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.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.根据题目的要求，可知答案为C

2.根据上下文的联系可知答案为A，表示引起一个美国人的注意，故选A

3.根据后文内容Can you make it cheaper，可知答案为D

4.根据上下文的内容可知答案为C

5.根据年轻人的回答No, sir. I’m not angry可知答案为C

6.sell sth for sth 表示卖给某人说明价钱，工作、故选B

7.根据上下文的意思可知答案为B，表示值这个价。

8.根据上文的意思可知答案为D

9.根据上下文的内容可知答案为C

10.go on doing sth，表示继续做某事，故选D

11.though 引导让步状语从句，故选A

12.give up 表示放弃的意思，根据上下文的意思，故选C