题目内容
He practiced playing the piano so hard that, at times, he wanted to take a break.
解析:
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他练钢琴练得如此辛苦,有时候,真想休息一下。 |
For about a decade, I knew that I needed to improve my handwriting, but I always put it off. “My typing skills are good, my communication skills are good, and all my other abilities are adequate for the job I do and the life I live. Why would I need to improve my handwriting in such a modern world?” I thought.
I was sort of hit by the fact that my handwriting needed improving quite suddenly in the form of a note from my boss. Obviously one of the notes I had posted on the office message board had been misunderstood because of my handwriting. My boss demanded that I learn to write in a neat way, something I couldn’t ignore any longer.
I tried a lot of different methods to improve my handwriting. Nowadays, there are more resources than before. You don’t even have to go to the store and can buy handwriting training materials online. I tried out a lot of these, and my handwriting did improve somewhat. Now I make sure I form every letter correctly. This is inconvenient and time-consuming, but it is better than having my comments misread.
People come up to me and tell me how nice my handwriting is. I have never thought of that, but this is exactly what has happened. It really is a pleasure, but it isn’t enough. In the long run, I actually have to go to a handwriting coach to improve my handwriting. It seems like I have years and years of bad habits that I have to break, and this isn’t something I could handle on my own. I need someone to teach me how to write clearly from the ground up.
【小题1】The underlined word “adequate” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”.
Aclear enough B. common enough C. good enough D. special enough
【小题2】The writer made the decision to improve his handwriting because .
| A.he had planned for that for a long time |
| B.he was shocked by his boss’ good handwriting |
| C.he was often misunderstood because of his handwriting |
| D.his boss asked him to work on his handwriting |
| A.He practiced writing mainly on his own. |
| B.He practiced writing and typing at the same time. |
| C.He joined a handwriting training class. |
| D.He employed a coach to teach him online. |
| A.Unacceptable. | B.Perfect. | C.Worse. | D.Better. |
Picasso, the famous Spanish painter, was born in 1881. His father was an art teacher. Picasso began to paint very early. He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Art at the age of 15. After 1900, he spent much time in Paris, living there from 1904 to 1947, when he moved to the south of France.
Throughout his career, Picasso moved from style to style with ease. He practiced sculpture, illustrated books and also showed great interest in pottery design and other fields of art.
Picasso produced a great number of drawings during his lifetime. No later artist of the School of Paris has replaced him in international influence.
Picasso is generally considered to be the foremost figure in 20th century French art. His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries.
1.The main idea of the passage is _____.
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A.Picasso is considered to be the foremost figure in the 20th century French art |
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B.Picasso is a famous Spanish painter |
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C.Picasso spent much time in Pairs, living there from 1904 to 1970 |
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D.Picasso’s life and art |
2.According to the writer, Picasso was _____.
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A.more important than any other French artist in international influence |
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B.more important than any other Spanish artist in international influence |
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C.the most important figure in Spain |
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D.the most important figure in France |
3.Picasso moved from style to style with ease. It means _____.
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A.he did not like only one style |
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B.he changed his style without difficulty |
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C.he not only liked sculpture, but also pottery design |
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D.he showed great interest in other fields of art |
A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓)to 21 in the woods. He practiced and practiced but could never 22 the target. Becoming somewhat 23 , he headed back for dinner.
As he was returning, he saw Grandma’s 24 duck. Without thinking, he shot his slingshot, hit the duck right 25 the head and killed it. He was shocked and sad. Quickly, he 26 the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his 27 watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After 28 that day, Grandma said, “Sally, you wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me that he wanted to 29 in the kitchen today, didn't you, Johnny?” And then she 30 to him, “Remember, the duck?” Then Johnny did the dishes.
Later, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to __31__ fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I __32__ Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right. Johnny told me he wanted to __33__.” And she whispered again, “Remember, the 34 ?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny 35 at home.
After several days, Johnny finally couldn't 36 it any longer. He went to Grandma and 37 that he had killed her pet duck and asked for her 38 .
Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the 39 and saw the whole thing from the house. And because I 40 you, I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.”
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