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1、EmmaMorano,thoughttobetheworld'soldestpersonandthelastbornin

the1800s,celebratedher117"birthdayonTuesday.Onthatday,herfriends,

neighborsanddoctorgatheredinhersmallapartment,presentingherwithalarge

birthdaycake.

MoranowasborninNovember1899,fouryearsbeforetheWrightbrothersfirst

tooktotheair.Herlifehasgonethroughthreecenturies,twoWorldWarsandover

90Italiangovernments."Mylifewasn,tsonice,“shetoldReutersTVasshesat

inanarmchairbyherwindow,withawhiteshawl（披肩）overhershoulders."Ihad

workedinafactoryuntilIwas65,andthenthatwasthat.”Inaninterviewwith

LaStampanewspaperfiveyearsagoshesaidherfianc6diedinWorldWarIandthat

shewasthenforcedtomarryamanshedidnotlove.Itwasnotahappymarriage.

Theyhadaboyin1937,butthebabydiedafterhewasjustsixmonthsoldandthe

followingyearMoranokickedoutherabusive（虐待的）husband."Iseparatedfrom

himin1938.Ithink1wasoneofthefirstinItalytodothat.

Morano1ivesaloneandhasoutlivedallhereightbrothersandsisters,including

theonewhodiedat102.Shehasliveddespiteanirregular,unbalanceddiet."When

Ifirstknewher,sheusedtoeatthreeeggsaday,tworaw,andonefried.Recently

shehassloweddownabit,reducingthenumbertotwobecauseshesaysthreecan

betoomuch.Shehasnevereatenmuchfruitorvegetables,“herdoctorCarloBava

toldReutersTV.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword”outlived“inParagraph3mean?

A.LivedseparatelyfromB.Livedtogetherwith

C.LivedlongerthanD.Livedshorterthan

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutEmmaMorano?

A.Sheusedtoleadaveryhappyandhealthylife.B.Shehaswitnessed90Italian

governments.

C.Sheisthelastlivingwomanborninthe1800s

D.Shehasbeeneatingtwofriedeggsadayforyears.

3.WhydidEmmaMoranoseparatefromherhusband?

A.Becauseherhusbandtreatedherbadly.

B.Becauseherhusbandalwaysdrank.

C.Becausetheirsondiedandtheywereverysad.

D.Becauseshecouldn,tforgetherfianc6whodiedinWWI.

4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMoranoJspastlife?

A.PerfectB.UnusualC.HappyD.Regular

2^SusanBrownellAnthonywasaladyaheadofhertime.Shefoughtforwomen's

rightslongbeforetheybecameapopularissue.

SusanwasbornonFebruary15,1820,inAdams,Massachusetts.Atthattime,women

hadfewrights.Theycouldnotownproperty.Moneyearnedbyamarriedwoman

belongedtoherhusband.MajordecisionsregardingchiIdrenweremadebythefathers.

Womencouldnot.vote.

Attheageof15,Susanbecameaschoolteacher.Shetaughtfor15years.Then

shebeganorganizingwomen'sgroupstopromotecausesthatwereimportanttowomen.

Shehelpedgainbettereducationalrightsforwomen.Shehelpedgivemarriedwomen

possessionoftheirearnings.

AftertheCivilWar,Susanbecameveryinvolvedinthewomen'ssuffragemovement.

Afteryearsoflecturing,writing,andappealingbySusanandotherwomen,someparts

oftheUnitedStateschangedtheirlawstogivewomentherighttovote.Thefirst

statewasWyomingin1869.OtherareasandstatesgraduallyfollowedWyoming's

decision.Itwasnotuntil1920thatthe

U.S.Constitutionwaschangedtogiveallwomenvotingrights.

SusanBrownellAnthonydiedin1906attheageof86.Shewaselectedtothe

HallofFameforGreatAmericansin1950.ShewasthefirstAmericanwomantohave

alikeness（肖像）ofherfaceonacoin.Itwasthe1979SusanBrownellAnthonydollar.

1.WhatwasthesituationofAmericanwomenlikewhenSusanwasborn?

A.Theycouldvoteaftergettingmarried.B.Theymanagedmoneyfortheirhusbands.

C.Theywereresponsiblefordecision-making.D.Theyhadlowsocialstatus.

2.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Susan'steachingexperiences.

B.Susan'sfightingforwomen?scauses

C.Susan'seducationalbackground.

D?Susan'seffortstoabolishslavery.

