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　　As a young boy, Paul wanted to be a painter. When he told his parents. his father said,“I know that you like to paint. But we are farmers. We need you on the farm. 1 hope that you will not go away. I hope that you will stay with us on the farm. I will buy paper and paint for you.”

　　Paul did not want to paint on the farm. He did not like to paint animals like cats and dogs, cows and horses, chickens and ducks. But he stayed there to help his parents.

　　After a few years, Paul's father asked him,“Do you still want to be a painter?”

　　“Of course, I do,”answered the boy.

　　“Your younger brothers are big now,”said father.“We can take care of our farm by ourselves. Your brothers will be in your place. I am going to send (送) you to a painting school. I hope that you will be a great painter.”

　　Paul was happy. He went to Paris to learn painting. At first, painting was too difficult for him. He had to work hard every day. The time was too short for him. His thoughts (思想) were not good enough (足够) for great pictures. People did not like his work and buy his pictures. At last he went back to the country. He was thirty-five years old then. He found new thoughts for his pictures in the country. He stayed there all his life. He began to paint pictures of farmers. The pictures were beautiful and people came to see him from the north, south, east and west.

1．What did Paul want to do when he was young?

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A．He wanted to stay with his parents.

B．He wanted to be a painter.

C．He wanted to buy paper and paint.

D．He wanted to work in big cities.

2．When Paul was a boy, his father wanted him to ________.

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A．work on the farm

B．go to learn painting

C．be a great painter

D．stay with the family in Paris

3．Why did Paul's father send him to a painting school after a few years?

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A．Because Paul did not want to be a painter any more.

B．Because Paul's family became richer than before.

C．Because Paul's brothers could help with the farm work.

D．Because Paul was old enough to learn painting.

4．When Paul was in Paris, he ________.

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A．had nothing to do

B．became a great painter

C．could not go to painting school

D．found it difficult to paint well

5．The people in Paris did not like Paul's work because ________.

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A．they did not like Paul

B．Paul was from the country

C．Paul did not paint well

D．they did not have much money to buy Paul's work

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　　Hans, Anderson (安徒生), the well-known Danish (丹麦的) writer, was born in 1805. At that time no one could (1) that this baby, the son of a poor shoemaker, would one day become a famous writer. As he was the (2) child, his parents and grandma loved Hans very much. He lived in a dream (3) of his own, full of glorious vision (美好的想象), and all the pots and pans were his (4) .

　　When he was 11 years old, his father (5) and the boy had to leave school. His mother made a living by washing clothes , (6) Hans spent much time making toy theatres and puppets (木偶) and reading as many books as he could (7) . His mother wanted him to learn to make clothes, but this was not his (8) . The boy tried his best to become an (9) singer, so at 14 he left for the capital. For three years he lived in a (10) house, writing and trying unsuccessfully to (11) a job in the theatre. The Director of Royal Theatre (皇家剧院导演) thought that he had talent(才能) but needed further (12) . With his help, Anderson got a scholarship (奖学金), which made it (13) for him to finish his education.

　　Anderson spent much of his time traveling, (14) novels, travel books and fairy tales People, (15) children, still like them now.

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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.                       He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”                                                                         

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.            

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”                   

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.                                                          

1.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?                                   

A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.  

B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.                                                 

C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.                        

D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.                         

2.Why did her father listen to her quietly?                                          

A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.          

B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.                                                

C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.            

D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.                        

3.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?                          

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend   

B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had                             

C. My Father                      

D. My Childhood

 

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.                   
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to(不注意) the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a quite clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
【小题1】 What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

【小题2】 Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

【小题3】 The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A．surprised	B．angry
C．disappointed(失望的)	D．sad

【小题4】 Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A．Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C．My Father

D．My Childhood