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 bee 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 bee 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 powersC
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(答案→)C
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 bee 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。