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第七节 阅读理解LeonardodaVinciwasbornonApril15,1452inItaly.Heisbestknownasanartisttoday.OneofhisfamouspaintingsiscalledMonaLisa.However,Leonardohadmanyothernaturalabilities.Hewasalsoagreatinventor.Manyofhisinventionshavebeeimportantinmoderndaylife.AlthoughLeonardohatedwar,heinventedmanydifferentmachinesusedforwar.Hismostspecialinventionwasthemachinegun,whichwasproducedandusedinwarmanyyearslater.Bywatchingthewaybirdsfly,Leonardotriedtofindoutthesecretofflying.Amonghissketches素描wecanseeseveralobjects.Weconsiderthemasmodernflyingmachines.Leonardospentmanyhoursthinkingabouthowtomakegooduseoftime.Hedevelopedideasforlaborsavingmachineslikecuttingmachines.Leonardowasastrangeman.Hedidnteatanymeat,whichwasveryunusualinthosetimes.Heneverpublished发表hisideasandscientificdiscoveries.Heusuallyusedmirrorwriting,whichlookslikewritinginamirror,startingfromtherightsideofthepageandmovingtotheleft.Wehaveverylittleofhisworktoday.Leonardofinishedonlyafewofhispaintings.Heleftmanyunfinishedbecausehethoughttheywerenotperfect.NooneinhislifetimeknewhowgreatLeonardowas.Wenowbelieve,however,thathewasoneofthecleverestmentheworldhaseverknown.1.Accordingtothepassage,Leonardoisnotonlyanartistbutalso________.A.aninventorB.anengineerC.awriterD.amusician2.________wasLeonardosmostspecialinvention.A.ThemirrorwritingB.ThecuttingmachineC.ThemachinegunD.Theflyingmachine3.Leonardowasstrange,forexample,________.A.hedidnteatanyvegetablesB.heusuallyusedmirrorwritingC.helikedtopublishhisdiscoveriesD.heenjoyeddrawingflyingmachines4.Leonardoinventedsomemachinesto________.A.stopthewarB.helppaintpicturesC.watchthebirdsD.makegooduseoftime5.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatLeonardowasvery________.A.humorousB.seriousC.cleverD.lonely参考答案1.A 解析由第一段中的第二句Heisbestknownasanartisttoday.和倒数第二句Hewasalsoagreatinventor.可知,达·芬奇不但是一个艺术家,而且也是一个发明家故选A2.C 解析由第二段中的第二句Hismostspecialinventionwasthemachinegun...可知C项正确3.B 解析由第五段中的第
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三、四句Hedidnteatanymeat...Heneverpublishedhisideasandscientificdiscoveries.Heusuallyusedmirrorwriting...可知B项是他的奇怪习惯4.D 解析由第四段“Leonardo花费了好多个小时考虑如何利用好时间,他开发了像切割机这样的节约劳动力的机器”可知,Leonardo发明一些机器的目的是充分利用时间故选D5.C 解析humorous意为“幽默的”;serious意为“严肃的”;clever意为“聪明的”;lonely意为“孤独的”由文章最后一句...thathewasoneofthecleverestmentheworldhaseverknown.可知,Leonardo是非常聪明的,故C项正确。