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A young man decided to visit a market known for its talented artists. He hoped to find someone or something to help him release (释放) the great forces in his heart.
When he was walking through the large noisy outdoor market, he felt that nothing seemed special. However, his ear caught a light sound of drops of water from the other side of an old wooden house. Coming upon an open gate, he saw a young woman sitting in an open yard around her with all kinds of stone sculptures (雕刻) of wild animals. Although these creations were in different times of completion, they already turned out unbelievable value.
Just then the young lady stood up, pulling a little hammer out of her pocket, and she walked toward a large stone that was placed on a work base. After careful examination of one small area, she hit it—just once—with her small hammer. She used so little force, so the young man felt sorry for her timidity (胆怯). He thought she must be a learner.
Suddenly tons of small pieces of the stone broke away. He thought she made a mistake and had broken the whole stone into pieces. A moment later he found she had not broken the stone, instead, she had released its secret character. With one hit she had not only uncovered a beautiful white material, but had shaped it to look like the beautiful neck of a great swan. He was shocked. What magic was this? He expected to know.
“Oh,” she laughed. “I’m guessing you’ve only been there in the last few minutes. Before you began watching me I had had hundreds of similar small hits to the exact same spot on that stone. You saw the result of many days of careful work matched with a special kind of quiet consideration.”
“That’s how all great things are achieved…lasting attention matched with continuous effort—a little bit at a time—until the right time comes. Then nothing can get in the way of what must be released,” the young lady continued. Suddenly, the young man seemed to understand something.
【1】When the young man just arrived the market, he thought it was________ .
A.common B.special C.quiet D.small
【2】About the young woman, we can know________ .
A.she was only a learner of the stone sculptures B.she was very shy and nervous when she worked
C.she achieved a great piece of work on the stone D.she hit the stone only once with her tiny hammer
【3】In the last paragraph, the writer wanted to tell us________ .
A.how the young lady finished her stone sculpture of the swan
B.the young man knew the secret of achieving all great things
C.how the young man found the secret of the stone sculptures
D.the young lady was very clever compared to the young man
【4】Which of the following is the fact according to the passage?
A.The market sold food and clothes besides sculptures.
B.The young lady broke the whole stone into pieces.
C.The young man was shocked at the swan work.
D.The young man watched the lady’s whole work.
【5】The passage mainly talks about________.
A.a market known for its talented artists B.a young man’s experience to learn art
C.stone sculptures of wild animals D.a young woman’s great art skill