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　　中考英語閱讀專項練習題目

　　1. How did Mr Cassatt react(反應) when his daughter made her announcement?

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

　　C. He nearly killed her. D. He warned her.

　　2. 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.

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

　　A. She was a woman B. Her father opposed her.

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

　　4. What do we know 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 want to be just a wife 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 below her wasunthinkable.

　　5. What do we know about Robert Cassatt’s character from the text?

　　A. He was a cruel man. B. He was a stubborn (固執的) man.

　　B. He knew nothing about art. D. He knew little about his daughter.

　　中考英語閱讀專項練習答案

　　B A A B D

　　中考英語閱讀專項練習2

　　The report came to the British on May 21,1949. The German battleship Bismarck, the mostpowerful warship(戰艦) in the world, was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: todestroy the ships supplies from the United Statesto war-tornEngland.

　　The British had feared such a task. No warship they had could match theBismarckin speedor in firepower. TheBismarckhad eight 15-inch guns and 81 small guns. She could move at 30nautical(海上的) miles an hour. She was believed to be unsinkable.

　　However, the British had to sink her. They sent out a task force headed by their bestbattleship Hood to hunt down theBismarck. On May 24, the Hood found theBismarck.

　　It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see. His orderswere to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies, but to stay away from a fight withBritish warships.

　　The battle didn’t last long. The Bismarck’s first torpedo(魚雷) hit the Hood, which wentdown taking all but three of her 4,419 men with her.

　　But in the fight, theBismarckwas slightly damaged. Her commander decided to run forrepairs toFrance, which had at that time been taken by the speed and the heavy fog, they lostsight of her.

　　For two days, every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find theBismarck, but with nosuccess. Finally, she was sighted by a plane from the air. TheBismarckwas hit.

　　On the morning of May 27, the last battle was fought. Four British ships fired ontheBismarck, and she was finally sunk.

　　中考英語閱讀專項練習題目

　　1. TheBismarcksailed into theAtlantic Ocean____.

　　A. to sink the Hood

　　B. to gain control ofFrance

　　C. to cut off American supplies toBritain

　　D. to stop British warships reachingGermany

　　2. Many people believed that theBismarckcould not be defeated because she ____.

　　A. was fast and powerful B. had more men on board

　　C. was under Luetjens’ command D. had bigger guns than other ships

　　3. We learn from the text that on 24 of May ____.

　　A. the British on the battle against theBismarck

　　B. the Bismarck won the battle against the British

　　C. the British gunfire damaged theBismarckseriously

　　D. the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British

　　4. Luetjens tried to sail toFrancein order to ____.

　　A. have the ship repaired B. join the other Germans

　　C. get help from the French D. get away from the British

　　5. Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of theBismarck?

　　A. The British air strikes.

　　B. The damage done by the Hood.

　　C. Gunfire from the British warships.

　　D. Luetjens’ decision to run forFrance.

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　　C A B A C