as possible that the pictures showed little talent.He was sorry,but he could not 5 to the old man. The old man was disappointed.Then he asked Rossetti whether he would just look at a few more pictures which were6 by a young art student. Rossetti looked over the second batch (of 7.He immediately said excitedly,"Oh,these are good.This young student has great talent.He should be given every help and encouragement in becoming a/an8" Rossetti could see that the old man was deeply moved."9 is this fine young artist?"he asked."Your son?""10 ,"said the old man sadly."It is me-40 years ago.If only I had heard your praise then!As you see,I got discouraged and gave up too quickly.” )1.A.knock on B.hear of C.hear from D.look at )）2.A.impolitely B.carefully C.badly D.suddenly )3.A.I B.you C.he D.she )4.A.kind B.rude C.stupid D.lively )5.A.talk B.lie C.shout D.listen )6.A.invented B.built C.drawn D.sung )7.A.books B.pictures C.magazines D.newspapers )8.A.engineer B.musician C.artist D.teacher )9.A.Why B.Where C.When D.Who )10.A.No B.Yes C.Sure D.OK Ⅶ.阅读理解。（每小题2分，共30分） A I have been a taxi driver for over ten years.It's a good job most of the time.I meet a lot of people.I always work at night because there is too much traffic during the day.I live twenty miles outside London.I usually go to work at half past five in the afternoon and go back home at 2:00 in the morning. One night I was taking a woman home from a party.She had her little dog with her.When she got to her house,she found that she had lost her keys and money.So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. I waited and waited.After half an hour of ringing the bell,I decided to find out what was going on.I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window Two policemen happened to be passing by.They thought I was a thief!Luckily the woman came down.She had gone to sleep and forgotten all about me and the dog. ()1.How many years has the man been a taxi driver? A.Five years.B.Ten years. C.More than ten years. D.Less than ten years )2.Why didn't the driver work during the day? A.Because he wanted to make more money. B.Because he lived far away from London. C.Because he was lazy. D.Because he hated the heavy traffic during the daytime. ()3.How long does the driver work every day? A.Eight and half an hour. B.Eight hours. C.Nine hours.D.Nine and half an hour ()4.What happened to the woman? A.She lost her way B.She lost her keys and money. C.She lost her dog. D.She couldn't find her husbandas possible that the pictures showed little talent. He was sorry, but he could not 5 to the old man. The old man was disappointed.Then he asked Rossetti whether he would just look at a few more pictures which were 6 by a young art student. Rossetti looked over the second batch (捆) of 7 . He immediately said excitedly, “Oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be given every help and encouragement in becoming a/an 8 .” Rossetti could see that the old man was deeply moved. “ 9 is this fine young artist?” he asked. “Your son?” “ 10 ,” said the old man sadly. “It is me—40 years ago. If only I had heard your praise then! As you see, I got discouraged and gave up too quickly.” ( )1. A. knock on B. hear of C. hear from D. look at ( )2. A. impolitely B. carefully C. badly D. suddenly ( )3. A. I B. you C. he D. she ( )4. A. kind B. rude C. stupid D. lively ( )5. A. talk B. lie C. shout D. listen ( )6. A. invented B. built C. drawn D. sung ( )7. A. books B. pictures C. magazines D. newspapers ( )8. A. engineer B. musician C. artist D. teacher ( )9. A. Why B. Where C. When D. Who ( )10. A. No B. Yes C. Sure D. OK Ⅶ. 阅读理解。(每小题 2 分,共 30 分) A I have been a taxi driver for over ten years. It’s a good job most of the time. I meet a lot of people. I always work at night because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London. I usually go to work at half past five in the afternoon and go back home at 2:00 in the morning. One night I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When she got to her house, she found that she had lost her keys and money. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell, I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. Two policemen happened to be passing by. They thought I was a thief! Luckily the woman came down. She had gone to sleep and forgotten all about me and the dog. ( )1. How many years has the man been a taxi driver? A. Five years. B. Ten years. C. More than ten years. D. Less than ten years. ( )2.Why didn’t the driver work during the day? A. Because he wanted to make more money. B. Because he lived far away from London. C. Because he was lazy. D. Because he hated the heavy traffic during the daytime. ( )3. How long does the driver work every day? A. Eight and half an hour. B. Eight hours. C. Nine hours. D. Nine and half an hour. ( )4. What happened to the woman? A. She lost her way. B. She lost her keys and money. C. She lost her dog. D. She couldn’t find her husband