The small unframed painting called “Fisherman” was signed by a little-known Italian artist, Maveleone (1669-1740). When it was sold recently in New York for $ 27000, the seller, Mr. Oliver Pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession.

Pitt said, “I didn’t know it was so valuable. I’m not an art expert. Photography is my hobby. I bought ‘Fisherman’ in Italy in 1970 for $140．the picture was dirty, and I couldn’t see the artist’s signature. But anyway it wasn’t the picture that I like. I bought it because of the frame.”

“It’s most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. They are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. I now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and I’ll never part with it.”

“When I returned to New York I showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. I told him that I had paid $140 for it but admitted I didn’t know its actual worth. The customs man valued it at $ 140, and I was asked to pay duty on that value. I did so, there and then.”

“Later, I took off the frame, and that uncovered Maveleone’s signature. My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up for sale.”

As a result of his explanation, Oliver Pitt had to appear in court. He was accused of (指控) knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the Customs Department.

Pitt was not happy. “I told the truth as I knew it then,” he said, “What else could I say?”

And then the judge agreed with him. “The Customs Department is to be responsible (blame),” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods bought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. Mr Pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. He paid the duty that was demanded. If now, the Customs Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. Pitt is not guilty.

Pitt met the customs officer __________, where the officer was employed to ________.

       A．at the railway station or airport; examine people’s baggage

       B．at the airport or port; examine people’s baggage

       C．at the bus-stop; help people enter the USA

       D．at the airport or port; help people enter the USA

From the passage we can infer that if Maveleone had been a well-know artist _________.

       A．the painting would have cost much more than $ 140

       B．he wouldn’t have sold his painting at such a low price

       C．the customs officer wouldn’t have valued the painting at $ 140

       D．Pitt wouldn’t have had the intention to buy any of his paintings

Pitt took off the frame in order to ____________.

       A．clean the painting to put it up for sale

       B．look for the artist’s signature

       C．use if for his wife’s photograph

       D．find the painting’s true value

Which is true according to the passage?

       A．Pitt knew the true value of the picture.

       B．Pitt’s wife knew the true value of the picture.

       C．When Pitt’s wife suggested keeping the picture, she was kind of joking.

       D．Pitt didn’t pay any duty at all.

Which of the following statements is true to the story? In the end __________.

       A．Pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty.

       B．Pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price.

       C．The Customs Department had no right to revalue the painting.

       D．Pitt’s wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion.

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
There are a few memories from our childhood that will stay with us forever. A few that seemed so    36   at the time may cause us to smile years later.
One such memory is a phone call I    37   when I was about three or four years old. My mother had entered a contest on a local    38   show. Entrants（参加者）were to tell an interesting story about their    39  . Winners would receive a phone call from Mrs. Santa Claus（女圣诞老人）! Mrs. Claus would award（奖励） the lucky child free    40   of a local store.
Well, the call came. My mother talked to Mrs. Claus and then    41   the phone to me. I didn’t    42   the fact that many people were listening to our conversation. However, the fact that this lady had a    43   connection to Santa, that was important.
I didn’t know it yet, but my mother had    44   the attention of the contest judges by telling about the time I had    45   a wall with crayons（蜡笔）. Even I knew that this was not the kind of    46   that Santa would approve.
Suddenly, in a very pleasant tone（语气）of    47  , Mrs. Santa Claus asked me about my art work. I    48   that this lady was the real Mrs. Claus, not a radio station actress standing in for her.
I    49   down the phone and ran crying from the room. My crime（罪行）had not    50   unpunished. Santa would    51   know that I’d been bad!
It turned out that I did get a    52   present from the radio station and its sponsor（赞助商）. And I guess Santa didn’t find out about the wall. Maybe he did and was in a    53   mood. In any case, my Christmas presents did not    54   a piece of coal（煤）.
I wonder what Santa has in    55   for this year. Hopefully my wife hasn’t written Mrs. Claus any letters.

 ---Wasn’t it Dr. Wang who spoke to you just now? 

----_______.

A.I didn’t know he was     B. Yes, it was   C. No, he wasn’t   D. Yes, he did

The small unframed painting called “Fisherman” was signed by a little-known Italian artist, Maveleone (1669-1740). When it was sold recently in New York for $ 27000, the seller, Mr. Oliver Pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession.

Pitt said, “I didn’t know it was so valuable. I’m not an art expert. Photography is my hobby. I bought ‘Fisherman’ in Italy in 1970 for $140．the picture was dirty, and I couldn’t see the artist’s signature. But anyway it wasn’t the picture that I like. I bought it because of the frame.”

“It’s most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. They are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. I now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and I’ll never part with it.”

“When I returned to New York I showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. I told him that I had paid $140 for it but admitted I didn’t know its actual worth. The customs man valued it at $ 140, and I was asked to pay duty on that value. I did so, there and then.”

“Later, I took off the frame, and that uncovered Maveleone’s signature. My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up for sale.”

As a result of his explanation, Oliver Pitt had to appear in court. He was accused of (指控) knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the Customs Department.

Pitt was not happy. “I told the truth as I knew it then,” he said, “What else could I say?”

And then the judge agreed with him. “The Customs Department is to be responsible (blame),” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods bought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. Mr Pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. He paid the duty that was demanded. If now, the Customs Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. Pitt is not guilty.

1.Pitt met the customs officer __________, where the officer was employed to ________.

2.From the passage we can infer that if Maveleone had been a well-know artist _________.

3.Pitt took off the frame in order to ____________.

4.Which is true according to the passage?

5.Which of the following statements is true to the story? In the end __________.

— Wasn't it Dr Wang who spoke to you just now?

   — ____.      

A. I didn't know he was      B. Yes， it was      C. No， he wasn't    D. Yes， he did