Question

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.C

【解析】

1.根據題目的要求，可知答案為C

2.根據上下文的聯系可知答案為A，表示引起一個美國人的注意，故選A

3.根據后文內容Can you make it cheaper，可知答案為D

4.根據上下文的內容可知答案為C

5.根據年輕人的回答No, sir. I’m not angry可知答案為C

6.sell sth for sth 表示賣給某人說明價錢，工作、故選B

7.根據上下文的意思可知答案為B，表示值這個價。

8.根據上文的意思可知答案為D

9.根據上下文的內容可知答案為C

10.go on doing sth，表示繼續做某事，故選D

11.though 引導讓步狀語從句，故選A

12.give up 表示放棄的意思，根據上下文的意思，故選C