"How did you change the class schedule？" "We combined the reading class the writing class.

第三节 短文理解2

阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

"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 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 in 1844, began her straggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father's anger. Instead, she opposed 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 la- dy. 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.

How did Mr. Cassatt react when his daughter made her announcement？

A．He feared for her life.

B．He was very angry.

C．He nearly killed her.

How long______？

A．you suppose did it last

B．do you suppose it lasted

C．did you suppose it last

D．you suppose it lasted

A.take

B.pay

C.get

D.spend

A.have; bought

B.did; buy

C.have; had

D.are; having

How could you say that？

___________. I did not mean to hurt you.

A：Excuse me

B：I won't regret

C：I'm really sorry

D：That's all right

A.When did you buy it?

B.You call it new?

C.It looks terrific on you!

I didn't expect you to finish so soon. How long did the work()？

A、continue

B、endure

C、take

D、go

A.How old are you when you came to the U.S

B.How old were you when you came to the U.S

C.How old is you when you came to the U.S

D.How old did you come to the U.S

A.Well, I was caught in the traffic jam.

B.What's your proposal

C.Never mind.