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1、Unit 7Task 1【答案】A.1)Inamentalasylum.2)Hewasamemberofacommitteewhichwenttheretoshowconcernforthepertinentsthere.3)Theywerecantsbehavinglikehumans.4)Hewasinjuredinabusaccidentandbecamementallyill.5)Hespenttherestofhislifeincomfort.B.painter,birds,animals,cats,wide,published
2、,encouragement,Ayearortwo,TheIllustratedLondonNews,cats'Christmasparty,ahundredandfifty,worldfamous【原文】DanRider,abooksellerwholovedgoodcauses,wasamemberofacommitteethatvisitedmentalasylums.Ononevisithenoticedapatient,aquietlittleman,drawingcats.Riderlookedatthedrawingsand
3、gasped."Goodlord,man,"heexclaimed."YoudrawlikeLouisWain!""IamLouisWain,"saidtheartist.MostpeopletodayhaveneverheardofLouisWain.But,whenRiderfoundhimin1925,hewasahouseholdname."Hemadethecathisown.Heinventedacatstyle,acatsociety,awholecatworld,"saidH.G.Wellsinabroadcastappe
4、alamonthortwolater."BritishcatsthatdonotlookandlivelikeLouisWaincatsareashamedofthemselves."BeforeLouisWainbegandrawingthem,catswerekeptstrictlyinthekitcheniftheywerekeptatall.Theywereusefulforcatchingmiceandperhapsforkeepingthemaidservantcompany.Anyoneelsewhofeltaffectio
5、nforcatsusuallykeptquietaboutit.Ifamanadmittedthathelikedcats,hewouldbelaughedat.Thedogwastheonlydomesticanimalthatcouldbecalledafriend.LouisWainstudiedartasayouthandbecamequiteasuccessfulnewspaperandmagazineartist.Hespecializedinbirdsandanimals,includingdogs,butneverdrew
6、acattillhiswifewasdying.Theyhadnotbeenmarriedlong,andduringherillnessablack-and-whitecatcalledPeterusedtositonherbed.Toamusehiswife,LouisWainusedtosketchandcaricaturethecatwhilehesatbyherbedside.Sheurgedhimtoshowthese-drawingstoeditors,fiewasunconvinced,butwantedtohumourh
7、er.Thefirsteditorheapproachedsharedhislackofenthusiasm."Whoeverwouldwanttoseeapictureofacat?"heasked,andLouisWainputthedrawingsaway.AyearortwolaterheshowedthemtotheeditorofTheIllustratedLondonNews,whosuggestedapictureofacats'Christmaspartyacrosstwofullpages.Usinghisoldske
8、tchesofPeter,LouisWainproducedapicturecontainingaboutahundredandfiftycats,eachonedifferentfromth