lessons.Ron is quite a story­teller and the last of an old kind of cowboy poets and western story­tellers.If you've met Ron at the Flea Markets in Sumpter，Oregon，then you no doubt have already had a taste of his knack for telling tales and sharing his original cowboy poems of true life on the ranch.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了生活在山区的美国牛仔Ron凭借自己的经历，创作了真实反映牛仔生活的绘画，并且在美国、欧洲以及其他一些国家展出的故事。

　　1．What is the BEST title of the passage?

　　A．A handsome cowboy

　　B．A cowboy artist

　　C．An artist representing cowboy life in the west

　　D．A famous artist

　　【解析】　主旨大意题。本文是人物介绍类文章。全文讲述了牛仔Ron的绘画生涯。A项在文中未提及，C项不能表达Ron的牛仔身份，而D项范围过大，不适合做标题。

　　【答案】　B

　　2．Why can Ron truly present the facts about cowboy life in the west?

　　A．Because he has read a lot about cowboys' life.

　　B．Because he has seen many such paintings.

　　C．Because he has experienced such life.

　　D．Because he knows Western styles well.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。从第一段第三句Ron has a particular passion for the mountains from Eastern Oregon to Alaska and draws from his many years of mountain adventures as inspiration for his Western paintings.可知，他17年的牛仔经历是他创作的源泉。

　　【答案】　C

　　3．What does the underlined word"canvas" in the second paragraph mean?

A．A kind of cloth.　　 B．Blue jeans.