3.Whatdoestheword“decision”inthefourthparagraphreferto?

A.Givingwomenvotingrights.B.Promotingthesocialmovement.

C.ChangingtheU.S.Constitution.D.Unitingotherareasandstates.

4Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheFirstAmericanWomantoInventCoinsB.APioneerinFightingforWomen's

RightsC.TheProblemofWomen'sRightsintheU.S.D.TheMostPopularWomen

Organizations

3、“Toeducategirlsistoreducepoverty（貧窮），"saidtheformerU.N.

Secretary-GeneralKofiAnnan.AndthisisalsothegoalofReversetheCourse,an

award-winningorganizationthatismakinganefforttoprovideaneducationforpoor

girlsinsub-SaharanAfrica一anareathatisinthesouthoftheSahara

Desert.FoundedbyMaryGraceHenry,nowan18-year-oldhighschoolsenioratSacred

HeartinConnecticut,America,ReversetheCourse,whichraisesitsfundsbyselling

handmadeaccessories,hasalreadymadeeducationpossibleformorethan66girls

primarilyfromUgandaandKenya."AndIhavenoplanstostop,“saysHenry.

Whenshewasjust12yearsold,Henry,wholivedinHarrison,NewYork,was

astonishedtolearnthatthegirlsinAfricawerebeingdeniedbasiceducationand

forcedintoearlymarriages.Sheaskedforasewingmachineasanearlybirthday

presentandthenshetaughtherselfhowtosewfashionableheadbands.Shedecided

tohelpjustonegirlinAfricatogaineducation,butherideaquicklygrewinto

somethingmuchlarger.Sherealizedthatthemoreaccessoriesshemade,themoregirls

shecouldhelp.ShenamedhersmallbusinessReversetheCourse,withtheintention

thatherheadbandsandotheracceissoriescouldactuallychangethecourseofmany

girls，lives.

Henryhasdesignedmorethan200kindsofaccessoriesandsoldmorethan

14,000items,with100percentoftheprofitsgoingtohercause.Thefoundationhas

provided154studentswitheducationfees;37ofthestudentsareinboardingschools,

wheretheyarekeptsafeandfedthreemealsaday.Bynow,ReversetheCoursehas

shippedmorethan250poundsofsewingsuppliestoUganda.

“Overthenextfiveyears,Ihopetohelpmorethan100Africangirls,〃says

Henry."Everyyounggirl,nomatterwhereshelives,shouldhavetherighttoan

education.OneofthebestpartsofdoingthisistherelationshipsIhavedeveloped

withtheseyoungwomen.Theydon，twantourpity;theywantustobelieveinthem.z，

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutReversetheCourse?

A.ItoffersfreecoursestoAfricangirls.

B.ItwasestablishedbyKofiAnnan.

C.IthaschangedmanyAfricangirls*lives.

D.ItsellsaccessoriesmadebyAfricangirls.

2.WhydidHenryaskforasewingmachine?

A.Todesignprettyheadbandsforherself.

B.TofinanceanAfricangirl'seducation.

C.TocelebrateanothergirTsbirthday.

D.Toworkpart-timeforherbusiness.

3.WhatdothefiguresinParagraph3show?

A.ThechallengesHenryhasmet.

B.Theadvantagesofboardingschools.

C.Thebenefitsofsendinggoodsbyship.

D.Theachievementstheorganizationhasmade.

4.WhatdoesHenryconsidertobeimportant?

A.Herabilitytoruntheorganization.

B.Herfriendshipwiththoseshehashelped.

C.Hergoaltodesignmorebeautifulaccessories.

D.Herconfidenceinthewomensheemploys.

4>StephenWiltshireisafamousartist.Hisdrawings---oftendrawnfrommemory

andatgreatspeed—aresketched（素描）onthespotatstreetlevel.

Stephen,whowasborninLondonin1974,didn，tsayawordasasmallchild,

andfoundithardtorelatetootherpeople.Attheageoffive,Stephenwassent

toQueensmillSchool,London,whereitsoonbecameapparent（顯然的）thathe

communicatedthroughthelanguageofdrawing.Histeachersencouragedhimtospeak

bytakingawayhisartmaterialsforashorttime;eventuallyhesaidhisfirstwords

---"paper"and"pencil"----butdidn，tlearntospeakfullyuntiltheageofnine.

