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As we can learn from the text,which of the following was generally considered the most important in the life of a woman in the U.S.in Mary Cassatt’s times? A.Money. B.Career. C.Marriage. D.Courage. 91A O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise. 66. In which order did O. Henry do the following things? A. Lived in New York b.Worked in a bank c.Travelled to Texas d.Was put in prison e.Had a newspaper job f.Learned to write stories A. e, c, f, b, d, a B.c, b, e, d, a, f C.e, b, d, c, a, f D.c, e, b, d, f, a 67. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because A. they had surprise endings. B.they were easy to understand. C.they showed his love for the poor. D.they were about New York City. 68. O. Henry went to prison because A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper. B.people thought he had taken money that was not his. C.he wanted to write stories about prisoners. D.he broke the law by not using his own name. 69. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? A. He was well-educated. B.He was very good at learning. C.He was devoted to the poor. D.He was not serious about his work. 70. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories? A. His life inside the prison. B.The newspaper articles he wrote. C.The city and people of New York. D.His exciting early life as a boy. 91C Jane Clark, fair-haired, blue-eyed and tough as steel, has just won the most difficult race in the world. In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledgeacross 1,050 miles of the Arctic Circle and through some of the most difficult land in the world. In bitterwinds and snow-storms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track, in temperatures that reached-38℃. When Jane was asked how she felt about being the first woman ever to win the race she said, "I still can't believe it." She then went over to inspect her thirteen wild-eyed dogs. David Wilson, who came second, said, "It sure hurts when a young woman is ahead of you. But it doesn't hurt for long. She was a good winner." 76. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article? A. Woman wins the world's toughest race! B.Woman fights bitter winds and snow-storms! C.Woman wins a sledge race in the world! D.Woman drives a dog team across the Arctic! 77. Why was the race considered to be very hard? A. The race was very long and on a very narrow track. B.The people racing only had dogs to pull the sledge. C.The trip was long and hard and the temperatures were low. D.The people racing had to pull the sledges on their own. 78. What was so special about Jane winning the race? A. No woman had ever won this race in the past. B.Her 13 dogs were wild and difficult to control. C.She broke the record by taking only 17 days to complete the race. D.This was the first time she had taken part in this kind of race. 79. How did David Wilson feel about the race? A. He had an accident during the race and thought it was not fair. B.He was sorry to lose but thought it was fair that Jane won the race. C.He thought that it was not right to put men and women in the same race. D.He was very upset because he thought that he should have won. 80. From the text we know that Jane was A. a fair-minded girl. B.very tough with her dogs. C.interested in women's rights. D.a very strong person. 92A Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten (咬)by snakes."It was seeing people with snake bites that led me to this career," he said. In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives. "I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met .It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted,`Bring me the knife' Minutes later the man lost his arm forever." "The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes"Shu said. 【查看更多】

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　　“I would almost rather see you dead, ”Robert S．Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphian, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist．In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not．And when the young lady’s family ranked among the best of Philadelphia’s social families, such an idea could not even be considered．

　　That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist．She did not tremble before her father’s anger．Instead, she opposed(反对)him with courage and at last made him change his mind．Mary Cassatt gave up her social position and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady．In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance, she became America’s most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time．

(1)

How did Mr．Cassatt react(反应)when his daughter made her announcement?
[　　]
A．	He feared for her life．
B．	He was very angry
C．	He nearly killed her．
D．	He warned her．

(2)

What do we know about Robert Cassatt’s character from the text?
[　　]
A．	He was a cruel man．
B．	He was a stubborn(固执的)man．
C．	He knew nothing about art．
D．	He knew little about his daughter．

(3)

What do we know about Mary Cassatt’s character?
[　　]
A．	She was brave in going against old ideas．
B．	She got tired of always obeying her father．
C．	She hated playing at drawing and painting．
D．	She did not mind being poor at all．

(4)

As we can learn from the text, which of the following was generally considered the most important in the life of a woman in the U．S．in Mary Cassatt’s time?
[　　]
A．	Money．
B．	Career．
C．	Marriage．
D．	Courage．

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　　 “I would almost rather see you dead,”Robert S. Cassatt. a leading hanker（银行家）Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old oldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady's family ranked among（跻身于）the best of philadelphia's social（社交界）families, such an idea could not even be considered.

　　That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble（发抖）before her father's anger. Instead, she opposed（抗拒）him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Mary Cassatt gave up her social position（社会地位）and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance（坚持）,she became America's most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.

(1) What in fact was Mr Cassatt's main reason in opposing his daughter's wish?

[　　]

A．Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days.

B．He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art.

C．He believed an artist's life would be too hard for his daughter.

D．Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times.

(2) What do we know about Mary Cassatt's marriage（婚姻）?

[　　]

A．Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family.

B．She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother.

C．After marriage she didn't give up her husband rather than her career（事业）.

D．She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.

(3) What do we know about Robert Cassatt's character from the text?

[　　]

A．He was a cruel man.

B．He was a stubborn（固执的）man.

C．He knew nothing about art.

D．He knew little about his daughter．

(4) What do we know Mary Cassatt's character?

[　　]

A．She was brave in going against old ideas．

B．She got tired of always obeying her father．

C．She hated playing at drawing and painting.

D．She did not mind being poor at all.

(5) As we can learn from the text, which of the following was generally considered the most important in the life of a woman in the U.S. in Mary Cassatt's times?

[　　]

A．Money.	B．Career.
C．Marriage.	D．Courage.

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　　 “I would almost rather see you dead,”Robert S. Cassatt. a leading hanker（银行家）Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old oldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady's family ranked among（跻身于）the best of philadelphia's social（社交界）families, such an idea could not even be considered.

　　That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble（发抖）before her father's anger. Instead, she opposed（抗拒）him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Mary Cassatt gave up her social position（社会地位）and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance（坚持）,she became America's most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.

(1) What in fact was Mr Cassatt's main reason in opposing his daughter's wish?

[　　]

A．Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days.

B．He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art.

C．He believed an artist's life would be too hard for his daughter.

D．Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times.

(2) What do we know about Mary Cassatt's marriage（婚姻）?

[　　]

A．Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family.

B．She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother.

C．After marriage she didn't give up her husband rather than her career（事业）.

D．She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.

(3) What do we know about Robert Cassatt's character from the text?

[　　]

A．He was a cruel man.

B．He was a stubborn（固执的）man.

C．He knew nothing about art.

D．He knew little about his daughter．

(4) What do we know Mary Cassatt's character?

[　　]

A．She was brave in going against old ideas．

B．She got tired of always obeying her father．

C．She hated playing at drawing and painting.

D．She did not mind being poor at all.

(5) As we can learn from the text, which of the following was generally considered the most important in the life of a woman in the U.S. in Mary Cassatt's times?

[　　]

A．Money.	B．Career.
C．Marriage.	D．Courage.

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