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.

1. How did Mr. Cassatt react (反应) 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.

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　　 “I would almost rather see you dead,” Robert S. Cassatt, a leading banker (银行家) 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 (跻身于) the best of Philadelphia’s social (社交界的) 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 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.

5. Many chess players felt that playing with a computer would　　　 .

　 A. make the game tougher 　　 B. make the game less interesting

　 C. make man appear foolish　 D. make man lose lots of money

4. After winning the game, the computer　　　　 .

A.　 laughed　　　　　 B. walked away

　 C. made some remarks　 D. gave out some lights and sounds

3. What was it that Prozorov felt most bitter (懊恼) about?

　 A. That he didn’t win the $ 5,000. B. That he hadn’t tried his best.

　 C. That he had lost to a machine.　 D. That this was the end of the chess game.

2. How did some of the grand masters feel about the chess game between Prozorov and the computer?

　 A. They thought that the game was no fun.

　 B. They thought that the game wasn’t fair.

　 C. They agreed that Prozorov didn’t play well.

　 D. They were unhappy that the computer had won.

1. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?

　 A. 5,000 dollars goes to a computer !　 B. New invention, a laughing computer !

　 C. World’s best chess player beaten!　 D. Computer defeats man in chess !

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　　 Moscow, Russia (Space news)-“The computer is a better chess player,” insisted Viktor Prozorov, the loser. “It seemed as if it were laughing after every good move. I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind (为人类着想), but I just couldn’t win,” he announced and shook his head sadly.

　　 Prozorov’s disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present, some of whom were so upset that they shouted at the machine. Many chess players said that this meant the end of chess championships (锦标赛) around the world, since the fun had been taken out of the game.

　　 The computer walked-or rather, rolled-away with 5,000 dollars in prize money and limited its remarks to a set of noises and lights.

5. The writer tells this story to　　　 .

　 A. show the dangerous side of the astronauts’ life

　 B. show the funny side of the astronauts’ life

　 C. make people laugh

　 D. make people think