1990年高考英语试题及答案

　　76.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.

　　77.What do we know about Mary Cassatt's marriage(婚姻)?

　　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(事业).

　　D.She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.

　　78.What do we know about Robert Cassatt's character from the text?

　　A.He was a cruel man.

　　B.He was a stubborn(固执的)man.

　　C.He knew nothing about art.

　　D.He knew little about his daughter.

　　79.What do we know about Mary Cassatt's character?

　　A.She was brave in going against old ideas.

　　B.She got tired of always obeying her father.

　　C.She hated playing at drawing and painting.

　　D.She did not mind being poor at all.

　　80.As we can learn from the text,which of the following was generally considered the most important in the life of a woman in the U.S.in Mary Cassatt's times?

　　A.Money.

　　B.Career.

　　C.Marriage.

　　D.Courage.