题文
A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly(肚子) or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar( 奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way.Now the very same thing is true to literature. And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail -- that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.
小题1:A friend of the writer's drew the horses ____. A．very well B．in the way of western rule C．in the way of his own rule D．all of the above小题2:The writer was surprised because ____. A．the artist began to draw at the head of the horse B．the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C．the artist made his own rule D．the artist did not follow other people's rule小题3:You are not yet experienced because ____. A．you don't know where to begin B．you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail C．you always asked question D．you do not trust to your own powers小题4:when you become more experienced you will ____. A．never ask question B．often begin at the tail C．should write the end of the story D．should think of the beginning小题5:The topic of the passage is A．How to draw a horse B．How to write a story C．How to make your own rules D．Trust to your own powers 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析
文章通过一个故事告诉我们要相信自己的能力，当自己又了能力以后，从什么地方开始做都是一样的。小题1:C 推理题。根据文章第五段And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule.说明这位艺术家是想通过自己的方法来画马，所以他才从尾巴开始，而不是和别人一样从头开始。故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第二行Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised.说明他没有从头开始画，这是我惊讶的真正原因。
小题3:D 推理题。根据最后一段2,3行That is, you are not yet experienced enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question如果你不相信自己的能力，那么你就不会去体验。
小题4:C 推理题。根据文章最后两行I think that you will often begin at the tail -- that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. 说明如果我们有足够的经验，我们在画之前就已经想好了结尾，那么我们就可以从最后开始画。故C正确。
小题5:D 主旨大意题。文章通过一个故事告诉我们要相信自己的能力，当自己又了能力以后，从什么地方开始做都是一样的。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“A friend of mine was.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
