As a young boy, Eric was quiet. He always did what his parents and teachers asked him to do. He was a　　1　 student and always studied very hard. He had a special　 2　 in computer, tennis and music. He was named 　 3　 a famous Norwegian soldier because his great grandparents were from Norway.

When he was in college, the computer became very 　 4　 in English classes when he had to write long assignments (指定的作业). He decided to take　　5　 courses where he learned how 　 6　 the computer was in managing money. Upon graduation, he took a job　　7　 a company which lent money to people for cars, motorcycles and televisions. The company was just like a　　8　 .

About eight years later, he decided to go back to school for 　 9　 training in business. He was a very responsible and diligent graduate(毕业) school student. He　　10　 his personal computer to write the assignments. Two years later he　　11　 his Masters of Business Administration(MBA) (商业管理硕士学位). He was honored for graduating with the　 12　 grades in the class.

Eric took a new job with a high-tech company. They call him a Financial Analyst(金融分析员). This　　13　 he must use his computer to analyze　　14　 the company's money is being spent. He helps the company　　15　 money by using his computer.

When he travels, Eric uses a car phone. He is able to call his wife　　16　 he is driving in traffic on the highway to　　17　 he will be late for dinner. He can also call his business and be working for them as he travels in his car.

Eric and his wife, Debbie, have three children named Stephanie, Andrew and Nicole. He thought his car was too　 18　 for his family so he bought a van(面包车). Now he can take his family and their dog for 　 19　 to the countryside. His 　 20　 of study and work have given him a good job and a good life.

1. A. useful B. lovely C. serious D. quiet

2. A. idea B. opinion C. purpose D. interest

3. A. by B. after C. about D. as

4. A. useful B. surprising C. popular D. bright

5. A. technology B. physics C. chemistry D. business

6. A. important B. valuable C. expensive D. great

7. A. for B. with C. around D. within

8. A. factory B. shop C. bank D. college

9. A. good B. future C. more D. certain

10. A. helped B. asked C. told D. used

11. A. received B. accepted C. found D. took

12. A. most necessary B. biggest C. best D. most important

13. A. says B. means C. adds D. thinks

14. A. when B. where C. why D. how

15. A. get B. make C. notice D. pay

16. A. but B. or C. as D. because

17. A. explain B. decide C. suggest D. advise

18. A. old B. small C. cheap D. ugly

19. A. food B. vegetables

C. places of interest D. trips

20. A. days B. months C. years D. hours

Once when I was six years old I saw an amazing picture in a book called True Stories from Nature about the primeval（原始的）forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor(大蟒蛇) in the act of swallowing an animal. In the book it said：“Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole without chewing（嚼）it. After that they are not able to move and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion（消化）.”
I thought deeply then over the adventures of the jungle. And after some work with a colored pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing. My Drawing Number One. I showed my work to the grown-ups and asked them whether the drawing frightened them. But they answered：“Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat？”
My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I made another drawing. I drew the inside of the boa constrictor so that the grown-ups could see it clearly. They always need to have things explained. That's my Drawing Number Two.
The grown-ups' response this time was to advise me to lay aside my drawings of ba constrictors whether from the inside or the outside and devote myself instead to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar. That is why at the age of six I gave up what might have been a great painter. I had been disheartened by the failure of my Drawing Number One and my Drawing Number Two. Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
So then I chose another profession（职业） and learned to pilot airplanes. I have flown a little over all parts of the world; and it is true that geography has been very useful to me. At a glance I can distinguish China from Arizona. If one gets lost in the night, such knowledge is valuable.
In the course of this life I have had lots of chances to meet with a great many people. And that hasn't much improved my opinion of them. Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I tried showing him my Drawing Number One which I have always kept. I would try to find out if this was a person of true understanding. But whoever it was, he or she would always say: That is a hat. Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors or primeval forests or stars. I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge and golf and politics and neckties. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such an intelligent man.
【小题1】The writer drew his first picture in order to ________.

Once when I was six years old I saw an amazing picture in a book called True Stories from Nature about the primeval（原始的）forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor(大蟒蛇) in the act of swallowing an animal. In the book it said：“Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole without chewing（嚼）it. After that they are not able to move and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion（消化）.”
I thought deeply then over the adventures of the jungle. And after some work with a colored pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing. My Drawing Number One. I showed my work to the grown-ups and asked them whether the drawing frightened them. But they answered：“Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat？”
My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I made another drawing. I drew the inside of the boa constrictor so that the grown-ups could see it clearly. They always need to have things explained. That's my Drawing Number Two.
The grown-ups' response this time was to advise me to lay aside my drawings of ba constrictors whether from the inside or the outside and devote myself instead to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar. That is why at the age of six I gave up what might have been a great painter. I had been disheartened by the failure of my Drawing Number One and my Drawing Number Two. Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
So then I chose another profession（职业） and learned to pilot airplanes. I have flown a little over all parts of the world; and it is true that geography has been very useful to me. At a glance I can distinguish China from Arizona. If one gets lost in the night, such knowledge is valuable.
In the course of this life I have had lots of chances to meet with a great many people. And that hasn't much improved my opinion of them. Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I tried showing him my Drawing Number One which I have always kept. I would try to find out if this was a person of true understanding. But whoever it was, he or she would always say: That is a hat. Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors or primeval forests or stars. I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge and golf and politics and neckties. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such an intelligent man.

1. 1.

   The writer drew his first picture in order to ________.

   1. A.
      show the grown-ups what the book was about
   2. B.
      frighten the grown-ups trying to enter the forest
   3. C.
      remind himself of the adventures of the jungle
   4. D.
      illustrate（说明）a boa constrictor's act of digesting an animal
2. 2.

   How did the writer understand the grown-ups' response to his second drawing?

   1. A.
      He was actually only good at academic study.
   2. B.
      It was a waste of time for him to keep on drawing.
   3. C.
      He had difficulty in communicating with the adults.
   4. D.
      He was good at anything but geography.
3. 3.

   The underlined word disheartened in Paragraph 4 could most probably be replaced by ________.

   1. A.
      discouraged
   2. B.
      dissatisfied
   3. C.
      discovered
   4. D.
      disturbed
4. 4.

   Which of the following statements is true?

   1. A.
      The writer could have become a pilot if encouraged when young.
   2. B.
      The writer finally changed his opinion of grown-ups.
   3. C.
      The writer has been showing his two pictures to others ever since.
   4. D.
      The writer felt nobody could have really understood him.