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A Henry David Thoreau once said, "The world is but a canvas (畫布) to our imagination. " CBS News reporter Don Teague shows us an artist who chose to speak through canvas when his world went dark.

If you ask John Bramblitt to describe the world,chances are that he'll tell you it's colourful. Bramblitt is an artist whose works are defined by bold and expressive use of colour which has emotion all its own.

"Fear,it's a red with a lot of black mixed in," Bramblitt said. "It's almost like the colour of blood and dirt or soil―it's really deep. ” He knows a lot about fear and anger and depression. Emotions almost overwhelmed him nine years ago when at just age 30,complications (并發(fā)癥) from epilepsy (魔痛癥) left him forever blind.

What colour was the depression? "In my world,it was the worst black. It was like being in a hole," Bramblitt said. He eventually climbed out of that hole by learning to paint. He figured out how to mix the colours by feeling the different textures in the oils. He also learned how to apply paint by outlining ari image and using his fingers to guide the brush strokes. He sees his subjects with only his fin?gertips.

When Bramblitt touched his face,Teague jokingly said, "Brad Pitt,right?" "Yeah,you called it," Bramblitt replied.

To let Bramblitt touch your face is to allow him to imprint your image in his mind. His portraits are proof that his fingertips are as perceptive as his eyes once were.

He's never seen professional skateboarder Tony Hawk,but after feeling his face he painted a remarkable portrait. He has never seen his own wife or his young son,but it's clear he knows exactly what they look like.

Bramblitt's art is gaining notice in galleries around the country.  You'll often find him in museums or at schools teaching his technique and what he's learned about life and colour to children.

"The future is so open,and there're so many things I want to do," Bramblitt said. "It's brilliant,it's just the most brilliant colour and I can't wait to see it take form,to see it take shape. ” This artist's vision is as bright as his art.

1. The writer mentions Thoreau's words to prove       .

   A. we can create a world for ourselves

   B. we can imagine the world as we please

   C. the world will be like what we think

   D. we can't live without our imagination

2. By saying " He eventually climbed out of that hole ”，   the writer means      

   A. he came to the ground at last

   B. he finally got rid of depression

   C. he fell into a hole and escaped finally

   D. he managed to leave a black hole

3. From the last passage,we can infer that         .

   A. Bramblitt wanted to learn the shape of colours

   B. Bramblitt was eager to see what his future would be like

   C. Bramblitt was confused at his future

   D. Bramblitt had a hope for his bright future

4. The passage mainly tells us that       .

   A. a blind artist painted a colourful world

   B. John Bramblitt had a colourful world

   C. an artist used colours to paint his world

   D. the black world was bright for Bramblitt

Answer 1

本文主要介紹了盲人畫家John Bramblitt依靠手指來作畫的情況，說明了我們的想象力非常重要。

1. A推理判斷題。作者在第一段中引用了梭羅的一句話，他把世界比喻成一塊畫布，而我們的想象力是作畫的關(guān)鍵，因此，這句話表明了我們可以為自己創(chuàng)造一個世界，所以選A.

2. B句意理解題。第四段的第一句話提到了抑郁的顏色的問題，因此這個句子表示他終于擺脫了抑郁，故選   B.

3. D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的第一句話和第二句話可知，他對于自己的光明的未來充滿了希望。

4. A主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了盲人畫家John Bramblitt 依靠手指來作畫的情況，因此A項符合文章主旨。