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I find it pleasant to be alone the greater part of the time; to be in company, even with the best, is soon tiresome and wasteful, and I never found a companion so companionable as solitude (独处).
We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad than when we stay in the meeting-rooms, for solitude is not measured by the miles of space between a man and his fellows.
The farmer, who can work alone all day without feeling lonesome, but must do something with others to get pleasure at night, wonders how the student can sit alone at night; he does not realize that the student, though in the house, is actually at work in his field and cutting his wood as the farmer was in his.
Society is commonly too cheap:We meet at very short intervals (间隔) ,not having had time to get any new value for each other; we meet at meals three times a day and give each other a new taste of that unpleasant old cheese; we live thick and are in each other’s way, and I think that we thus lose some respect for one another.
We have had to agree on a certain set of rules, called etiquette and politeness, to make this frequent meeting tolerable (可忍受的); certainly less frequency would be enough for all important and hearty communications between men.
It would be better if there were but one to live within a square mile, as where I live ,for as the value of a man is not in his skin, we need not touch him.
72.The writer uses the example of the farmer and the student to show that _____.
A.men need to do something for pleasure after their work.
B.men are not lonely when they are working.
C.solitude is necessary for a student.
D.people have different ideas of solitude.
73.When the writer says:“Society is commonly too cheap” he means that ______.
A.we meet not frequently enough so we don’t understand each other well.
B.we eat cheap food and live a simple life so we don’t feel very happy.
C.our lives are too regular for us to find any happiness in them.
D.people don’t have enough hearty communication to realize the value in others
74.The writer’s opinion on the value of a man is that _____.
A.it is made too low by the rules of etiquette and politeness.
B.it can be discovered through frequent physical touch.
C.it can be found in a man’s appearance.
D.it doesn’t lie in physical touch.
75.The writer almost believes that ______.
A.a student and a farmer have no idea of solitude.
B.the same life we live every day is the cause of man’s loneliness.
C.etiquette and politeness are rules that make frequent meetings tolerable.
D.less frequent meetings can make us more clear about the value of men.

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Which year was the most vital to her career and life?

A.1877 B.1864 C.1860 D.1914

Mary left Pennsylvania for Europe at age 20 mainly because_____.
A. she didn’t learn anything in Pennsylvania
B she wanted to give up painting
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Mary Cassatt stopping painting because of_____.

A.her poor eyesight B.her old age
C.lack of interest D.her family

Which of the statements about Mary Cassatt is supported by the passage?
A. Her painting featured scenes of everyday living
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C. She used various colors and long lines in her works
D. She studied the paintings of the masters in U.S.A.
It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A.the paintings of Edgar Degas belong to realism
B.during the last ten year of life, she painted nothing.
C.her works were controversial though highly recognized
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A.Burn had a wealthy childhood.
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D.Burns wanted to be a poet when he grew up.

Robert was not officially accepted by readers until______.

A.1781 B.1786 C.1787 D.1791

Robert made his best achievement in art by writing _______.

A.songs B.poems C.stories D.humors

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A.His satirical style. B.His descriptiveness.
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We can conclude from the passage that Robert _______.

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Speak, speak, speak!
Practise speaking as often as you can. Speaking to yourself is good practice.
Try recording yourself whenever you can.
Compare your pronunciation with the master version(原版)to see how you can do better and have another go. If you do this several times, you will find that each time is better than last.
Why not learn with someone else?
It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or family member to study with you, it will make you keep working.
Don't get stuck by a word you don't know.
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