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分类综合训练：阅读理解+阅读七选五+完形填空+书面表达
阅读理解
Benjamin West， the father of American painting， showed his talent for art when he was only six. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days， a brush was made from camels’ hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.
The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long， the cat began to look ragged. His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.
The cat’s lot was about to improve. That year， one of Benjamin’s cousins， Mr. Pennington， came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home， he sent Benjamin a box of paints and some brushes. He also sent six engravings （版书） by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paints and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.
In 1747， when Benjamin was nine years old， Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.
In the city， Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape painting. William Williams， a well-known painter， came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave