“I would almost rather see you dead,” Robert S．Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist．In the 19th century, playing or 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 families, such an idea could not even be considered．

　　That was how Mary Cassatt, born in 1844, began her struggle as an artist．She did not tremble 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 and all thoughts 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 was Cassatt's main reason in opposing his daughter's wish?

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A．Drawing or painting was simply unthinkable in those days．

B．He thought his daughter had no talent for art．

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

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

2．What do we know about Mary Cassatt's marriage?

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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 a mother．

C．After marriage she decided to give up her husband．

D．She didn't marry because she couldn't find an ideal husband．

3．What did women consider the most important in Mary Cassatt's times?

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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?

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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）?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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

　　 “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.

If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed, or rate of reading?

Some people who read very rapidly may say, “I am a rapid reader. I can read an entire book in one evening. ”Someone who reads slowly may say, “I read slowly, but I know what I read. I don’t miss a thing. ”

The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a story book for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which it is important to remember.

The very slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may take altogether too much time to read a simple story that is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered.

So you see neither the reader who reads everything rapidly nor the one who reads everything slowly is really a good reader.

If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about rate, or speed of reading.

1. Knowing why you are reading and what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something; science and history books, which are full of importance. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment; news, letters from friend’s items or bits of news from local or home town papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas, which must be remembered.

1. Is a slow reader or a rapid reader really a good reader according to this passage?

A. A slow reader　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.A rapid reader.

C. Both. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Neither.

2. How fast should you read?

A. Rapidly. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Slowly.

C. It depends on what we are reading. 　　   D. 200 words a minute.

3. What should be read slowly?

A. Something full of important information.

B. Newspapers and magazines.

C. Letters.

D. Novels.

4. What should be read rapidly?

A. Directions for making something.

B. Text book.

C. Science and history books.

D. Story books, newspapers, letters and so on.

5. What is the important rule you should keep in mind about speed of reading?

A. Read as fast as possible.

B. Fit your speed to your needs.

C. Read as slowly as possible.

D. Keep a speed at 200 words a minute.

 

If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed, or rate of reading?

Some people who read very rapidly may say, “I am a rapid reader. I can read an entire book in one evening. ”Someone who reads slowly may say, “I read slowly, but I know what I read. I don’t miss a thing. ”

The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a story book for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which it is important to remember.

The very slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may take altogether too much time to read a simple story that is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered.

So you see neither the reader who reads everything rapidly nor the one who reads everything slowly is really a good reader.

If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about rate, or speed of reading.

1. Knowing why you are reading and what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something; science and history books, which are full of importance. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment; news, letters from friend’s items or bits of news from local or home town papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas, which must be remembered.

1. Is a slow reader or a rapid reader really a good reader according to this passage?

A. A slow reader　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.A rapid reader.

C. Both. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Neither.

2. How fast should you read?

A. Rapidly. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Slowly.

C. It depends on what we are reading. 　　   D. 200 words a minute.

3. What should be read slowly?

A. Something full of important information.

B. Newspapers and magazines.

C. Letters.

D. Novels.

4. What should be read rapidly?

A. Directions for making something.

B. Text book.

C. Science and history books.

D. Story books, newspapers, letters and so on.

5. What is the important rule you should keep in mind about speed of reading?

A. Read as fast as possible.

B. Fit your speed to your needs.

C. Read as slowly as possible.

D. Keep a speed at 200 words a minute.