Stephenloveddrawingandhewasseldomtobefoundwithoutpenandpaper.Once

hetookpartinartcompetitions,newsofhisgreattalentbegantospread.Early

fansincludedthelatePrimeMinisterEdwardHeathwhoboughthisdrawingof

SalisburyCathedral,madewhenStephenwasjusteight.

ButStephencametowiderpublicattentionwhentheBBCfeaturedhiminthe

programme,“TheFoolishWiseOnes”in1987,whenhewasintroducedbySirHughCasson

（apastpresidentoftheRoyalAcademy）,as“thebestchildartistinBritain”.

Afterthat,Stephen'sreputation（名聲）grewworldwide.AsecondBBCdocumentary

in2001showedStephenflyingoverLondoninahelicopterandlatercompletinga

detaileddrawingofLondonwithinthreehours,whichincluded12historiclandmarks

（地標(biāo)性建筑）and200otherstructures.

In2006Stephenwasrecognisedforhisservicestotheartworld,whenhewas

madeamemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.TodaywhereverStephengoes,people

areattractedbyhisoutstandingtai6nt（才干）.

1.WhatproblemdidStephenhavewhenhewasasmallchild?

A.Noschoolswantedhim.B.Noteacherslikedhim.C.Hecouldn,tspeak.D.

Hecouldn，tspell.

2.WhendidStephenbecomeworld-famous?

A.AfterhissecondBBCdocumentary.B.Aftertheprogramme〃TheFoolishWise

Ones”.

C.AfterhemetwiththelatePrimeMinisterEdwardHeath.

D.AfterSirHughCassonboughthisdrawingofSalisburyCathedral.

3.WhatisspecialaboutStephenJsdrawingofLondon?

A.Itwashisgreatestwork.B.Itwasdrawninahelicopter.

C.Itfeaturedhistoriclandmarks.D.Itwasfinishedinashorttime.

4.Thetextislikelytoappearin.

A.anovelB.abiographyC.anofficialreportD.ahistorypaper

5、JohnMichaelThomas,14,Florida

WhenJohnMichaelThomasdecidedtohonorhisfriendandclassmateElizabeth

Buckley,whodiedfromcancer,herememberedhowmuchshelovedpeacocks（孑L雀）.

Hewantedtobuildalife-sizedpeacockfountain（噴泉）inElizabeth'sfavorite

parkinthecity.Hethoughtitcouldbeaplaceforpeopletorelaxandbeinspired.

JohnMichaelraised$52,000tobuildthefountain.

BarrettEngland,13,Utah

ThewheelsbegantoturnforBarrettEnglandwhenheheardaboutKarmaBikeShop,

aplacewhereyoungpeoplecanearnafreebikebyreadingandperformingcommunity（社

區(qū)）service.

BarrettvisitedKarma'sownerwithhisidea:Hewouldcollectandrepairused

bikesanddonate（捐贈(zèng)）themtotheshop.

Heexpectedtogetabout10donatedbikes.Intheend,Barrettreceived39.

ZacharyBlohm,15,Wisconsin

The25-year-oldplaygroundatanelementaryschoolnearMilwaukee,Wis.,was

sosmallthatonly70ofits575studentscouldplayonitatatime.

That'swhenZacharyBlohmsavedtheday:Heandsomevolunteersbuiltahuge

playground.Toraisemoney,ZacplannedT-shirtandbakesales,soldticketsandmore.

Heheldmonthlymoney-raisingeventsformorethanayear.Overall,hecollected

$130,000—enoughtofinishhisproject.

JackZimmerman,16,NewJersey

Forsomepeople,findingamealisassimpleasopeningtherefrigerator.For

morethan366,000hungrykidsinNewJersey,it'snotthateasy.

Thatfactdidn'tsitwellwithJackZimmerman,whoorganizedadrivetolessen

childhoodhungerinhisstate.Hisgoal:create40,000packagedmealsthatcould

bedonatedtothoseinneed.Ongameday,Jackandhisvolunteersstartedtheirwork.

Afterthefinalcount,theteamhadpackaged47,124meals—wellaboveJack'sgoal.

Thepeacockfountainwasbuiltinapark

toinspirepeoplefortheloveofanimals

inmemoryofateenagertoencourageacancersufferer

WhatdidBarrettdoforKarmaBikeShop?

Hedonatedbikestoit.Herepairedbikesthere.

Hehelpeditwincustomers.Heofferedareadingservicethere.

Whatdothefourpeoplehaveincommon?

