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1、Unit7Task1【答案】A.1)Inamentalasylum.2)Hewasamemberofacommitteewhichwenttheretoshowconcernforthepertinentsthere.3)Theywerecantsbehavinglikehumans.4)Hewasinjuredinabusaccidentandbecamementallyill.5)Hespenttherestofhislifeincomfort.B.painter,birds,animals,cats,wide,publ
2、ished,encouragement,Ayearortwo,TheIllustratedLondonNews,cats'Christmasparty,ahundredandfifty,worldfamous【原文】DanRider,abooksellerwholovedgoodcauses,wasamemberofacommitteethatvisitedmentalasylums.Ononevisithenoticedapatient,aquietlittleman,drawingcats.Riderlookedatth
3、edrawingsandgasped."Goodlord,man,"heexclaimed."YoudrawlikeLouisWain!""IamLouisWain,"saidtheartist.MostpeopletodayhaveneverheardofLouisWain.But,whenRiderfoundhimin1925,hewasahouseholdname."Hemadethecathisown.Heinventedacatstyle,acatsociety,awholecatworld,"saidH.G.We
4、llsinabroadcastappealamonthortwolater."BritishcatsthatdonotlookandlivelikeLouisWaincatsareashamedofthemselves."BeforeLouisWainbegandrawingthem,catswerekeptstrictlyinthekitcheniftheywerekeptatall.Theywereusefulforcatchingmiceandperhapsforkeepingthemaidservantcompany
5、.Anyoneelsewhofeltaffectionforcatsusuallykeptquietaboutit.Ifamanadmittedthathelikedcats,hewouldbelaughedat.Thedogwastheonlydomesticanimalthatcouldbecalledafriend.LouisWainstudiedartasayouthandbecamequiteasuccessfulnewspaperandmagazineartist.Hespecializedinbirdsanda
6、nimals,includingdogs,butneverdrewacattillhiswifewasdying.Theyhadnotbeenmarriedlong,andduringherillnessablack-and-whitecatcalledPeterusedtositonherbed.Toamusehiswife,LouisWainusedtosketchandcaricaturethecatwhilehesatbyherbedside.Sheurgedhimtoshowthese-drawingstoedit
7、ors,fiewasunconvinced,butwantedtohumourher.Thefirsteditorheapproachedsharedhislackofenthusiasm."Whoeverwouldwanttoseeapictureofacat?"heasked,andLouisWainputthedrawingsaway.AyearortwolaterheshowedthemtotheeditorofTheIllustratedLondonNews,whosuggestedapictureofacats'
8、Christmaspartyacrosstwofullpages.UsinghisoldsketchesofPeter,LouisWainproducedapicturecontainingaboutahundredandfiftycats,eachonedifferentfromther