When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he   16   a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the   17   of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too   18   and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No,” Then he tore(撕)it to pieces. In great   19  ,the foreigner said, “Young man, are you __20__?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it   21   500 dollars because I thought it was worth the   22__  . But you wanted a __23__ price. It means you didn’t think   24   and it is not good enough. I’ll go on   25   until my customers are satisfied.” At that time,   26   Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never   27_  his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

1.A. stole      B. picked       C. drew            D. saw

2.A. attention  B. education C. decision            D. discussion

3.A. terrible       B. big          C. old             D. expensive

4.A. fear      B. difficulty       C. surprise        D. excitement

5.A. happy        B crazy          C. angry           D cry

6.A. over         B. for            C. about           D. among

7.A. size       B. price            C. weight          D. position

8.A low              B high           C higher           D lower

9.A. me     B. about            C. so              D. it

10.A. selling       B. watching      C. buying          D. working

11.A. though        B. because      C. whether         D. until

12.A. broke off   B. gave in        C. gave up         D. sent off

 

When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he   16  a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the   17  of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too   18  and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No,” Then he tore(撕)it to pieces. In great   19 ,the foreigner said, “Young man, are you __20__?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it   21  500 dollars because I thought it was worth the   22__  . But you wanted a __23__ price. It means you didn’t think   24  and it is not good enough. I’ll go on   25  until my customers are satisfied.” At that time,   26  Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never   27_  his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

【小题1】

A．stole B．picked C．drew D．saw

【小题2】

A．attention B．education C．decision D．discussion

【小题3】

A．terrible B．big C．old D．expensive

【小题4】

A．fear B．difficulty C．surprise D．excitement

【小题5】A. happy       B crazy          C. angry           D cry

【小题6】

A．over B．for C．about D．among

【小题7】

A．size B．price C．weight D．position

【小题8】A low             B high           C higher           D lower

【小题9】

A．me B．about C．so D．it

【小题10】

A．selling B．watching C．buying D．working

【小题11】

A．though B．because C．whether D．until

【小题12】

A．broke off B．gave in C．gave up D．sent off

阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务。

    My family loves television．My earliest memories are of watching TV with my family．I think we had five or six television sets at home--the bedrooms．The kitchen，everywhere! At least one television was on all of the time.

    When I went to university，I lived in a dormitory in my first year．Of course I had a TV．so I continued watching my favorite programs．But several weeks later，I realized I had a problem. My courses were hard--much harder than high school，and there was a lot of homework．Also，I felt stressed in my new environment．I started watching more TV to help me have less pressure. Guess what? Soon I was Spending more time watching TV than l was on homework．So I didn’t have a lot of friends．At the end of my first year，my grades weren’t very good，and I was really disappointed in myself．At home that summer．I watched television with my family a lot．At first I thought it was great．But then I noticed something．We talked all the time，but always about TV．Something was missing．Television brought us together，but in a way it also kept us away．

    When I got back to university，I made a decision to do better．I walked into my dormitory，and started to turn the TV on．But then an idea jumped into my head：Stop watching TV! Suddenly it became extremely clear：my old friend television was really my enemy（敌人）!It had kept me from getting good grade?。and from making friends．I had to stop watching TV．So I did．I gave away my f6levision。and I’ve never looked back．，I started doing better in school，made more friends，started having more energy．I don’t know if I'll continue to have a TV—free life．But if I do watch television again，it won’t be like before．I’m sure that television will never again be a major part of my life．

1．请将右边的两个标题与左边相对应的段落连线。

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  Paragraph 2            A．Stay Away From TV

  Paragraph 3                  B．My College Life With TV

2．回答问题。

  What did his family always talk about during the summer vacation?．

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3．从原文中找出与所给句子意思接近的句子。

I'm not sure whether I'll go on living a life without watching TV．

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4．根据上下文将句子 an idea jumped into my head 译为汉语。

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5．根据短文内容，完成下列表格。

Reasons of watching TV more	a．The courses were（1） ________． b．There was a lot of homework． c．He（2）________in his new environment．
Results of watching TV more	a．He didn’t have a lot of friends． b．His grades（3）__________．
Results of stopping watching TV	He