“would almost rather see you dead, Robert S．Cassatt, a leading bankerof Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist．In the 19th cent 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　“would almost rather see you dead,”Robert S．Cassatt, a leading banker(银行家)of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist．In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not．And when the young lady’s family ranked among(跻身于)the best of Philadelphia’s social(社交界的)families, such an idea could not even be considered．

　　That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist．She did not tremble before her father’s anger．Instead, she opposed(抗拒)him with courage and at last made him change his mind．Mary Cassatt gave up her social position(社会地位)and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady．In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance(坚持)，she became America’s most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time．

(1)

How did Mr．Cassatt react(反应)when his daughter made her announcement?
[　　]
A．	He feared for her life．
B．	He was very angry．
C．	He nearly killed her．
D．	He warned her．

(2)

What in fact was Mr．Cassatt’s main reason in opposing his daughter’s wish?
[　　]
A．	Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days．
B．	He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art．
C．	He believed an artist’s life would be too hard for his daughter．
D．	Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times．

(3)

What made Mary Cassatt’s“struggle”to become a recognized artist especially hard?
[　　]
A．	She was a woman．
B．	Her father opposed her．
C．	She had no social position．
D．	She did not come from an artist’s family．

(4)

What do we know about Mary Cassatt’s marriage(婚姻)?
[　　]
A．	Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family．
B．	She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother．
C．	After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career(事业)．
D．	She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable．

(5)

What do we know about Robert Cassatt’s character from the text?
[　　]
A．	He was a cruel man．
B．	He was a stubborn(固执的)man．
C．	He knew nothing about art．
D．	He knew little about his daughter．

(6)

What do we know about Mary Cassatt’s character?
[　　]
A．	She was brave in going against old ideas．
B．	She got tired of always obeying her father．
C．	She hated playing at drawing and painting．
D．	She did not mind being poor at all．

(7)

As we learn from the text, which of the following was generally considered the most important in the life of a woman in the U.S.in Mary Cassatt’s times?
[　　]
A．	Money
B．	Career
C．	Marriage
D．	Courage

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;4．B;5．D;6．A;7．C;

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Later, when Walt went back to Chicago, he studied cartoon at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. His education was interrupted(中断)when World War Ⅰ 8 in 1914. Though he was not 9 old enough to join the army, he wanted to 10 in some way. He joined the Red Cross and went to France, where he stayed 11 the war was over.

After the war, Disney returned to Kansas City to work for a company that made fairy story cartoons. This was the kind of work he liked best. He made up his mind to 12 better ways of making the cartoons 13 , so that the cartoon characters would seem 14 . He bought an old movie camera and made a few things in his garage. In 1923 he 15 his elder brother, Roy, in Hollywood, California, where they soon 16 their own company. Sound was just starting 17 in movies, and Disney believed it had great possibilities. He quickly 18

sound to his cartoons. When he made Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen, audience were

19 . Mickey became a great 20 with both young and old.

1. A. broke　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. won

C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. struck

2. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. known

C. filled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. popular

3. A. almost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mostly

C. from　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clearly

4. A. he　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. before

C. who　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

5. A. painting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. people

C. character　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. photo

6. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. with

C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. besides

7. A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what

C. something　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. anyhow

8. A. ended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. went on

C. broke out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had passed

9. A. then　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. yet

C. ever 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. already

10. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. join

C. work　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enter

11. A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. after

C. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

12. A. give　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoy

C. find　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. search

13. A. lively　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. appear

C. well-known　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. move

14. A. alive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beautiful

C. unforgettable　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprising

15. A. found　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. agreed with

C. joined in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. invited

16. A. worked in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set up

C. sold　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. built

17. A. immediately　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. really

C. to be invented　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be used

18. A. added　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. took

C. wanted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. referred

19. A. disappointed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. angry

C. delighted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprising

20. A. welcomed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beauty

C. success　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hero

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　　Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman.He 　1　the US from time to time.While he was 　2　at a hotel on a visit to Chicago,he put his bag on the 　3　.A few minutes 　4　,Mr Yamamoto reached down for it,but it was 　5　.Inside it were about ＄ 900,his passport(护照), 　6　of his family,and his 　7　tickets to Japan.

But three weeks 　8　he returned to Tokyo,Mr Yamamoto 　9　an envelope.There was 　10　inside but his passport,his airline tickets,photos of his family and 　11　orders for more than ＄900 and a 　12　from Mr Joseph Loveras.It said:

“I 　13　this money order and the things … will make you believe in the 　14　of Chicago.”

The next 　15　he travelled to the US,Mr Yamamoto 　16　Mr Loveras.He was a 67-year-old sick man with a total 　17　of ＄ 493 a month.

He explained that he 　18　the bag on a street corner and 　19　the money and the tickets in the top part of the 　20　.He changed the money into money orders and 　21　his own money to send it to Japan.

Mr Yamamoto was very 　22　by what Mr Loveras had done. “I asked him 　23　he would go to all the trouble to return 　24　to me.He told me that if he had not done it,it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his 　25　.”

Now they have become friends,and Mr Yamamoto visits Mr Loveras every time he is in the US.