They'retopstudents.B.Theycareaboutothers.

C.Theylikevariouspublicactivities.D.They'remoneyraisersforthepoor.

6、MostofusknowabouttheNobelPrize,especiallytheNobelPeacePrize,but

fewofusknowanythingaboutthemanwhosetthemup.HisnamewasAlfredNobel.

Hewasagreatscientistandinventorhimself.Besides,hehadabigbusiness.His

businessmaysurpriseyou.Hemadeandsoldexplosives（炸藥）.Uiscompanieseven

madeandsoldweapons（武器）,Isn'tthissomethingthatsurprisesyou?Theman

whomademoneyfromweaponsshouldsetupthePeacePrize?

ThoughAlfredNobelhadalotofmoneyfromweapons,hehatedwar.Hehopedthat

therewouldbenowarintheworld.HewasoneoftherichestinEurope.Whenhe

diedin1896,heleftbehindhimalotofmoneyandhisfamouswill.Accordingto

hiswill,mostofhismoneywasplacedinafund.Hewantedtheinterest（禾U息）

fromthefundtobeusedasprizeseveryyear.WeknowthemastheNobelPrizes.

TheNobelPrizesareinternational.AlfredNobelwantedthewinnerstobechosen

fortheirwork,notthecountrytheycamefrom.

AlfredNobelhadgivenhiswholelifetohisstudiesandworkandtothebenefits

ofmankind.Hemademoneyallbyhisownefforts,buthelefttheworldsharehis

wealth.Hisinventionsandwealthstaywiththeworldforever.

1.Alfred'sbusinesswas.

A.makingandsellingexplosivesandweaponsB.notmakingandsellingweapons

C.makingexplosivesandsellingweaponsD.makingweaponsandsellingexplosives

2.NobelwantedtosetuptheNobelPeacePrizebecause.

A.hemadeenoughmoneyB.hehatedwar

C.hewantedtogetmoreinterestfromthefundD.helikedtoliveinapeaceful

world

3.NobelPrizescomefrom.

A.allNobel'smoneyinthefundB.allNobel'smoneyinhiscompany

C.alltheinterestfromthefundD.someoftheinterestinthefund

4.Nobelwasa(an)personintheworld.

A.interestingB.unselfishC.kind-heartedD.richest

7、ThomasHardy,probablythemostsearchingandknowledgeablenovelistof

ourtime,wasbornonJune2,1840,inDorsetshire,England.HediedonJanuary11,

1928.Inhisyouth,Hardyreadmuchanddreamtofbecomingapoet,buthestudied

andpracticedarchitectureasanassistanttoaLondonarchitect,winningaprize

fordesign.Thefinedescriptionsofstructureinhisnovelswereprobablysomewhat

duetohisarchitecturaltraining.

Forfiveyearsheworkedhardtopractisewritingpoetry,butwhenhewas

twenty-seven,Hardyturnedtofiction.Hisfirststorywasacceptedtwoyearslater,

butupontheadviceofGeorgeMeredithhedecidednottopublishit.Uisfirstnovel,

DesperateRemedies,appearedin1871.Duringthenexttwenty-fiveyearshepublished

fourteennovelsandtwocollectionsofshortstories.

UndertheGreenwoodTree(1872)heneversurpassed(超越)inhappyanddelicate

perfectionofart.Thisandhisnextnovel,ApairofBlueEyes(1873),beginto

showdeepirony(諷刺)whichissoobviousthroughoutHardy'swritings.

FarfromthemaddingCrowd(1874)washisfirstpopularsuccess.Initis

shownHardy'samazingpowerofdescribingnatureassymbolicbackgroundforhis

characters,anorganicpartoftheactionofhisstory.Thiswastheearliestof

whathecalledhisnovelsofcharacterandenvironment,whichincludedTheReturn

oftheNative,TessofD'Urbervilles,hismasterpiece,andJudetheObscure.Not

untilhewasfifty-eightyearsoldwashisfirstcollectionofpoemspublished,and

hewassixty-fourwhenthefirstpartofTheDymats,surprisedtheliteraryworld.

1.HowdidThomasHardybenefitfromhisarchitecturalcareer?

A.Hecouldpracticewritingwhileworking.

B.Hemadealotofmoneytosupporthiswriting.

C.Hefoundmaterialforhisnovelsandpoems.

D.Heappliedarchitecturalknowledgeinhisnovels.

