阅读下面短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　     Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as for　　 decorative purposes (装饰的用处). They are made from a variety of　　 materials, such as wax (蜡) and glass, so skillfully that they can　　 scarcely be told from natural flowers. In making such models, skill　　 and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant　　 structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of　　 Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely　　 known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several　　 thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists,　　 Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.

　　     The intention (目的) was to have the collection represent (代表) at　　 least one member of each flower family native to the United States.　　 Although it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred　　 kinds representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits　　 showing the effect of fungus (菌类) diseases, and thousands of flower　　 parts and magnified detail (事情). Every detail of these is accurately　　 reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases　　 as they are too valuable for classroom use.

(1) Which of the following statements about Leopold and Rudolph　　 Blaschka is true?

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A. They were farmers.　　 　　

B. They were brothers.

C. They were artists.　　 　　

D. They were florist.

(2) Which of the following is not included in the display at Botanical　　 Museum of Harvard University?

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A. Several kinds of native birds.

B. Magnified details of flower parts

C. A group of diseased fruits.　　 　　

D. Models of 164 families of flowering plants.

(3) The underlined word "it" refers to which of the following phrases?

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　　A. "The collection".　　

　　B. "One member".　　

　　C. "Each flower family".

　　D. "The intention".

(4) Where in the passage does the author mention the prerequisites　　 for making artificial flowers?

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　　A. Lines 13-14. 　　　　

　　B. lines 4-5.

　　C. Lines 8-9.　　 　　

　　D. Lines 11-12.

(5) Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

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A. An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers.

B. Materials Used For Artificial Flowers.

C. The Lives of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka.

D. Flowers Native to the United States.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Man-made flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative(装饰的) purposes. They, are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can hardly be recognised from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking skill and imagination are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure(构造). The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.

　　The invention was to have the collection stand far at least one member of each flower family native to the US. Although it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred species standing for 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus(真菌) diseases, and thousands of flower parts and fine details. Every detail of these is reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases, as they are too valuable and fragile(易碎的) for classroom use.

1．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

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A．Natural flowers and, man-made flowers

B．Lives of Leopold and Rudolph

C．Models for flowers native to the US

D．Materials used for man-made flowers

2．Which of the following statements about Leopold and Rudolph is true?

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A．They were brothers.

B．They were artists.

C．They were fathers.

D．They were farmers.

3．It can be inferred from the passage that the goal of Leopold and Rudolph was to ________.

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A．build a botanical garden where only strange and rare flowers grew

B．do a thorough study of plant structure

C．make a copy of one member of each US flower family

D．show that glass flowers are more realistic than wax flowers

4．Man-made flowers are not mentioned of their ________ purposes in the passage.

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