1．
				[　　]
A．understands	B．studies	C．visits	D．calls
2．
				[　　]
A．looking	B．living	C．telephoning	D．sleeping
3．
				[　　]
A．table	B．floor	C．car	D．computer
4．
				[　　]
A．later	B．ago	C．before	D．earlier
5．
				[　　]
A．open	B．broken	C．down	D．gone
6．
				[　　]
A．information	B．photos	C．names	D．letters
7．
				[　　]
A．coming	B．return	C．written	D．waste
8．
				[　　]
A．when	B．before	C．after	D．till
9．
				[　　]
A．received	B．accepted	C．picked up	D．heard from
10．
				[　　]
A．anything	B．something	C．everything	D．nothing
11．
				[　　]
A．money	B．post	C．spoken	D．bank
12．
				[　　]
A．record	B．letter	C．programme	D．passage
13．
				[　　]
A．decide	B．believe	C．hope	D．learn
14．
				[　　]
A．service	B．hotels	C．police	D．people
15．
				[　　]
A．day	B．hour	C．time	D．way
16．
				[　　]
A．looked for	B．looked after	C．called at	D．called on
17．
				[　　]
A．unmber	B．income	C．saving	D．cost
18．
				[　　]
A．bought	B．tried	C．saw	D．picked
19．
				[　　]
A．found	B．paid	C．passed	D．changed
20．
				[　　]
A．bus	B．bag	C．jpise	D．wall
21．
				[　　]
A．shared	B．got	C．wasted	D．spent
22．
				[　　]
A．excited	B．surprised	C．moved	D．frigtened
23．
				[　　]
A．how	B．when	C．whether	D．why
24．
				[　　]
A．things	B．everything	C．the bag	D．the money
25．
				[　　]
A．life	B．country	C．city	D．family

Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have 1 been people who have looked for 2 —those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in 3 across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who 4 an immediate pleasure from a 5 activity which may only last 6 or even seconds.

I would consider bungee jumping 7 good example of 8 . You 9 a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon)200 meters above the ground 10 an elastic(有弹性的)rope 11 your 12 . You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the ropes 13 you from hitting the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities 14 most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping 15 jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high rocks.

16 do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家)suggest that it is 17 life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, and life was a continuous battle for survival(生存).

Nowadays, according to many people, life offers 18 excitement. They live and work in relatively 19 condition —— they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for 20 in activities as bungee jumping.

1. A. not　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. never

C. always　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. usual

2. A. ease　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. adventure

C. happiness　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. knowledge

3. A. large ship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. safe boat

C. small boat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. safe ship

4A. search　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look through

C. look for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in search of

5. A. danger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. safe

C. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dangerous

6. A. a few hours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some time

C. a day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a few minutes

7. A. to be　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is

C. being　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to being

8. A. such activity　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a such activity

C. so an activity　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. such an activity

9. A. climb up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. jump from

C. jump off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. find

10. A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by

C. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. use

11. A. is tied with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ties to

C. tied to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tied with

12. A. arms　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ankles

C. hands　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. legs

13. A. makes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gets

C. has　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stops

14. A. as dangerous as　　　　　　　　　　 B. so dangerous as

C. too dangerous as　　　　　　　　　　 D. very dangerous as

15. A. includes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. including

C. include　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. included

16. A. When　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Why

C. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. How

17. A. because　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that

C. because of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

18. A. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. little

C. many　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more

19. A. happy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. safe

C. exciting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dangerous

20. A. wealth　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. safety

C. danger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasure

Can you imagine what Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be 1 and built before electric lamps could 2 be used by all: machines to measure the electricity each home or office used; things to make it 3 that the electricity in the wires did not 4 fires, things to send electricity 5 the right places.

Everything that was 6 had to be thought 7 and built by Edison and the men 8 worked with him. There was no places where they could buy the things they needed. Edison made 9 inventions in order to send electric power to 10 it was wanted.

Edison directed all the work himself: testing new machines, putting wires 11 ground ;fixing lights, and so on. He 12 to be everywhere or the same time. He wanted his men 13 as much work as he did. But he never asked them to do things he 14 would not or could not do.

He had never thought much about 15 hours for sleep; now he often completely 16 sleeping. He slept for 17 minutes at a time, in the middle of the night, in an underground room 18 the power station, with a metal box for his bed. During these days, he almost never saw his wife and their children.

Everyone probably 19 him. Edison won his success when his work was completed. However, he almost did not notice the money and honor he received 20 soon he became interested in other ideas.

1. A. started　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stored

C. spent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. invented

2. A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. not

C. quickly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. really

3. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. work

C. certain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

4. A. begin　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. start

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. like

5. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

6. A. needed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. accepted

C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. obtained

7. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it

C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fast

8. A. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. who

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

9. A. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more

C. less　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. least

10. A. whoever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. whatever

C. wherever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whenever

11. A. below　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on

C. under　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. within

12. A. seemed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worked

13. A. to do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. doing

C. did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. done

14. A. oneself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. themselves

C. itself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. himself

15. A. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. full

C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. regular

16. A. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. remembered

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wanted

17. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a few

C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a little

18. A. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from

C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

19. A. begged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. respected

C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. liked

20. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so

C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because