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Once there was a painter. He liked to draw things. But no one else could understand what he drew.

One day he was painting tigers. He just drew the tiger’s head. The painter’s friend came and asked the painter to paint a horse. The painter drew the horse’s body directly behind the tiger’s head. The painter’s friend asked him: “Is this a tiger or a horse?” The painter replied: “Horse Horse Tiger Tiger.” The painter’s friend couldn’t understand the “Horse Horse Tiger Tiger” painting and went home. The painter hung the painting at home.

The painter’s oldest son asked the painter what the painter had painted. The painter said, “A tiger.” Soon after, the younger son came over and asked the painter what the painter had painted. The painter said, “A horse.”

The oldest son strolled (闲逛) on the road and saw someone else’s horse. He thought of what his father had said, “This is a tiger,” and then killed the horse. The painter had no choice but to pay the compensation (赔偿) to the horse owner. The younger son went to the forest and saw a tiger. He thought of his father's words, “This is a horse,” and then tried to ride it. In the end, the tiger ate him. The painter was very grieved, and then burned his “Horse Horse Tiger Tiger” painting.

Now, people use the chengyu “Ma Ma Hu Hu” to describe “careless” or “so-so”.

1.Which word can describe the painter’s paintings?

A Perfect.

B Simple.

C Common.

D Strange.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段的“But no one else could understand what he drew.”但是其他人都看不懂他画的是什么，可知他的画很奇怪。故选D。

2.What is TRUE about the “Horse Horse Tiger Tiger” painting?

A It had the tiger’s body.

B It had the horse’s head.

C The painter kept it.

D The painter’s friend took it home.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“He just drew the tiger’s head.”“The painter drew the horse’s body directly behind the tiger’s head.”以及“The painter hung the painting at home.”可知，这个画家画了老虎的头，马的身体，他把这幅画挂在了家里。故选C。

3.The younger son of the painter ____________.

A killed a tiger

B saw a tiger

C saw a horse

D rode a horse

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“The younger son went to the forest and saw a tiger.”以及“In the end, the tiger ate him.”可知，画家的小儿子看到一只老虎，他最终被老虎吃掉了。故选B。

4.The underlined word “grieved” means __________.

A sad

B lucky

C happy

D surprised

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。结合前文内容，画家的大儿子杀死了别人家的马，画家赔了钱，而画家的小儿子被老虎吃掉了。由此可知，画家很悲伤。故选A。

5.In which part of a magazine can you read the passage?

A Art and Life.

B Sport and Health.

C Culture and History.

D Science and Technology.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了汉语成语故事“马马虎虎”，与中国传统文化相关，并结合选项，可以在“文化与历史”版块读到本文。故选C。