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Mary Cassatt is one of the first great women American painters. At first her father did not want her to become an artist. But she followed her dreams and became an artist. She was born on

May 22, 1844, and lived in Europe for several years as a child.
　 Her family returned to the United States and, at age 16, Mary attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Four years later she decided she couldn't learn anything fresh and practical in Philadelphia, so she returned to Europe. There she studied the skills of the masters in Rome, Seville, Antwerp, and Paris.
　 Mary received the chance of a lifetime at the age of 33 when the famous French painter, Edgar Degas, asked her to join a group of painters that included now-famous artists like Manet and Renoir. Their style of painting is called Impressionism. They used primary colors and short brush strokes(笔画) in their work. They recognized Mary 's spirit and powerful talent and invited her to exhibit in the Impressionist art shows.
　 Mary painted what she saw: gardens, and paintings of persons , especially of mothers and children involved in everyday living. One of her paintings, "Young Mother and Two Children," was given to the White House in 1954 where it hangs today.
　 Mary never married and, in 1877, her parents and sister moved to Europe to join her. Mary devoted much of her time to them for the next 18 years to their care. Mary painted until 1914 when her failing eyesight made it impossible to continue. She spent the later years of her life in Paris. She died in 1926 at the age of 82. Unfortunately, all her life, she refused to accept students.

1. Which year was the most critical to her career and life?

A. 1877　　　　　　　　 B. 1864　　 C. 1860　　　 D. 1914

2. Mary left Pennsylvania for Europe at age 20 mainly because_____.

A. she didn’t learn anything in Pennsylvania

B she wanted to learn another style of paintings

C. her desire for the learning wasn’t satisfied well

D. her father didn’t want her to learn painting again

3. Mary Cassatt stopping painting because of_____.

A. her poor eyesight　　 B. her old age　　 C.lack of interest　 D. her family

4. Which of the statements about Mary Cassatt is supported by the passage?

A. Her painting featured scenes of everyday living

B. Her father had a decisive effect on her painting

C. She used various colors and long lines in her works

D. She studied the paintings of the masters in U.S.A

5. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A. the paintings of Edgar Degas belong to realism

B. during the last ten year of life, she painted nothing.

C. her works were controversial though highly recognized

D. her students showed great respect for her

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I have heard of the famous scholar thousands of times but haven’t seen him _______.

　 A. in the flesh B. in personal　 C. in flesh　 D. in private

The professor could hardly find necessary grounds_______his arguments in favour of the new theory.

A. to be based on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to base on

C. which to base on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on which to base

They made a great effort to prepare the exhibition, ______ to achieve a big success．

A．hoped　 　　　 B．hoping　 　 C．to hope 　　 D．hope

　 Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets(彗星)which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.

　 However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse(椭圆形).

　 Now Halley set to work. He figured out(解决，计算出)the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearance had been 75 to 76 years apart.

　 This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the ore his thought that there had been three different comets as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.

　 It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain though to make a prediction(预言)of what would happen in the future. He decided that this would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested. In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley’s comet, in his honor.

1. Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of ____.

　 A. some different comets appearing several times

　 B. the same comet appearing at different times

　 C. three different comets appearing at the same time

　 D. several comets appearing at the same time

2. Halley made his discovery ____.

　 A. by doing experiments

　 B. by means of his own careful observation

　 C. by using the working of other scientists

　 D. by chance

3. Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year____.

　 A. 1704　　　　　　　　　　 B. 1705

　 C. 1706　　　　　　　　　　 D. 1707

4. This passage in general is about ____.

　 A. Halley and other scientists

　 B. the orbit of a comet

　 C. Newton and Halley

　 D. Halley and his discovery

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

　 A. Edmund Halley was an American scientist.

　 B. Halley made his discovery by doing experiments.

　 C. Isaac Newton was a famous mathematician.

　 D. The orbit of a comet had the shape of an around.

Why do we have to ____ Sue’s selfish behavior? We should teach her to care for others.

A. make up for　 B. split up　 C. put up with　 D. get rid of

--- Please sit down and have a break. You have been working on this machine nonstop for two hours.

　 --- No, thanks. 　　　　　 .

　 A．I’m not in the least tired B．I’m too tired to move

　 C．I’m not a little tired　　 D．I’m a bit tired

Unlike traditional a　　　 parks，theme parks offer many more things for visitors to see and do.

In fact, no dictionary can　　 all the English words and idioms.

A. tell B. show C. say D. cover