The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is be

The Peales were a famous family of American artists.Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figuresof the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson andover a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelleand Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped hishat to the figures in the picture.

    Charles Willson Peale gave uppainting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which hefounded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and naturalscience mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays ofanimals in their natural settings. Peale found the animals himself and found amethod to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most popular displaywas the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthedon a New York farm in 1801.

    Three of Peale’s seventeen childrenwere also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers,fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and paintedportraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Anotherbrother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.

    James Peale, the brother of CharlesWillson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). Hisdaughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portraitpainter in America.

1.What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The life of Charles Willson Peale.                     B.Portraits in the 18th century.

C. The Peale Museum.                                                      D.A family of artists.

2.The underlined word “unearthed” is closest inmeaning to“ ______”.

A. showed                   B.dug up                  C.invented              D.looked over

3.Which of the following is NOT the child of CharlesWillson Peale?

A. Titian Peale.          B.Rubens Peale.      C. Raphaelle Peale. D. SarahMiriam Peale.

4.The author’s attitude toward the Peales is ingeneral _______.

A. puzzled                   B.excited                  C.admiring                         D.disappointed

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1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

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