Painter, sculptor, architect, musician, anatomist（解剖学家）, inventor, engineer, and scientist. All these titles belong to a Renaissance（文艺复兴时期） Italian-Leonardo da Vinci（1452~1519）. The versatility（多才多艺） and creative power of Leonardo mark him as a supreme example of universal genius.
Leonardo is famous for his masterly paintings， such as The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. Though there is debate whether Leonardo himself painted the Mona Lisa or not， it is known that it was probably his favorite piece. He most likely kept it with him at all times， and did not travel without it. Thousands of people see it each year in the Louvre nowadays， drawing their own interpretation（理解） on what is known as the Mona Lisa’s most enigmatic（神秘的） feature — her smile.
Perhaps even more impressive than his artistic work are his studies in science and engineering. In his notebooks， art and science were fused（融合） in some 13，000 pages of notes and drawings.
Leonardo designed many inventions， such as flying machines. Today’s researchers find that many of Leonardo’s inventions anticipated modern technology though they were rarely constructed in his lifetime.
Leonardo’s The Last Supper has become one of the most widely appreciated masterpieces in the world. It began to gain its reputation immediately after it was finished in 1498 and its prestige（声望） has never lessened. Best-seller The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is based on the idea that there is a secret code in the painting. The upcoming movie The Da Vinci Code will probably be a big hit as well！
1．What made Leonado Da Vinci one of the most understanding geniuses?
A．his achievements in painting and architecture
B．his achievements in science and engineering
C．his rich knowledge and creative power
D．his masterly paintings The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa
2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about The Mona Lisa?
A．It was one of Da Vinci’s most famous paintings.
B．There is a secret code in it according to the Best-seller The Da Vinci Code.
C．it was probably Da Vinci’S favorite painting.
D．It is doubted not to be painted by Da Vinci himself.
3．The third paragraph tries to tell us Da Vinci’s achievements about .
A．science and art B．engineering and science
C．The Last Supper D．engineering and art
4．The underlined word “hit” in the last sentence means .
A．success B．challenge C．event D．chance
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
A beautiful and very successful actress（女演员）was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colours.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill（账单）. At the bottom(底部) of it were these words: “ Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ After 5 p.m., I get 15 shillings（先令）an hour instead of 10 shillings.”
The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.
A. she liked to live in the busiest place
B. she didn’t like to live in the country
C. her home was far away from where she worked
D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer
In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ___________.
A. gave him two tickets for her show
B. sang and danced for him for hours
C. paid him 3 pounds
D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour
The actress got the painter’s bill ______.
A. to ask for the money of his painting work
B. to ask to pay for his watching her show
C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
It can be learned from the text that one pound is___________ shillings.
A. 10 B. 12 C. 20 D. 15
What kind of man was the painter?
A. He was a careful man. B. He was a poor man.
C. He was not friendly to others. D. He knew little about music and dances
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科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省淮安市吴承恩中学2011-2012学年高一第二次调研英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
【小题1】The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.
| A．she liked to live in the busiest place |
| B．she didn’t like to live in the country |
| C．her home was far away from where she worked |
| D．she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer |
| A．gave him two tickets for her show |
| B．sang and danced for him for hours |
| C．paid him 3 pounds |
| D．decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour |
| A．to ask for the money of his painting work |
| B．to ask to pay for his watching her show |
| C．in which he showed his thanks for the tickets |
| D．in which he expressed his dissatisfaction |
| A．10 | B．12 | C．20 | D．15 |
| A．He was a careful man. |
| B．He was a poor man. |
| C．He was not friendly to others. |
| D．He knew little about music and dances. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：江西省吉安市2010届高三下学期第二次模拟考试试卷（英语） 题型：阅读理解
Hey, Mr．and Ms．Unluckiness and Unhappiness! Terrorism, the war, the economic crisis and unemployment are at your door．Are you afraid of them? Well, don’t be! America is a happy land．The Smiley Face icon proves this in towns all over the country．
The tallest structure—the steel water tower—is often painted bright yellow, in a circle containing a pair of black dots for eyes and an upturned（朝上的）line for a mouth: the unforgettable smile．Most towns decorated their spheroid (or cylindrical) water storage tanks in the 1970s, when Smiley was still conceptually fresh．As a "safe" counterculture symbol, with absolutely no bite, the Smile Face water tower was a low cost way to radiate sunny greetings to travelers and locals．Calumet City, Illinois claims to have been the first, when 8-year old resident Kim Fornero sent a letter to the city council in late 1972 suggesting a smile face would be more fun to look at than a plain old water tower．
In the 1980s, with the paint on the water tower fading, residents of Calumet City decided to make the face their own．They repainted the tower, and a Happy Cook Restaurant and Smiley Face Inn appeared on the highway outside the town, ready to make you smile! Local businessmen printed the Smiley icon on their business cards, and displayed Smiley Face souvenirs in shop windows．
By the late 1990s, the survival of the Smiley Face water tower was assured．It didn’t matter why the face had been painted there—it was now a part of history．In May 2009, the town again celebrated its Smiley Face water tower as a symbol of hope for a better tomorrow．
60．The author mainly wants to tell readers that the symbol asks them to_________
A．greet people politely B．deal with their problems
C．enjoy themselves D．forget the past
61．The underlined word “icon ” in the first paragraph probably means________.
A．beautiful picture B．building C．image D．valuable painting
62．Why did Calumet residents accept the tower happily?
A．It set a good example to them.
B．It made them work harder.
C．They wanted to think it for supplying water.
D．They wanted to make the Smiley Face their own.
63．From the text we learn that the Smiley Face water tower________
A．was based on a painter’s inspiration
B．is a symbol of the prosperity of the town
C．is meant to give people hope for a better future
D．was created in 1972 by the city council, just for fun
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届江苏省淮安市高一第二次调研英语试题 题型：阅读理解
1.The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.
A. she liked to live in the busiest place
B. she didn’t like to live in the country
C. her home was far away from where she worked
D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer
2.In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ________. A. gave him two tickets for her show
B. sang and danced for him for hours
C. paid him 3 pounds
D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour
3.The actress got the painter’s bill ______.
A. to ask for the money of his painting work
B. to ask to pay for his watching her show
C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
4.It can be learned from the text that one pound is __________ shillings.
A. 10 B. 12 C. 20 D. 15
5. What kind of man was the painter?
A. He was a careful man.
B. He was a poor man.
C. He was not friendly to others.
D. He knew little about music and dances.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
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A beautiful and very successful actress (女演员) was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, got some beautiful furniture (家具) and got a man to paint the rooms in new colours.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill (账单). At the bottom of it were these words: “ Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “After 5 p.m., I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings.”
60. The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because ______.
A. she liked to live in the busiest place
B. she didn’t like to live in the country
C. her home was far away from where she worked
D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer
61. In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ________.
A. gave him two tickets for her show B. sang and danced for him for hours
C. paid him 3 pounds D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour
62. The actress got the painter’s bill ________.
A. to ask for the money of his painting work
B. to ask to pay for his watching her show
C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
63. What kind of man was the painter?
A. He was a careful man. B. He was a poor man.
C. He was not friendly to others. D. He knew little about music and dances.
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