I was six when I joined my father and two brothers at sunrise in the hayfields of Eufaula,Oklahoma.By the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up low-income rent properties.He gave me a penny for every nail I pulled out of old boards.

I got my first real job,at JM’s restaurant in town,when I was 12.My main responsibilities were cleaning tables and washing dishes,but sometimes I helped cook.

Every day after school I would head to JM’s and work until ten.On Saturdays I worked from two until eleven.At that age it was unlucky going to work and watching my friends run off to swim or play.I didn’t necessarily like work,but I love what working allowed me to have.Because of my job I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local bar Tastee Freez.This made me proud.

Word that I was honest and hard-working got around town.A local clothing store offered credit to me although I was only in the seventh grade.I immediately charged a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of trousers.I was making only 65 cents an hour,and I was already $90 in debt!So I learned early the danger of easy credit.I paid it off as soon as I could.

My first job taught me discipline,responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced.As by father,who worked three jobs,once told me,“If you understand sacrifice and commitment,there are not many things in life you can’t have.”How right he was!

When the author was a child,he was made to help his father work because_________.

A.the retaurant was short for hands

B.his family belonged to the low-income group

C.he wanted to earn some money

D.he was stronger than his two brothers

At the age of 12,the author got a job at a restaurant and often worked till late at night because_________.

A.he liked that work

B.he didn’t like playing

C.he was hard-working

D.he felt rewarded by doing that work

When the author was in the seventh grade,he was in debt because_________.

A.he did not work any more

B.he bought clothes on credit

C.he was charged too much for the sports coat

D.he made little money at that time

What does the author want to tell the reader by this text?

A.If you know sacrifice and responsibility,you can have many things in life.

B.Children from poor families usually have a very unhappy childhood.

C.Children could be made to work and earn some money by themselves.

D.You will learn discipline and responsibity by working early in life.

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 to 1947,then he moved to the south of France.

Throughout his career,Picasso moved from style to style with ease.He practised sculpture illustrated books and also showed great interest in pottery design and other fields of art.

Picasso produced a great number of drawngs in his life.No later artist of the school of Paris has replaced him in international influence.

Picasso is generally considered to be the foremost figure in the 20th century French art.His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries.

The main idea of the passage is_________.

A.Picasso is considered to be the foremost figure in the 20th century French art

B.Picasso is a famous Spanish painter

C.Picasso spent much time in Paris,living there from 1940 to 1947

D.Picasso’s life and art

How long did he stay in Spain and France?

A.15 years in Spain and 43 years in Paris.

B.15 years in Spain and the rest of life in Paris.

C.Over 19 years in Spain and the rest of life in Paris.

D.He didn’t stay so long in Paris.

Picasso moved from style to style with ease.It seems _________.

A.he did not like only one style

B.he changed his style without difficulty

C.he not only liked sculpture,but also liked pottery design

D.he showed great interest in other fields of art

His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries,because _________.

A.he was a Spanish artist

B.he was a French artist

C.he was famous in French art

D.he produced a great many wonderful drawings in different styles

Americans have contributed to many art forms,but jazz,a type of music,is one of the art forms that was started in the United States.Black Americans,who sang and played the music of their homeland,created jazz.

Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa,the work songs the slaves sang,and religious(宗教)music.Improvisation is an important part of jazz.This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along,or create the music on the spot.This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.

Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s.They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South,especially New Orleans.New Orleans is an international seaport,and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.

Jazz became more and more popular.By the 1920s,jazz was popular all over the United States.By the 1940s,you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars,but in concert halls as well.Today,people from all over the world play jazz.Jazz musicians from the United States,Asia,Africa,South America,and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent.In this way jazz continues to grow and change.

What can be the best title of the passage?

A.American Art Forms                                            B.The Development of Jazz

C.The Music of Black Americans                              D.The Birthplace of Jazz

Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Jazz is now popular all over the world.

B.Jazz is now a kind of religious music.

C.Jazz is now played only in bars and clubs.

D.Jazz is now played a little differently sometimes.

From the text it can be inferred that_________.

A.New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced

B.the American people are all jazz lovers

C.jazz is merely sung by the black when working

D.jazz may become more popular as time goes on

It took about _________ years to make jazz popular in the United States.

A.200                                 B.120                    C.80                            D.40

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