十、词句猜测——句意理解题(2017·浙江,A)BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage
Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone
Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel’shair
Therewerenocamelsnearby
Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead
Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush
Thebrushdidnotlastlong
SoonBenjaminneededmorefur
Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱的)
Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick
Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing
Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove
Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,MrPennington,cametovisit
HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings
Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes
Healsosentsixengravings(版画)byanartist
ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen
In1747,whenBenjaminwasni