Still, O’Keeffe wasn’t ready to give up. Her friend Juan Hamilton helped her work with watercolors. He also taught her to sculpt. As a result, she made art into her 90s. When she died at the age of 98, Hamilton sprinkled her ashes over the desert. Her body became part of the land that had touched her art and her life. 【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了畫家喬治婭奧吉弗每年春天都從紐約出發(fā)到新墨西哥州的沙漠里發(fā)掘藝術(shù)靈感。4. Why was O’Keeffe unhappy in New York in 1928? A. Because she was lack of the creative ideas. B. Because she felt disappointed about her job. C. Because she was not successful as an artist. D. Because she felt bored about life in a big city. 【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“New York had been a good source of ideas for almost ten years. Now those ideas were drying up. ”可知, 1928年, 喬治婭奧吉弗在紐約生活得并不開心是因?yàn)樗龥]有了靈感, 缺乏創(chuàng)造性的想法。5. What can we know about O’Keeffe after her trips to New Mexico? A. She received great reputation there. B. She discovered the meaning of her life. C. She chose to settle down in that country. D. She got new thoughts from the scenery. 【解析】選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“The beauty of the land renewed her. ”及第三段中的“These trips restored her spirit. ”可知, 新墨西哥州的景色讓她精神煥發(fā), 給了她新的想法。6. What can we know about O’Keeffe from the passage? A. She was never afraid of failure and death. B. She was devoted and passionate about art. C. She was patient with the ing chances. D. She was curious about the nature of people. 【解析】選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“As O’Keeffe grew older, her eyesight began to fail. Still, O’Keeffe wasn’t ready to give up. Her friend Juan Hamilton helped her work with watercolors. He also taught her to sculpt. As a result, she made art into her 90s. ”可知, 喬治婭奧吉弗對藝術(shù)傾注了畢生的熱情。7. Which of the following could be the best title for this article? A. Lifestyle in the Desert. B. Special Love for Art. C. Inspiration from the Desert. D. Modern Women Artists. 【解析】選C。主旨大意題。通讀全文可知, 本文主要講述了喬治婭1