有重赏OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasaskedtopaintsomepicturesonthewallsoftheking'spalaceinEnglish.Thenworkersweresentforandabigplatform(平台)wasmade.Withthehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingo

有重赏

OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasaskedtopaintsomepictures

onthewallsoftheking'spalaceinEnglish.Thenworkersweresentforandabigplatform(平台)wasmade.Withthehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingontheplatform.Theyworkedforawholeyearandatlastthepictureswereready.Thornhillwashappywhenhelookedatthepictures,fortheywerereallybeautiful.Helookedatthemforalongtime,andthentookonestepbackandlookedagain.Nowthepictureswereevenmorebeautiful.Hetookanotherstep,thenanother.Finallyhewasattheveryedge(边缘)oftheplatform,buthedidnotknowitbecausehewasthinkingofhispictures.Theworkersaweverything."WhatshouldIdo?"hethought."Thornhillisattheveryedgeoftheplatform.IfIcryout,hewilltakeanotherstep,falloffitandsurelybekilled."Sotheworkerquicklytooksomepaint(颜料)and

threwitatthepicture.

"Whatareyoudoing?"criedthepainter,runningquicklyforwardtohispictures.

（）1.WhatwasThornhill?HewasanEnglish____.

A.writerB.kingC.workeD.artist

（）2.Whatwasheorderedtodo?Hewasorderedto____.

A.paintapictureforthekingB.paintsomepicturesonthewallsoftheknig'spalace

C.havehispicturespaintedintheking'spalaceD.havehispicturespaintedonthewalls

（）3.Thestoryleadsustobelievethat

A.theworkerhadtopayforthepicture.B.thepaintercouldnotforgave(原谅)theworker.

C.theworkerwasreallysorryforwhathedid