B
If your hometown were to be pulled down one day, would you miss it? And what would you do to protect it? Huang Yongfu gave us his perfect answer.
Huang and his wife lived in a small village. The village was far from the town, and most houses there were built decades ago, with grey walls and few decorations. Local people never paid much attention to those old walls. After he retired(退休), Huang had plenty of free time. He started painting lovely animals, beautiful flowers and even interesting village stories on the walls of his house just for fun. The once lifeless walls soon became the most eye-catching spot in the whole village. Later, his neighbours asked him to paint their houses too. His paintbrush brought a second "life" to those dull old houses.
In 2008, the village was going to be pulled down, because most villagers had moved away. To save his hometown, Huang decided to paint every street in the village. The old man covered every street, wall and door in the whole village with bright, lovely colours.
In 2010, some university students happened to pass by the village. They were amazed by Huang's cute and lively artwork. These students then started the "Save Rainbow Village" project. It was a big success, and the village soon became an art park. Huang himself became famous as "Grandpa Rainbow".
Now, Rainbow Village has become a well-known tourist attraction. It welcomes over one million visitors every year. Grandpa Rainbow finally made his dream come true—he saved his beloved village. Although Grandpa Rainbow passed away on January 23, 2024, people will remember him and his warm story forever.
( )6. Why does the writer ask two questions at the beginning of the passage?
A. To find the answers.
B. To surprise the readers.
C. To lead into the story.
D. To show the writer's idea.
()7. What do we know about Huang after he stopped working?
A. He lived a colourful life.
B. He showed his singing talent.
C. He helped neighbours build houses.
D. He brought animals into the village.
()8. The underlined word "dull" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to "".
A. clean B. bright C. boring D. small
()9. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Huang painted the village to make money at first.
B. The "Save Rainbow Village" project was started by university students.
C. Rainbow Village now receives fewer than a million visitors every year.
D. Huang refused to paint for his neighbours in the beginning.
()10. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A special beautiful village attracts lots of visitors.
B. An old man saved his hometown with paintings.
C. University students worked together to start a project.
D. Old houses in the village were full of beautiful paintings.
If your hometown were to be pulled down one day, would you miss it? And what would you do to protect it? Huang Yongfu gave us his perfect answer.
Huang and his wife lived in a small village. The village was far from the town, and most houses there were built decades ago, with grey walls and few decorations. Local people never paid much attention to those old walls. After he retired(退休), Huang had plenty of free time. He started painting lovely animals, beautiful flowers and even interesting village stories on the walls of his house just for fun. The once lifeless walls soon became the most eye-catching spot in the whole village. Later, his neighbours asked him to paint their houses too. His paintbrush brought a second "life" to those dull old houses.
In 2008, the village was going to be pulled down, because most villagers had moved away. To save his hometown, Huang decided to paint every street in the village. The old man covered every street, wall and door in the whole village with bright, lovely colours.
In 2010, some university students happened to pass by the village. They were amazed by Huang's cute and lively artwork. These students then started the "Save Rainbow Village" project. It was a big success, and the village soon became an art park. Huang himself became famous as "Grandpa Rainbow".
Now, Rainbow Village has become a well-known tourist attraction. It welcomes over one million visitors every year. Grandpa Rainbow finally made his dream come true—he saved his beloved village. Although Grandpa Rainbow passed away on January 23, 2024, people will remember him and his warm story forever.
( )6. Why does the writer ask two questions at the beginning of the passage?
A. To find the answers.
B. To surprise the readers.
C. To lead into the story.
D. To show the writer's idea.
()7. What do we know about Huang after he stopped working?
A. He lived a colourful life.
B. He showed his singing talent.
C. He helped neighbours build houses.
D. He brought animals into the village.
()8. The underlined word "dull" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to "".
A. clean B. bright C. boring D. small
()9. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Huang painted the village to make money at first.
B. The "Save Rainbow Village" project was started by university students.
C. Rainbow Village now receives fewer than a million visitors every year.
D. Huang refused to paint for his neighbours in the beginning.
()10. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A special beautiful village attracts lots of visitors.
