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　　广东省东莞市2018届高考英语一模试卷（解析版）　
　　第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
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　　24．Benjamin West，the father of American painting， showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age． But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one． In htose days ，a brush was made from camel's hair． There were no camels nearby． Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead． He cut some fur from the family cat to mash．
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