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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,published,e
2、ncouragement,Ayearortwo,TheIllustratedLondonNews,cats'Christmasparty,ahundredandfifty,worldfamous【原文】DanRider,abooksellerwholovedgoodcauses,wasamemberofacommitteethatvisitedmentalasylums.Ononevisithenoticedapatient,aquietlittleman,drawingcats.Riderlookedatthedrawingsandgas
3、ped."Goodlord,man,"heexclaimed."YoudrawlikeLouisWain!""IamLouisWain,"saidtheartist.MostpeopletodayhaveneverheardofLouisWain.But,whenRiderfoundhimin1925,hewasahouseholdname."Hemadethecathisown.Heinventedacatstyle,acatsociety,awholecatworld,"saidH.G.Wellsinabroadcastappealam
4、onthortwolater."BritishcatsthatdonotlookandlivelikeLouisWaincatsareashamedofthemselves."BeforeLouisWainbegandrawingthem,catswerekeptstrictlyinthekitcheniftheywerekeptatall.Theywereusefulforcatchingmiceandperhapsforkeepingthemaidservantcompany.Anyoneelsewhofeltaffectionforc
5、atsusuallykeptquietaboutit.Ifamanadmittedthathelikedcats,hewouldbelaughedat.Thedogwastheonlydomesticanimalthatcouldbecalledafriend.LouisWainstudiedartasayouthandbecamequiteasuccessfulnewspaperandmagazineartist.Hespecializedinbirdsandanimals,includingdogs,butneverdrewacatti
6、llhiswifewasdying.Theyhadnotbeenmarriedlong,andduringherillnessablack-and-whitecatcalledPeterusedtositonherbed.Toamusehiswife,LouisWainusedtosketchandcaricaturethecatwhilehesatbyherbedside.Sheurgedhimtoshowthese-drawingstoeditors,fiewasunconvinced,butwantedtohumourher.Thef
7、irsteditorheapproachedsharedhislackofenthusiasm."Whoeverwouldwanttoseeapictureofacat?"heasked,andLouisWainputthedrawingsaway.AyearortwolaterheshowedthemtotheeditorofTheIllustratedLondonNews,whosuggestedapictureofacats'Christmaspartyacrosstwofullpages.UsinghisoldsketchesofP
8、eter,LouisWainproducedapicturecontainingaboutahundredandfiftycats,eachonedifferentfromthe
