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求阅读理解的答案。 英语的 C

"I would almost rather see you dead , " Robert S. Cassatt , a leading banker of Philadephia , 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 the best of Philadephia's social families , such an idea could not even be considered.
That was how Mary Cassatt , born in 1844 , began her struggle as an artist . She did not tremble before her father's anger . Instead , she opposed him with courage and at last made him change his mind . Mary Cassatt gave up her social position and all thought of a husband and a family . In the end , after long years of hard work and perseverance , she became America's most important woman artist and the internationally recongized leading woman painter of the time.

1. How did Mr Cassatt react 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 did not 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 was unthinkable.

5. What do we know about Robert Cassatt's character from the text?
A. He was a cruel man B. He was a stubborn man C. He knew nothing about art
D. He knew little about his daughter

Answer 1

BAAAB（第四题不太确定是A还是B）
文章是这样的“我宁愿看你死，”罗伯特。卡萨特，费城著名银行家，叫喊时，他的二十年的老的大女儿说她想成为一个艺术家。在第十九世纪，在绘画上的菜都是对一个年轻的女士，但严肃的艺术品是不。当这位年轻女士家跻身最好的费城的社会家庭，这样的想法，甚至不能考虑。这是生于1844年的玛丽卡萨特，开始了她作为一个艺术家的斗争。她没有颤抖在她父亲的怒气。相反，她鼓起勇气反对他，终于使他改变了主意。玛丽卡萨特放弃了自己的社会地位，都以为丈夫和家庭。最后，经过多年的努力工作和坚持不懈的精神，她成了美国最重要的女性艺术家，国际公认领先的女画家。

Answer 2

BAABD
应该是的...