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 Leslie Engelhart is a Western artist who knows cowboys,horses,and mules(驟子) .The detail of her pencil drawings comes from her familiarity of her subjects. She grew up in a big farm and mule packing country of Eastern California,and it is this country farm and pack outfit background that provides her with the contemporary Western themes she draws. With Western art,more than many other types of art,it must be intimately lived rather than viewed as a spectator in order to portray it with accurate insight.

 Working primarily in pencil,Leslie paints everyday cowboy life on ranches (大農場) and pack outfits. She works off photos she has taken or ones other people send in for commissioned work. Her work is displayed in over 95 stores nationwide where you can view and purchase her original pencil drawings,lim-ited-edition prints,mugs,and notecards，or you can purchase them directly from Leslie. Call her today at 209-8872627.

 If you like horses,if you like mules，if you like scenes from everyday life on a working ranch or pack outfit,you will enjoy viewing the cowboy and Western art featured on these pages. Call Leslie today to buy your own piece of the West.

Leslie Engelhart Western Art 

Winter address

PO Box 731

Linden,CA 95236

209-8872627

Summer address

13489  Westside Rd.

Lakeview,OR 97630 541-9473448 Fax： 541-9477448

1. What’s the best title of the passage?

   A. Cowboy prints   B. Cowboy life

   C. Cowboy work   D. Cowboy scene

2. The underlined word “intimately” in the first paragraph probably means “     ”

   A. occasionally   B. especially

   C. closely   D. immediately

3. From the passage,you can guess this time is         .

   A. spring   B. summer

   C. autumn   D. winter

4. The purpose of the passage is to         .

   A. introduce the artist—Leslie Engelhart

   B. show you the scenery of Eastern California

   C. attract people to buy the piece of Leslie Engelhart

   D. call on people to know cowboy life

Answer 1

1. A主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是Leslie Engelhart的牛仔版畫。所以選擇A.

2. C詞義猜測題。根據上下文可知本句的意思是“為了準確地刻畫它的形象，必須貼近它生活，而不是僅作為一個旁觀者在一旁觀察”，所以選擇C.

3. D推理判斷題。通過第二段的“Call her today at 209-8872627.”和下文的“Winter address... 209-8872627”可以推斷出是冬天。

4. C