阅读理解。
A friend of mine was fond of (喜欢) drawing a horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always
began at the tail (尾巴). Now it is the western rule to begin at the head of the horse , that is why I was
surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any dilference whether the artist begins at the head
or the tail or the belly (肚子) or the foot of the house, if he really knows his business. And most great
artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They make their own rules.
Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar (奇特的) to himself, and the peculiarity means only
that he finds it more easy to work in that way.
Now the very same thing is true to literature (文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only
means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you
are not yet experienced (有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more
experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail. that is to say,
you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.
1. A friend of the writer's drew the horses _____.
A. very well
B. in the way of western rule
C. in the way of his own rule
D. all of the above
2. The writer was surprised because _____.
A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse
B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse.
C. the artist made his own rule
D. the artist did not follow other people's rule
3. You are not yet experienced because _____.
A. you don't know where to begin
B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail
C. you always ask the question.
D. you do not trust to your own powers
4. When you become more experienced you will _____.
A. never ask the question
B. often begin at the tail
C. write the end of the story
D. think of the beginning
5. The passage tells us _____.
A.how to draw a horse
B. how to write a story
C. how to make our own rule
D. to believe in our own powers
答案
1—5: CDDCD
考点名称：故事类阅读
故事类阅读：
文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。
命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。
故事类阅读注意：
初中生接触到的阅读材料大都是故事类。
阅读故事类的材料，应该抓住人物线索、地点线索、时间线索和情节发展线索。
特别注意的是，以上线索往往是并存的。因为情节的发展总是涉及到人物的变化、时间的推移、场景的变换等。
而阅读材料后的阅读理解往往会围绕这些内容设计一些事实类的理解题。
凡事实类的理解题都可以从阅读材料的表层文字中找到答案。
在阅读故事类短文时，应理解文章的深层含义，也就是它的主题。在此需要注意的是，现在的阅读理解题在测试事实类的理解题的同时，往往有一道推理类理解测试题．