C．Thoughts. D．Paintings.

　　【解析】　词义猜测题。尽管canvas的意思是"帆布"，但是在本文中，实际上是表达他把这种精神转移到绘画中。

　　【答案】　D

　　4．From the passage we can see the author thinks Ron is ．

　　A．a good artist as well as a story­teller and poet

　　B．skilled at his teaching

　　C．an artist with wealth

　　D．lucky to have met a good teacher

　　【解析】　细节理解题。从最后一段可知，除了绘画，他还讲故事、写诗歌。B、C两项文章中没有提到，D项与文章中的Although he is a self­taught Western artist...相矛盾。

　　【答案】　A

　　Ⅲ.阅读填句

　　On holidays you're likely to eat and overeat between family gatherings，office parties and celebrating with friends. 1 Here are some tips to help you enjoy holiday food without completely changing your diet：

　　1．Switch to small plates.

　　Not only do smaller dishes fill up faster，but the same size helping looks like more food when it's on a small dish. 2 But whatever the size of your plate，it's most important to remember to keep it balanced：half for vegetables，a quarter for grains and a quarter for lean meat.

　　2．Measure out snakes.

　　Your favorite holiday movie is on.Take a minute to check the nutrition label(标签)and measure out a serving to keep calories in check.Take one popular brand of buttered microwave popcorn for example. 3 But the bag contains 2.5 servings.Eat the whole thing on your own，and you'll have eaten 425 calories.

　　3．Split an entree(主菜)．

Many restaurants serve far more food than one person needs in a single meal. 4 Or pack half your entree to go as soon as it's served.Or choose a small­size option，if