B. An old man saved his hometown with paintings.
C. University students worked together to start a project.
D. Old houses in the village were full of beautiful paintings.
答案：6. C 推理判断题。文章开头用两个问题引出主人公黄永阜的故事，吸引读者并自然导入主题。
7. A 推理判断题。由第二段可知，黄永阜退休后在墙上作画，让墙面充满生机，生活十分丰富。
8. C 词义猜测题。dull表示乏味的、单调的，对应boring。
9. B
10. B 主旨大意题。全文围绕老人用绘画改造村庄、阻止拆迁、拯救故乡展开，核心主旨对应B。
7. A 推理判断题。由第二段可知，黄永阜退休后在墙上作画，让墙面充满生机，生活十分丰富。
8. C 词义猜测题。dull表示乏味的、单调的，对应boring。
9. B
10. B 主旨大意题。全文围绕老人用绘画改造村庄、阻止拆迁、拯救故乡展开，核心主旨对应B。
解析：
【分析】
1. 第6题考查写作手法，文章开头的两个问题用于引出下文黄永阜的故事，需结合文章结构判断作用；2. 第7题需定位原文第二段，提取黄永阜退休后的生活细节；3. 第8题词义猜测需结合上下文语境，前文提到“lifeless walls”，可推断dull的含义；4. 第9题是细节判断题，需逐一核对选项与原文内容是否匹配；5. 第10题主旨大意需梳理全文核心人物与事件，提炼主旨。
【解析】
6. 文章开头以两个问题自然引出主人公黄永阜的故事，起到导入主题的作用，故选C。
7. 由第二段可知，黄永阜退休后在墙上作画，让原本无生气的墙面变得亮眼，生活丰富，故选A。
8. 结合前文“lifeless walls”，dull所在句意为“他的画笔给那些乏味的老房子带来了第二次生命”，故dull意为“乏味的”，对应boring，选C。
9. A选项“起初为赚钱作画”与原文“just for fun”不符；B选项对应第四段“some university students...started the 'Save Rainbow Village' project”，正确；C选项“少于百万游客”与原文“over one million”不符；D选项“拒绝给邻居作画”与原文“neighbours asked him to paint their houses too”不符，故选B。
10. 全文围绕黄永阜用绘画改造村庄、拯救家乡的核心事件展开，主旨为老人用绘画拯救家乡，故选B。
【答案】
6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.B
【知识点】
推理判断题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文是记叙文类英语阅读理解，讲述了黄永阜老人用绘画拯救家乡的故事，考查学生对写作手法、细节、词义及主旨的理解，需学生精准定位原文信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第6题考查写作手法，文章开头的两个问题用于引出下文黄永阜的故事，需结合文章结构判断作用；2. 第7题需定位原文第二段，提取黄永阜退休后的生活细节；3. 第8题词义猜测需结合上下文语境，前文提到“lifeless walls”，可推断dull的含义；4. 第9题是细节判断题，需逐一核对选项与原文内容是否匹配；5. 第10题主旨大意需梳理全文核心人物与事件，提炼主旨。
【解析】
6. 文章开头以两个问题自然引出主人公黄永阜的故事，起到导入主题的作用，故选C。
7. 由第二段可知，黄永阜退休后在墙上作画，让原本无生气的墙面变得亮眼，生活丰富，故选A。
8. 结合前文“lifeless walls”，dull所在句意为“他的画笔给那些乏味的老房子带来了第二次生命”，故dull意为“乏味的”，对应boring，选C。
9. A选项“起初为赚钱作画”与原文“just for fun”不符；B选项对应第四段“some university students...started the 'Save Rainbow Village' project”，正确；C选项“少于百万游客”与原文“over one million”不符；D选项“拒绝给邻居作画”与原文“neighbours asked him to paint their houses too”不符，故选B。
10. 全文围绕黄永阜用绘画改造村庄、拯救家乡的核心事件展开，主旨为老人用绘画拯救家乡，故选B。
【答案】
6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.B
【知识点】
推理判断题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文是记叙文类英语阅读理解，讲述了黄永阜老人用绘画拯救家乡的故事，考查学生对写作手法、细节、词义及主旨的理解，需学生精准定位原文信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6