Even as a young boy growing up in Taos, New Mexico, Michael A. Naranjo, a Tewa Indian, knew what he wanted to be. In his childhood dreams, which were made all the more real as he crafted animal figures from the same clay his mother used to make her pottery, Michael saw himself as an artist, creating with his hands the visions (景象) he held in his mind.
However, Michael’s dreams were nearly broken when a grenade (手榴弹) took away his eyesight and much of the use of his right hand. At twenty-three years of age, with only one good hand and no longer able to see the world around him, it seemed evident that Michael’s life as an artist was not to be. Artists, however, rarely gain complete control over their medium (媒介) simply because of their physical abilities or senses; and what seemed evident to others was not at all evident to Michael.
His eyesight was gone, which was true, but the images he had captured in his early youth, and those yet to be imagined, could not be destroyed. Thus, while recovering from his wounds, Michael asked for some clay and began to shape once again some of the figures he had made as a boy. As he worked with the clay, another creative process was at work一Michael Naranjo was shaping himself into the master sculptor he is today. Drawing from the spirit within himself, Michael’s pieces evoke (唤起) the strength of his Indian ancestry. Remembering the feast days of his youth, Michael has represented in his work the Eagle Dance, Corn Dance, Hoop Dance, and Deer Dance, thus preserving in bronze these ancient traditions.
Michael Naranjo is not a great sculptor because he is an Indian or because he is a veteran(老兵), or because he cannot see; he is a great sculptor because he sees so well.
4. Why did young Naranjo craft animal figures?
A. His mother asked him to do so. B. He was just imitating his mother.
C. He had decided to become an artist. D. He wanted to help support the family.
5. What can we learn about Naranjo from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?
A. He couldn’t accept the fact that he was blind.
B. He didn’t care what others thought of him.
C. He was slow in making up his mind.
D. He was optimistic about his dream.
6. According to the text, some of Naranjo’s sculptures ______.
A. represent his own life B. show Native American culture
C. are based on images of veterans D. tell of what his ancestors have suffered
7. Which would the author be least likely to agree with?
A. Naranjo has overcome his disability.
B. Naranjo is successful due to his talent.
C. Naranjo’s works are rooted in his imagination.
D. Naranjo’s background contributed to his success.
【答案】
However, Michael’s dreams were nearly broken when a grenade (手榴弹) took away his eyesight and much of the use of his right hand. At twenty-three years of age, with only one good hand and no longer able to see the world around him, it seemed evident that Michael’s life as an artist was not to be. Artists, however, rarely gain complete control over their medium (媒介) simply because of their physical abilities or senses; and what seemed evident to others was not at all evident to Michael.
His eyesight was gone, which was true, but the images he had captured in his early youth, and those yet to be imagined, could not be destroyed. Thus, while recovering from his wounds, Michael asked for some clay and began to shape once again some of the figures he had made as a boy. As he worked with the clay, another creative process was at work一Michael Naranjo was shaping himself into the master sculptor he is today. Drawing from the spirit within himself, Michael’s pieces evoke (唤起) the strength of his Indian ancestry. Remembering the feast days of his youth, Michael has represented in his work the Eagle Dance, Corn Dance, Hoop Dance, and Deer Dance, thus preserving in bronze these ancient traditions.
Michael Naranjo is not a great sculptor because he is an Indian or because he is a veteran(老兵), or because he cannot see; he is a great sculptor because he sees so well.
4. Why did young Naranjo craft animal figures?
A. His mother asked him to do so. B. He was just imitating his mother.
C. He had decided to become an artist. D. He wanted to help support the family.
5. What can we learn about Naranjo from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?
A. He couldn’t accept the fact that he was blind.
B. He didn’t care what others thought of him.
C. He was slow in making up his mind.
D. He was optimistic about his dream.
6. According to the text, some of Naranjo’s sculptures ______.
A. represent his own life B. show Native American culture
C. are based on images of veterans D. tell of what his ancestors have suffered
7. Which would the author be least likely to agree with?
A. Naranjo has overcome his disability.
B. Naranjo is successful due to his talent.
C. Naranjo’s works are rooted in his imagination.
D. Naranjo’s background contributed to his success.
【答案】
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