Who designed (設(shè)計(jì)) the first helicopter (直升飛機(jī))? Who __1__ of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most __2__? There is an answer __3__ all these questions --- Leonardo de Vinci (達(dá)芬奇).

　　Leonardo may have been the greatest genius (天才) __4__ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t __5__ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.

　　But Leonardo __6__ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master ( 大師) painter, and as he got older he became __7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways __8__ he was ready to paint.

　　Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with __9__ today. You may know one of his most famous works the __10__ woman known as the Mona Lisa.

　　1. A. took B. made C. painted D. invented

　　2. A. artists B. doctors C. painters D. people

　　3. A. to B. of C. for D. from

　　4. A. the scientists B. the artists C. the world D. people

　　5. A. draw B. paint C. work D. build

　　6. A. was just B. wasn’t just C. wasn’t D. was no longer

　　7. A. less B. no C. even D. very

　　8. A. before B. after C. because D. when

　　9. A. him B. us C. them D. you

　　10. A. interesting B. crying C. smiling D. surprising

　　導(dǎo)師點(diǎn)評(píng)

　　本文介紹了堪稱世界上最偉大的天才——達(dá)•芬奇在發(fā)明、藝術(shù)等方面為人類所作的巨大貢獻(xiàn)，文章層次分明，通俗易懂。

　　答案簡析

　　1.C。為了引出話題人物━━達(dá)•芬奇，這里引用了設(shè)問手法，問題應(yīng)表示“是誰畫了世界上最著名的畫”，故選擇動(dòng)詞painted。

　　2.B。對(duì)人體比較了解的莫過于醫(yī)生了，將達(dá)•芬奇與醫(yī)生相比才能顯示其對(duì)人體的精通。故選擇doctors。

　　3.A。介詞to常表示一一對(duì)應(yīng)的關(guān)系，“問題的答案”習(xí)慣表達(dá)為an answer to a question。

　　4.D。達(dá)•芬奇應(yīng)是世人所知道的天才中最偉大的人，the world 一般指每個(gè)人，相當(dāng)于第三人稱單數(shù)，故people為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　5.D。draw和paint不合文意, work為不及物動(dòng)詞，不能直接接賓語。在那個(gè)時(shí)代，達(dá)•芬奇所不能做的應(yīng)是制造飛機(jī)，故選擇build。

　　6.B。這一句起承上啟下的作用，意為“達(dá)•芬奇不僅僅是一名發(fā)明家”，故選擇 wasn’t just。

　　7.C。less和no不合文章，very不能用來修飾比較級(jí)，而even常用來修飾比較級(jí)，意為“甚至更……”，故為正確選項(xiàng)。

　　8.A。為了使自己的畫達(dá)到最高境界，應(yīng)在畫這幅畫之前去嘗試不同的畫法，所以應(yīng)選before。

　　9.B。達(dá)•芬奇的畫今天依然保存在世，為本文作者以及讀者所共享，所以應(yīng)選us。

　　10.C。達(dá)•芬奇的名作━━Mona Lisa以畫中人物面部神秘的微笑而名揚(yáng)天下，故選smiling。

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　　請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

　　One day in early December, we woke up to discover a heavy fall of snow. “Mom, can we go __36__ after breakfast?” my eleven-year-old daughter Erica begged. I didn’t want to __37__ her request, so we headed towards the only __38__ in our town.

　　When we arrived, the hill was crowded with people. We found an open spot next to a thin man and his three-year-old son. The boy was already lying in the sled (雪橇), __39__ to be launched. “Come on, Daddy!” he called.

　　The man looked over at me. “Okay if we go __40__?” he asked.

　　“Sure. Looks like your son is ready to go,” I said. With that, he gave the boy a huge __41__, and off he flew! And the father ran after his son at full speed.

　　“He must be afraid that his son is going to __42__ somebody,” I said to Erica. “We’d better be __43__, too.”

　　Then we also skied down the hill at a great speed. As we returned to the top, I noticed that the man was __44__ his son, who was still lying in the sled, back up to the summit. When we reached the top, the boy was ready to play again. Again, the father __45__ him down the hill, and then pulled both the boy and the sled back up. The little boy was terribly spoilt by his father, I thought. __46__ he was small, the child could pull his own sled up the hill once in a while. This __47__ went on for more than an hour, but the man never __48__, and he was very happy instead. Finally, I could __49__ it no longer. I called to him, “You have tremendous __50__!”

　　The man smiled and said, “He has cerebral palsy (腦癱). He can’t walk. ”

　　I was dumbstruck (驚呆的). It had all seemed so happy, so __51__, that it never occurred to me that the child might be __52__. Although I didn’t know the man’s name, I told the __53__ in my newspaper column. Either he or someone he knew must have recognized him, __54__ shortly afterward, I received this letter:

　　Dear Mrs. Silverman,

　　The energy I expended on the hill that day is __55__ compared to what my son does every day. To me, he is a true hero.

　　36. A. camping B. hiking C. shopping D. skiing

　　37. A. answer B. refuse C. allow D. accept

　　38. A. hill B. lake C. market D. gym

　　39. A. promising B. advising C. waiting D. warning

　　40. A. too B. second C. last D. first

　　41. A. wave B. ability C. push D. touch

　　42. A. look at B. run into C. come across D. call on

　　43. A. natural B. honest C. careful D. special

　　44. A. attracting B. following C. pulling D. forbidding

　　45. A. found B. chased C. drove D. noticed

　　46. A. As if B. Even though C. Now that D. Ever since

　　47. A. accident B. signal C. pattern D. adventure

　　48. A. doubted B. laughed C. tired D. cried

　　49. A. interrupt B. stand C. change D. demand

　　50. A. energy B. value C. skills D. attitude

　　51. A. fair B. frightening C. normal D. unlucky

　　52. A. homeless B. disabled C. technical D. creative

　　53. A. joke B. story C. meeting D. news

　　54. A. because B. unless C. if D. although

　　55. A. all B. everything C. something D. nothing

　　36—40 DBACD 41—45 CBCCB

　　46—50 BCCBA 51—55 CBBAD