2.WhatisThomasHardy'sUndertheGreenwoodTreeconsideredtobe?

A.Oneofhismasterworks.B.Oneofhisbestcollectionsofpoems.

C.Hisbestnovelinperfectionofart.D.Hisfirstpopularsuccess.

3.Whichofthefollowingisoneofhisnovelsofcharacterandenvironment?

A.DesperateRemedies.B.ApairofBlueEyes.

C.TessofD'UrbervillesD.TheDymats.

4.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Abiography.B.Abookreview.C.Anovel.D.Anewsreport.

8、StevenJobs,thedesignerofAppleComputer,wasnotcleverwhenhewasinschool.At

thattime,hewasnotagoodstudentandhealwaysmadetroubleswithhis

schoolmates.Whenhewentintocollege,hedidn，tchangealot.Thenhedroppedout

（退學(xué)）.Buthewasfullofnewideas.

Afterheleftcollege,StevenJobsworkedasavideogamedesigner.Heworkedthere

foronlyseveralmonthsandthenhewenttoIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgive

himsomenewideasandgivehimachangeinhislife.

StevenJobslivedonafarminCaliforniaforayearafterhereturnedfromIndia.

In1975,hebegantomakeanewtypeofcomputer.HedesignedtheAppleComputerwith

hisfriendinhisgarage.Hechosethename"Apple"justbecauseitcouldhelphim

torememberahappysummerheoncespentinanappletreegarden..

HisAppleComputerwassosuccessfulthatStevenJobssoonbecamefamousallover

theworld.

Heoftensaid,，ZIliveinordertochangetheworld;therearen，tanyotherreasons.The

onlywaytohaveagreatachievementistoloveyourowncareer.Ifyoucan，tfind

yourfavoritecareer,goonlookingforitandnevergiveup.〃

ThisisStevenJobs.Thoughheisdead,hisspiritandachievementsstillinfluence

ourlives.

1.WhywasStevenJobsnotagoodstudentinschool?

A.Heneverdidhislessons.B.Hedroppedout.

C.Healwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.D.Hewasfullofnewideas.

2.WhydidStevenJobsgotoIndia?

A.Tobeavideogamedesigner.B.Togetsomenewideas.

C.Tomakeanewtypeofcomputer.D.Tohaveahappysummer.

3.WhatmadeStevenJobsfamousallovertheworld?

A.Hisnewideas.B.HisAppleComputer.

C.Hisvideogames.D.Hissaying.

9、

DaleCarnegie（戴爾?卡而寸基）wasanAmericanwriterandlecturer,andthe

developeroffamouscoursesinse1f-improvement,salesmanship,corporatetraining,

publicspeakingandinterpersonalskills.

Bornin1888inMaryville,Missouri,CarnegiewasapoorfarmerJsboy.Uisfamily

movedtoBelton,Missouriwhenhewasasmallchild.Inhisteens,thoughstillhaving

togetupat4ameverydaytomilkhisparents，cows,hemanagedtoobtainaneducation

attheStateTeacher'sCollegeinWarrensburg.Hisfirstjobaftercollegewasselling

correspondencecourses.Hemovedontosellingbacon,soap,andlard（豬油）for

Armour&Company.

Aftersaving$500,DaleCarnegiequitsalesin1911inordertoachievealifelong

dreamofbecomingalecturer.HeendedupinsteadattendingtheAmericanAcademyof

DramaticArtsinNewYork,butfoundlittlesuccessasanactor.Laterhegotthe

ideatoteachpublicspeaking.Inhisfirstsession,hesuggestedthatstudentsspeak

about，zsomethingthatmadethemangry”,anddiscoveredthetechniquethatmade

speakersunafraidtoaddressapublicaudience.Fromitsbeginning,theDaleCarnegie

Coursedeveloped.CarnegiehadmadeuseoftheaverageAmerican*sdesiretohavemore

self-confidence.

PerhapsoneofCarnegie，smost,successfulmarketingmoveswastochangethe

spellingofhislastnamefromzzCarnagey，ztoCarnegie,atatimewhenAndrewCarnegie

wasawidelyrecognizedname.

Carnegie'sworksincludeLincolntheUnknown(1932),PublicSpeakingand

InfluencingMeninBusiness(1937),andHowtoStopWorryingandStartLiving(1948).

