阅读理解。 Who was Leonardo da Vinci? You may answer without thinking: "He is the
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What else do you know about him? Da Vinci was more than just a great artist in history. He"s also famous
as a scientist and an inventor.
Recently, the Grand Rapids Public Museum in the US had an exhibition to introduce this great talent.
In one of the shows, named "Leonardo da Vinci"s Machines in Motion", visitors could see and touch 30
full-size machines built according to his sketches-including a crane (起重机) and a robot!
Leonardo da Vinci was born to a rich family in Florence, Italy, in 1452. From childhood, Leonardo was
given a good education and he showed talent at painting. By the age of 26, Da Vinci had already become a
famous painter.
However, he showed that he had multiple talents in 1482 when he began to work for the Duke of Milan
as a chief engineer. In the duke"s military factories, Da Vinci developed an interest in war weapons.
He designed many important machines, including helicopters and parachutes. He also drew and wrote
about an armored car, which could carry eight men inside and allow them to fire weapons through holes
in its walls. Da Vinci"s idea led to the mod- ern tank. Though Da Vinci never built many of the inventions
he designed, some of the things he imagined in the late 1400s are in use today.
As a scientist, Da Vinci was fascinated with the human body. He spent a whole year cutting up dead
bodies in hospitals to learn about human anatomy (解剖). He made more than 200 drawings of bodies.
Amazingly, Da Vinci wrote backward, so the easiest way to read his notes was to hold them up to a
mirror!
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2. When was Leonardo da Vinci born?
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3. What did Leonardo da Vinci design?
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4. Why did Leonardo da Vinci cut up dead bodies in hospitals?
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5. What was Leonardo da Vinci according to the passage?
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答案
2. In 1452.
3. Many important machines.
4. Because he wanted to learn about human anatomy.
5. Leonardo da Vinci was not only a great artist but also a famous scientist and an inventor.
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kilograms. He began practicing jumping when he was at Grade Four in primai7 school. He 2______ (win) the
gold medal of the men"s 110m hurdles in the 28th Olympic Games. It is the first gold medal that Chinese have
won from this competition in the Olympic history. He 3______(be) a great hero in Chinese eyes since then. He
also likes singing and seeing films. Once when he 4______(walk) in the street, he stopped to answer the
reporter, "I 5______(sing) songs with friends if I feel tired after training, or go to a movie for relaxation."
became champion of the China Open 2 September 28.
Jankovic first practiced tennis when she was nine years old. After six months Jankovic played her first
match. It was the 3 championship for kids up to 10 years old. She came to the semi-finals (半决赛). When
she was 11, she won a national championship for girls up to 12 years old. 4 continue her career, Jelena 5
Serbia and went to the United States. At that time, she 6 speak any English. And her family did not come
with her. It was a hard time."I did not know what I needed 7 when I was going to school. I could not do
my homework. When you have a 8 , there is nobody to help you. So, you learn it the hard way," Jelena said.
However, it was a good 9 experience for Jelena. "It makes me 10 independent (独立的) and stronger
as a person. I know 11 everything by myself, so I don"t have to 12 my parents 13 somebody else to do
it for me," she said.
In the US, Jelena received better conditions for practice and 14 of her game. In 2000, she became a
professional (职业选手) and has been shining on the tennis court 15 .
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| Ten-year-old Barack Obama was one of only three black students at his school in Hawaii, US. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy asked him whether his father ate people. "I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan (肯尼亚) prince. But I kept asking myself who I am," said Obama. However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Last Wednesday Obama became the first black president in US history. Obama was born in 1961, to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii. This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒精) to help forget this question. With help from his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard (哈佛大学). Later, he became only the third black senator (参议员) in US history. During his race to the highest post in the US, Obama talked about his background. He called for a United States of America, rather than a white America or a black America. "Obama"s success has made Martin Luther King"s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged (判断) by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character," wrote ABC news. | |||
| 1. When Barack Obama was young, _______. | |||
| A. his unusual background made him wonder who he was B. boys and girls all liked him very much C. his father was a Kenyan prince D. he felt the same as most other students | |||
| 2. ________, Obama became the first black president in US history. | |||
| A. In his thirties B. At the age of 47 C. When he was 37 D. In his teens | |||
| 3. What does this sentence "Obama"s success has made Martin Luther King"s dream come true" mean? It means_______. | |||
| A. a man should not be judged by the color of his skin B. a man should nor be judged by the content of his character C. a man should not be judged by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character D. Martin Luther King could decide everything | |||
| 在短文的空白处选择方框中词的适当形式填空，补全短文。 | |||
