2020中考英语复习之阅读理解题及答案（二十六）

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　　“I ould almost rather see you dead.” Bobert S. Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia, shouted hen his tenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she anted to bee an artist. In the 19th century, playing at draing or painting on dishes as all right for a young lady, but serious ork in art as not. And hen the young lady’s family racked among(挤身于) the best of Philadelphia’s social(社会各界的) families, such an idea uld not even be nsidered.

　　That as ho Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father’s anger, she opposed(反对) him ith urage and at last made him change his mind. Many Cassatt gave up her social position and all thoughts of a thousand and a family, hich in those tis as unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard ork and perseverance(坚持), she beca Arica’s most important oman artist and the internationally regnized leading oman painter of the ti.

　　1. Ho did Mr Cassatt react(反应) hen his daughter made her announcent?

　　A. He feared for her life. B. He as very angry.

　　C. He nearly killed her. D. He arned her.

　　2. What in fact as Mr Cassatt’s main reason in opposing his daughter’s ish?

　　A. Draing and painting as simply unthinkable among ladies in those days.

　　B. He did not believe his daughter anted to ork seriously in art.

　　C. He believed an artist’s life ould be too hard for his daughter.

　　D. Ladies of good families simply did not bee artists in those tis.

　　3. What made Mary Cassatt’s “struggle” to bee a regnized artist especially hard?

　　A. She as a oman B. Her father opposed her.

　　C. She had no social position. D. She didn’t e from an artist’s family.

　　4. What do e kno about Mary Cassatt’s marriage?

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

　　B. She never married because she did not ant to be just a ife and mother.

　　C. After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career.

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

　　5. What do e kno about Robert Cassatt’s character from the texta

　　I had just gone to bed after a very hard day hen the phone rang. It as an eentric(怪僻的) farr. I had never t him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then I uld make out as that soone called Milly had had a very bad aident. I hadn’t the slightest idea ho she as but I obviously had to go.

　　It had been snoing heavily that I didn’t kno the ay. I had been driving for at least an hour hen I finally found his place. He as standing there, aiting for . It seed Milly had died. “She ant more to than anyone… even my on ife!” he said. I uld see that he had been crying. I thought sothing terrible had taken place, a possible scandal (丑闻) . I as even more shocked hen he told he had put her in the barn. “I ouldn’t leave her out in the ld!” he said.

　　Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I as about to tell him he uld not expect to ver anything up hen he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I sa a dark figure on the ground. “She as such a good ! I ouldn’t let anyone but a doctor touch her !” he said, and burst into tears again.

　　1. The underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph ans____.

　　A. expect B. understand C. see clearly D. hear clearly

　　2. Before he arrived at the farr’s house, the riter expected to see Milly lying ____.

　　A. on the ground of a barn B. on the floor of a room

　　C. in bed in a room D. in bed in a barn

　　3. What do e kno about Milly from the story?

　　A. She had t ith an aident B. She had caused a scandal.

　　C. She as seriously ill. D. She as hidden sohere.

　　4. The farr ished that the riter might ____.

　　A. look into the matter B. bring Milly back to life

　　C. free him from a scandal D. keep the hole thing a secret

　　5. The person ho told the story is probably a ____.

　　A. farr B. policeman C. untry doctor D. nespaper reporter

　　The key :

　　7. B C A B C

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