Hisgreatestachievement,however,waswhenSimon&.SchusterpublishedHowtoWin

FriendsandInfluencePeople.Thebookwasabestsellerfrom1936.Bythetimeof

Carnegie，sdeath,thebookhadsoldfivemillioncopiesin31languages,andthere

hadbeen450,000graduatesofhisDaleCarnegieInstitute.

CarnegiediedathishomeinNewYorkin1955.

IWhatdoyouthinkofDaleCarnegie'schildhood?

A.Difficult.B.Joyful.C.Lonely.D.Boring.

2.WhichofthefollowingisimportantforDaleCarnegie?

A.Encouragingonetotrusthimself.B.Helpingpeopletogetwealthy.

C.Teachingpeoplespeakingskills.D.Advisingpeopletolivehappily.

3.WhydidDaleCarnegiechangehislastname?

A.Togetmorehelpandsupport.B.ToreplaceAndrewCarnegie.

C.Tobecomemorefamous.D.Toavoidmisunderstanding.

4.WhichofthefollowingisDaleCarnegie'smostsuccessfulwork?

A.LincolntheUnknown.B.HowtoStopWorryingandStartLiving.

C.HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople.D.PublicSpeakingandInfluencing

MeninBusiness.

10、SamueldeChamplainwasaFrenchexplorer,navigator(航海家)，andmapmaker.

HeexploredmuchofeasternCanadaandbecameknownastheuFatherofNewFrance”.

Bornintoafamilyofsailors,Champlain,whilestillayoungman,began

exploringNorthAmerica.In1603,hesaileduptheSaguenayRiverandtheSt.Lawrence

River.From1604to1607Champlainjoinedintheexplorationandsettlementofthe

firstpermanent(永久的)EuropeansettlementnorthofFlorida.Then,in1608,he

establishedtheFrenchsettlement,thatisnowQuebecCity.Healsomadethefirst

accurate（精確的）mapoftheCanadiancoast.

ChamplainspentmostoftherestofhislifegoingbetweenFranceandCanada.

HisgoalsweretomapNorthAmericaandfindaquickerwaytogettothePacific

Ocean.

In1629QuebecwascontrolledbytheEnglishandChamplainwastakentoEngland

asaprisoner.WhenCanadawasreturnedtoFrancein1633ChamplainreturnedtoCanada

asgovernorofQuebecandremainedinQuebecuntilhisdeathonChristmasDayin

1635.

ChamplainwasthefirstEuropeantoexploreanddescribetheGreatLakes,and

publishedmapsofhisjourneysandreportsofwhathelearnedfromthenativesand

theFrenchlivingamongthenatives.Champlainwasmemorializedasthe"Fatherof

NewFrance”,andmanyplacesandstreetsinNorthAmericausehisname.Themost

famousoftheseisLakeChamplain,whichliesbetweennorthernNewYorkandVermont.

1.WhichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsaboutChamplain?

a.establishedthesettlementinCanada

b.travelleduptheSt.LawrenceRiver

c.returnedtoCanadaasgovernorofQuebec

d.wastakentoEngland

A.b-a-c-dB.b-a-d-cC.

a-d-b-cD.a-b-d-c

2.WecanlearnfromthetextthatChamplain.

A.wasimportanttoCanadianhistoryB.wasfamousforthelakenamedfor

him

C.wasthefirstpersontoexploreNorthAmericaD.wasthefirstfamilymember

toworkonaship

3.Theunderlinedword“memorialized”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans

A.describedB.chosenC.

rememberedD.trusted

4.What?sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ExplorationofNorthAmericaB.OriginofLakeChamplain

C.FoundationofQuebecD.FatherofNewFrance

11、BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentfor

artwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforea

visitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel,shair.

Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.He

cutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.

Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,the

catbegantolookragged（蓬舌L）.Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjamin

wasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.

Thecat'slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjaminyscousins,

Mr.Pennington,cametovisit,liewasimpressedwithBenjamin'sdrawings.Whenhe

wenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsix

engravings（版畫(huà)）byanartist.Thesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaint

andbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.

In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanother

visit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin's

parentsifhemighttaketheboybacktoPhiladelphiaforavisit.

Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.

Theboybeganalandscape（風(fēng)景）painting.WilliamWilliams,awell-knownpainter,

cametoseehimwork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassic

booksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldread

onlyalittle,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,“Thosetwobookswere

mycompanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight.〃Whileitislikelythathe

understoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassical

paintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Benjamin'svisittoPhiladelphia.B.Williams'influenceonBenjamin.

C.ThebeginningofBenjamin'slifeasa