Unit6Design(B)(35分钟)Ⅰ
阅读理解(2017·浙江卷)BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage
Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone
Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel’shair
Therewerenocamelsnearby
Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead
Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush
Thebrushdidnotlastlong
SoonBenjaminneededmorefur
Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱)
Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick
Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing
Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove
Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,Mr
Pennington,cametovisit
HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings
Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes
Healsosentsixengravings(版画)byanartist
ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen
In1747,whenB